City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
Description:
On the message and order, approving an appropriation order in the amount
of One Hundred Ninety Six Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars
($196,900,000.00) for various capital improvements purposes for the
Boston Public Schools, the committee submitted a report recommending the
order ought to be read once and passed; yeas 11, nays 2 (Breadon, Mejia).
Assigned for further action.
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, approving an appropriation order in the amount
of Two Hundred Sixty Six Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($266,100,000.00) for various capital improvement purposes for city
departments including the Boston Center for Youth and Families, Boston
Housing Authority, Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston
Public Library, Innovation and Technology, Environment, Fire, Mayor’s
Office of Housing, Office of Arts and Culture, Parks and Recreation, Police,
Property Management, Public Health Commission, Public Works, and the
Transportation Department, the committee submitted a report
recommending the order ought to be read once and passed; yeas 11, nays 2
(Breadon, Mejia).
Assigned for further action.
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, approving the Annual Appropriation for the
School Department for FY2026, the committee submitted a report
recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted, the order was passed; yeas 11, nays 2 (Mejia,
Murphy).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, approving the Annual Appropriation and Tax
Order for FY2026, the committee submitted a report recommending that the
order ought to pass in a new draft.
The report was accepted, the order was passed in a new draft; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
On the message and ordinance, referred on April 30, 2025, Docket #0968,
establishing the Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement, the committee
submitted a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass.
On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the report was accepted; the
ordinance was passed; yeas 11, not present 2 (Mejia, Worrell).
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes
Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana and Weber offered the following: Petition for a Special Law RE:
An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the
maximum age requirement for police officers for Jose Ortiz.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the petition was
passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Councilors FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana,
Weber and Worrell offered the following: Petition for a Special Law RE:
An act relative to the Disability Pension for Patricia M. Lampron
administered by the Boston Retirement Board.
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, Rule 12 was invoked to include
Councilors Flynn and Murphy as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Flynn and Murphy, the rules were suspended; the
petition was passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Councilor Murphy offered the following: Second order requesting certain
information under Section 17F re: Disclosure of Individual Recipients of
City Funded Down Payment Assistance Grants Disbursed Since 2021.
On motion of Councilor Murphy, the order did not pass; yeas 3 (FitzGerald,
Flynn, Murphy), nays 8, present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on January 8, 2025, Docket #0144,
Petition for a Special Law Re: Ranked Choice Voting in Boston, the
committee submitted a report recommending that the ordinance ought to
pass in a new draft.
The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 8,
nays 4 (Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy), absent 1 (Fernandes
Anderson).
Votes:
Description:
Communication was received from the City Clerk transmitting a communication from the Boston Landmarks Commission for City Council action on the designation of The Old North Church and Campus, 193 Salem Street, Boston, MA, as a Landmark (In effect after June 6, 2025 if not acted upon). The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12, absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
