City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0541, message and order for a loan of $37,215,000.00 (Thirty Seven Million Two Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars) for the remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, and/or for energy conservation, alternative energy or renewable energy improvements to public building or facilities, and/or for the installation of fire alarm systems including extending and improving such installation, for the purposes of city departments including the School Department, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0540, message and order for a loan of $6,640,000.00 (Six Million Six Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars) for acquiring land, or interests in land, for any purpose for which the City is or may hereafter be authorized to acquire land or interests therein; and for the construction of buildings, or for additions to such buildings where such additions increase the floor space of said buildings, including the cost of original equipment and furnishings of said buildings, and/or for remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by the City, including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, and or for the installation of fire alarm systems including extending and improving such installation, and/for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specification of for the purposes of city departments including the Boston Center for Youth and Families, Fire, Library and Public Works Departments, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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Message and Order for Annual Appropriation for Tax Orders for FY 2011 from the Committee on Ways and Means on a motion by City Councilor Ciommo. The Order was rejected without prejudice.
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Message and Order of Annual Appropriation of $821,382,404.00 for the School Department for FY 2011 from the Committee on Way and Means on a motion by City Councilor Ciommo. The Order was rejected without prejudice
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Message and Order to reduce the FY10 appropriation from the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $16,102,528.00 to provide funding for the FY10 cost items contained in the JLMC arbitration award regarding Local 718 Firefighters.
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Message and Order approving a supplemental appropriation of $20,481,530.00 to fund the FY10 costs of the JLMC Arbitration decision regarding Local 718 Firefighters.
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The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on May 5, 2010, message and order approving a Petition for a Special Law regarding an Act Authorizing the City of Boston to grant two permanent volumetric easements in, through and under a certain parcel of land known as Boston Common to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass.
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An Order authorizing the City of Boston to apply for and accept Federal Fiscal Year 2010 Housing and Community Development funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Order includes the following programs and funding amounts: Community Development Block Grant $21,272,449.00 HOME Investment Partnership Programs $8,517,423.00 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS - $1,889,165.00 Emergency Shelter Grant $873,670.00 Order to apply and accept was passed and assigned for further action regarding expenditure.
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The Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred on March 31, 2010, message and order for a loan of $2,525,000.00 for the remodeling, reconstructing, or making extraordinary repairs to public buildings owned by teh City, including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, for the purposes of the city departments including Property and Construction Management, submits a report recommending the order ought to be read for the second time and passed.
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Councilor Tobin and All City Councilors offered a Resolution urging the Boston School Committee to consider establishing a one-year residency requirement for any child seeking acceptance into one of the City's three exam schools.
