City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0543, message and order for a loan of $32,195,000.00 (Thirty Two Million One Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Dollars) for the development, design, purchase and installation of computer hardware, computer software, other data processing equipment and computer assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems, for the acquisition of departmental equipment, and for fire alarm or police communication installations and for the purpose of extending and improving such installations for the purposes of city departments including the Department of Innovation and Technology, Library and 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 a second time and passed.
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0542, message and order for a loan of $3,205,000.00 (Three Million Two Hundred Five Thousand Dollars) for the acquisition of departmental equipment, for the purposes of city departments including the Fire and Parks and Recreation 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 a second time and passed.
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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 a second time and passed.
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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 a second time and again passed.
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Message and Order for Annual Appropriation Tax Orders for FY 2011 from Committee on Ways and Means on a motion by City Councilor Ciommo. The Order was passed.
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Message and Order for Annual Appropriation of $821,382,404.00 for School Department for FY 2011 from Committee on Ways and Means on a motion by City Councilor Ciommo. The order was passed.
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City Councilors Ross, Pressley and Arroyo on behalf of all City Councilors offered an Order approving a petition for a Special Law regarding the potential layoffs and closure of several neighborhood branches across the Boston Public Library System.
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City Councilor Turner offered a Resolution supporting Governor Patrick's Crime Bill H4102 to reduce violence committed with illegally trafficked guns.
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0550, message and order for a loan of $405,000.00 (Four Hundred and Five Thousand Dollars) for the purposes of planting shade trees, planning, designing, acquiring land for, constructing and originally equipping structures and facilities it is authorized to construct, and for remodeling, reconstructing, or making major alterations, additions and repairs to the existing facilities including original equipment and landscaping, paving and other site improvements incidental or directly related to such remodeling, reconstruction or repair, for the purposes of city departments including Parks and Recreation 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. The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters:
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0549, message and order for a loan of $5,655,000.00 (Five Million Six Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Dollars) for, but not limited to, energy conservation, alternative energy or renewable energy improvements to public building or facilities, the construction of walls or dikes for the protection of highways or property, the laying and relaying of water mains, and/or the cost of departmental equipment for the purposes of city departments including the Environment, Fire and Neighborhood Development 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.
