City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009; an order authorizing the City of Boston to enter into one or more lease, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in Fiscal Year 2010 in an amount not to exceed $8,800,000.00, and in Fiscal Year 2011 in an amount not to exceed $10,560,000.00. These funds are to be used by various city departments for acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions. The list of equipment includes computer equipment (hardware and software), motor vehicles and trailers, firefighting equipment, office equipment, photocopying equipment, telecommunications equipment, medical equipment, school and educational equipment, school buses, parking meters, street lighting installation, traffic signal equipment and equipment functionally related to, and components of, the foregoing, submits a report recommending the order to be read once, passed and assigned for further action.
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009; an appropriation order in the amount of $305,000.00 for the purposes of planting shade trees, planning, designing, acquiring land for, construction and originally equipping structures and facilities; it is authorized to construct, and for remodeling, reconstructing, or making major alterations, additions and repairs to 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 the Parks and Recreation Department, submits a report recommending the order to be read once, passed and assigned for further action.
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009; an appropriation order in the amount of $15,655,000.00 for the development, design, purchase, installation and operation of computer hardware, computer software, other data processing equipment and computer assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems, for the acquisition of departmental equipment, for fire alarm or police communication installations and for the purpose of extending and improving such installations, and/or 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, for the purposes of city departments including the Management and Information Services Department, submits a report recommending the order to be read once, passed and assigned for further action.
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009; an appropriation order in the amount of $12,120,000.00 for the original construction of public ways or the extension or widening thereof, including land damages and the cost of pavement and sidewalks laid at the time of said construction, or for the construction of stone, block, brick, cement concrete, bituminous concrete, bituminous macadam or other permanent pavement of similar lasting character for the construction of sidewalks of bricks, bituminous concrete, stone or concrete and/or traffic signal or public lighting installations, and for the purpose of extending and improving such installations, for the purposes of city departments including Public Works Department, submits a report recommending the order to be read once, passed and assigned for further action.
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009; an appropriation order in the amount of $3,385,000.00 for the acquisition of departmental equipment for the purposes of the Fire Department, submits a report recommending the order to be read once, passed and assigned for further action.
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009; an appropriation order in the amount of $1,845,000.00 for the construction of municipal outdoor recreational and athletic facilities, including the acquisition and development of land and the construction and reconstruction of such facilities, for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications, and/or for the acquisition of departmental equipment for the purposes of city departments including the Parks and Recreation and School Departments, submits a report recommending the order to be read once, passed and assigned for further action.
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009; an appropriation order in the amount of $4, 440,000.00 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, and the acquisition of departmental equipment, and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications for the purposes of city departments including the Boston Center for Youth and Families, Library, Property and Construction Management and Public Health Commission Departments, submits a report recommending the order to be read once, passed and assigned for further action.
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009; an appropriation order in the amount of $10,985.00 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 for the purposes of the School Department, submits a report recommending the order to be read once, passed and assigned for further action.
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The Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred on April 8, 2009, message and order for a loan of $4,545,000.00 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 for the acquisition of departmental equipment, for the purposes of the School Department, submits a report recommending the order ought to pass on second reading.
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Councilor Tobin offered a Resolution urging the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives to support the Freedom to Vote Act.
