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Roll Call 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 Keny Gateau.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the petition was
passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan,
FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber
and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of the New
Madinah Community Development Project.
On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the
resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on May 22, 2024, Docket #0867, for the
confirmation of the reappointment of Sherry Dong, as a member of the
Zoning Board of Appeal for a term expiring on May 1, 2026, the committee
submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 11, present 2
(Coletta Zapata, Mejia).
Votes:
Description:
Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Office of
Tourism for FY25 in the amount of Twenty Three Thousand Thirty Two
Dollars ($23,032.00) to cover the FY25 cost items contained within the
collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 11.
The terms of the contract are July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027. The major
provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, to be given in
July of 2026 and 2027 and flat amounts of $250, $900, and $800 to be
added to annual salaries in January 2025, 2026, and 2027 after any
percentage increases.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY25
appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Twenty Three
Thousand Thirty Two Dollars ($23,032.00) to provide funding for the
Office of Tourism for the FY25 increases contained within the collective
bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 11.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the
Inspectional Services Department for FY25 in the amount of Forty Five
Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Two Dollars ($45,682.00) to cover the FY25
cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between
the City of Boston and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
(IBEW). The terms of the contracts are July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026
and July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The major provisions of the
contracts include a base wage increase of 2% to be given in October of each
fiscal year of the contract term and flat amounts of $500, $250, $900, and
$800 to be added to annual salaries in January of each fiscal year.
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY25
appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Forty Five
Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Two Dollars ($45,682.00) to provide
funding for the Inspectional Services Department for the FY25 increases
contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of
Boston and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY25
appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Forty Five
Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Two Dollars ($45,682.00) to provide
funding for the Inspectional Services Department for the FY25 increases
contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of
Boston and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Resolution calling for the Boston Public Health Commission to declare a public health emergency relative to the closing of Carney Hospital.
On motion of Councilors FitzGerald and Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to
include Councilor Mejia as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors FitzGerald, Flynn and Mejia, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, present 1 (Fernandes
Anderson).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on July 10, 2024, Docket #1113, for a
supplemental appropriation Order for a City Department for FY25 in the
amount of Thirty Four Thousand Three Hundred Thirty One Dollars
($34,331.00) to cover the FY25 cost items contained within the collective
bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Teamsters Local
25. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027. The
major provisions of the contract include a base wage increase of 2% to be
given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term and flat amounts of
$500, $250, $900, and $800 to be added to annual salaries in January of
each fiscal year, the committee submitted a report recommending that the
order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
