City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Property Management Department for FY24 in the amount of Twenty Four Thousand One Hundred Twenty One Dollars ($24,121.00) to cover the FY24 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the New England Police Benevolent Association. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 1.5% and 2%, to be given in October of each year of the contract term, as well as increases to the Night Shift Differential and Detail Rate. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor Baker called Docket #1586, Communication was received from the City Clerk transmitting a communication from the Boston Landmarks Commission for City Council action on the designation of The Nazzaro Community Center, 30 32 North Bennet Street, Boston, MA, as a Landmark (In effect after November 5, 2023 if not acted upon), from the Committee on Planning, Development and Transportation. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Baker, the rules were suspended; the designation was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Lara called Docket #1539, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Eighty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty Three Dollars ($1,983,833.00) in the form of a grant, for the Shelter & Services Program 23, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Housing. The grant will fund services to non citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody to provide shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and case management services, and to provide funding to non federal entities to increase their capacity to shelter non citizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including renovations and modifications to existing facilities, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Lara, the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Worrell called Docket #1581, message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Police Department for FY24 in the amount of Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Nine Dollars ($60,329.00) to cover the FY24 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Cadets Association. The terms of the contract are October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2023. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%,2%,1.5% and 2%, to be given in January of each fiscal year of the contract term, from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Worrell called Docket #1580, message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Nine Dollars ($60,329.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY24 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Cadets Association. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on October 16, 2023, from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Worrell called Docket #1576, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eighteen Thousand Eight Hundred Forty Dollars ($18,480.00) in the form of a grant awarded by Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston to be administered by the Department of Innovation and Technology. The grant will fund the fellowship program for El Centro IT training program graduates, from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Worrell called Docket #1377, message and order authorizing the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) to enter into a long term contract for constituent relationship management system for Boston 311 Call Center for a term of up to Ten (10) years,), from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13
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Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Arroyo, Breadon, Coletta, Durkan, Lara, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy and Worrell offered the following: Resolution to change the name of Faneuil Hall, thereby beginning a process of addressing anti Black racist symbols prevalent in Boston. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 10, nays 3 (Baker, Flaherty, Flynn).
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On the message and ordinance, referred on August 30, 2023, Docket #1373, to support public safety as the City doubles down on our public health led approach to the crises of mental health, substance use, and unsheltered homelessness concentrated in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 9, nays 3(Arroyo, Baker, Lara), present 1(Mejia).
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Councilors Mejia, Durkan, Louijeune, Arroyo, Baker, Breadon, Coletta, ernandes Anderson, Flaherty, Flynn, Lara, Murphy and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of 32BJ SEIU's Cleaning Contract Campaign. On motion of Councilor Mejia, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Durkan and Louijeune as original co sponsors. On motion of Councilors Mejia, Durkan and Louijeune; the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
