City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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On the message and order, referred on April 28, 2021 Docket #0605, pursuant to G.L. c. 43b §10 to amend the Charter of the City of Boston by submission of a question for approval by the voters, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11; nays 0; absent 2.
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On the message and order, referred on February 24, 2021 Docket #0347, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($360,000.00) in the form of a grant awarded by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, doing business as the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), pursuant to a Board vote to approve the expenditure on February 11, 2021, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11; nays 0; absent 2.
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On the message and order, referred on January 27, 2021 Docket #0204, for the confirmation of the appointment of Alisa Drayton to the Board of Directors of the Boston Industrial Development Finance Authority for a term expiring April 1, 2025, , the committee submitted a report recommending the appointment ought to be confirmed. The report was accepted; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 11; nays 0; absent 2.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY18 Jail/Arrest Diversion Program, award by the MA Department of Mental Health to be administered by the Boston Police Department. The grant will fund start-up costs (program supplies and planning meetings) to establish the Crisis Intervention Team Training and Technical Assistance Center through the Boston Police Academy. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 11; nays 0; absent 2.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirty-Two Thousand Dollars ($32,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY21 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant, awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the purchase of firefighter safety equipment. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilors Wu, Flynn, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Campbell, Edwards, Essaibi-George, Flynn, Flaherty and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Boston. On motion of Councilors Wu and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Campbell, Edwards, Mejia, Flaherty, Flynn, Wu and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing National Nurses Week, May 6 - May 12 On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Campbell, Edwards, Mejia, Flaherty, Flynn, Wu and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing the need for more BIPOC mental healthcare providers across services and practices in Boston. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Edwards, O'Malley, Flaherty, Breadon, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Campbell, Essaibi-George, Flynn, Mejia and Wu offered the following: Resolution urging the United States Congress to enact the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. On motion of Councilors Edwards and O’Malley, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Wu, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Campbell, Edwards, Essaibi-George, Mejia and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution in support of athletes' free expression to recognize that Black Lives Matter. On motion of Councilor Wu, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
