City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Arroyo, Bok, Baker, Breadon, Edwards, Campbell, Flynn, Flaherty, Mejia, Wu and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Arroyo, Bok, Baker, Breadon, Edwards, Campbell, Flynn, Flaherty, Mejia, Wu and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Flynn, Breadon, O’Malley, Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Campbell, Edwards, Essaibi-George, Mejia, Wu and Flaherty offered the following: Resolution in support of H.D.4120 “An act relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency”. On motion of Councilors Flynn and Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor O’Malley as a co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Flynn, Breadon and O’Malley, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2020 Docket #0559, authorizing the City of Boston Conservation Commission to receive a property located at 108 Walter Street in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston and identified by the City of Boston Assessing Department parcel identification number 2005195000 ( the “Property”). The Property is currently in the care and custody of Boston Planning and Development Agency (the “BPDA”) and is located in the Roslindale Wetland urban wild and will be a valued addition to this natural neighborhood asset, submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Thousand Ninety-One Dollars ($4,091.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY21 Title III-D for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, passed through the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs, to be administered by the Age Strong Commission. The grant will fund health promotion and disease prevention programs. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12.
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Councilor O'Malley for District 7 offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Kyle Robidoux in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 12.
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Councilors Flynn, Edwards, Bok, Essaibi-George, Breadon, Wu, Baker, Arroyo, Flaherty, Mejia, Campbell and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing April as the Month of the Military Child. On motion of Councilors Flynn and Edwards, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Edwards, Flynn, Breadon, Flaherty, Campbell, Baker, Wu, Arroyo, Bok, Mejia and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution in support of the I AM bill. On motion of Councilors Essaibi-George and Edwards, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
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Councilors Mejia, Arroyo, Flynn, Bok, Essaibi-George, Wu, Campbell, O’Malley and Edwards offered the following: Resolution calling on the Federal Government to Cancel All Student Debt. On motion of Councilors Mejia and Arroyo, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11, absent 1(Flaherty).
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On the message and order, referred on April 14, 2021 Docket #0557, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars ($137,753.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 Retired Seniors Volunteer Program, awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service to be administered by the Age Strong Commission, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft; yeas 12.
