City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Councilor O'Malley for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Sebastian Canales in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 10,
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Flynn, Wu, Campbell, Breadon, Arroyo, Edwards, Flaherty, Bok, Mejia and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing April as National Arab American Heritage Month. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11.
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Councilor Edward, Breadon, Mejia, Bok, Wu, Flynn, Campbell, Essaibi-George, Arroyo, Flaherty and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution in support of student workers union and fair labor practices in Boston's institutions of higher education. On motion of Councilor Edwards, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11.
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Councilors Edwards, Mejia, Breadon, Wu, Campbell, Arroyo, Essaibi-George, Flynn, Bok and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution in support of the Fair Share Amendment. On motion of Councilor Edwards the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 10, nays 1(Flaherty).
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Councilors Edwards, Bok, Mejia, Breadon, Wu, Essaibi-George, Campbell, Flaherty, Arroyo, Flynn and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution recognizing the City of Boston Assessment of Fair Housing. On motion of Councilor Edwards, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11.
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Councilors Bok, Edwards, Breadon, Wu, Flynn, Essaibi-George, Arroyo, Mejia, Flaherty, Campbell and O’Malley offered the following: Resolution in support of An Act to Guarantee a Tenant's Right of First Refusal (HD2984/SD 1672). On motion of Councilors Bok and Edwards, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Breadon as a co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Bok, Edwards and Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11.
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Councilor O'Malley offered the following: Motion to amend the Council Rules to introduce the Committee on Boston's COVID-19 Recovery. Councilor Breadon in the Chair. Councilor Arroyo seconded the Motion. Councilor O’Malley, moved for substitute language. On motion of Councilor O’Malley, the order as amended was passed; yeas 11; nays 0.
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Councilor O’Malley for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Anayte Lopez in City Council effective March 27, 2021. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 12.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Edwards, Breadon, Mejia, Flaherty, Arroyo, Wu, O’Malley, Campbell, Flynn, Bok and Baker offered the following: Resolution in support of the Common Start legislation, Bill HD.1960 and SD.1307. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted yeas 12.
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On the ordinance, referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0216, to establish guidelines for permitting retail residential kitchens, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 11, nays 0; Present 1 (Baker).
