City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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On the petition, referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0174, for a special law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Ryan Lenane, the committee submitted a report recommending the petition ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 11, nays 2 (Arroyo, Mejia).
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On the petition, referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0173, for a special law re: An Act Regarding the Disability Pension for Harry Jean, the committee submitted a report recommending the petition ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 11, nays 2 (Arroyo, Mejia).
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On the message and order, referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0117, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) in the form of a grant, 2019 Barr Fellowship, awarded by the Barr Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilors Edwards, Mejia, Essaibi-George, Flynn, Breadon, Wu, Campbell, O’Malley, Bok, Arroyo and Janey offered the following: Resolution in support of a nonbinding public advisory opinion ballot measure regarding a proposed Eversource substation in East Boston. On motion of Councilor Edwards, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Five Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($5,885.00) in the form of a grant from a charitable donation, awarded by the Shah Family Foundation to be administered by the Office of Food Access. The grant will fund outreach materials, translated in 10 languages to promote awareness of Pandemic EBT benefits. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY21 First Responder Naloxone Administration Grant, awarded by Massachusetts Department of Public Health to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the purchase of Naloxone and related supplies for use by the Boston Police Department. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty-Two Thousand Eighty-Two Dollars and Seven Cents ($62,082.07) in the form of a grant, for Help America Vote Act Election Security Funds, awarded by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, passed through the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to be administered by the Elections Department. The grant will fund reimbursement for the cost of implementing mail-in voting in 2020. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Flynn, O’Malley, Wu, Arroyo, Bok, Breadon, Edwards, Campbell, Flaherty, Mejia and Janey offered the following: Resolution in recognition of February 7, 2021 as National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Flynn, O’Malley, Edwards, Breadon, Bok, Arroyo, Wu, Mejia, Flaherty, Campbell and Janey offered the following: Resolution recognizing February 1-5, 2021 as National School Counseling Week. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Councilors Essaibi-George, Flynn, O’Malley, Wu, Bok, Arroyo, Breadon, Edwards, Mejia, Campbell, Flaherty and Janey offered the following: Resolution in support of allowing students to repeat their grade due to the educational disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
