City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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On the message and order, referred on January 13, 2021 Docket #0114, message and order approving a supplemental appropriation of One Million Eight Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($1,857,220.00) for the Boston Public Schools for FY21 to cover the cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston School Committee and the Boston Association of School Administrators and Supervisors (BASAS), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent 1(Baker).
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($8,900.00) in the form of a grant, a charitable donation, awarded by Imago Dei Fund to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund to launch a webinar series focused on commercial sexual exploitation in Greater Boston. The rules were suspended; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent 1(Baker).
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Federal FY20 Violence Against Women Act STOP Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund overtime for civilian Domestic Violence advocates. The rules were suspended; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent 1(Baker).
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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thirteen Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars ($113,359.00) in the form of a grant for the Federal FY20 Violence Against Women Act Stop grant, awarded by the United State Department of Justice, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund a Civilian Violence Advocate who provides services for victims in Jamaica Plain and East Boston and overtime for all Domestic Violence Advocates. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12, nays 0. Absent 1(Baker).
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Councilor Janey for Councilor Mejia offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Anne Noel in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
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Councilor Janey for Councilor Bok offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Emily Brown and Henry Santana in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
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Councilor Essaibi-George, Mejia, Breadon, Flynn, Edwards, Bok, Wu, Baker, Flaherty, Arroyo, Campbell and Janey offered the following: Resolution in support of waiving MCAS in Spring of 2021. On motion of Councilor Essaibi-George, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Councilors Janey and Arroyo, Edwards, Flynn, Bok, O’Malley, Essaibi-George, Breadon, Mejia, Campbell, Flaherty Wu and Baker offered the following: Resolution calling for the removal of Donald J. Trump from the office of President. On motion of Councilor Janey, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Edwards as a co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Janey, Arroyo and Edwards, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Message and orders authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in the form of a grant for the VP Fund Program, awarded by the Boston Foundation to be administered by the Mayor’s Office. The grant will fund Resilience & Racial Equity for Truth and Healing: narratives and conversation about the integration of Boston’s public school system. 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 Twenty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars ($29,526.00) in the form of a grant, for the Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health, awarded by Boston Children’s Hospital to be administered by the Office of Food Access. The grant will fund the Boston Eats program, to improve the health and well-being of children and families disproportionately impacted by inequity in health and the social determinants of health. The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
