City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilor Arroyo called Docket #0960, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Thirteen Thousand Seventy-Eight Dollars ($313,078.00) in the form of a grant for the FY20 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Department of Fair Housing & Equity. The grant will fund processing and training cost related to housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Fair Housing & Equity Commission, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Arroyo; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Edwards called Docket #1115, message and order for your approval an Ordinance Reauthorizing Condominium Conversion Protections in the City of Boston, from the Committee on Government Operations. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 7. Councilor Edward offered an amendment. On motion of Councilor Edwards; the ordinance as amended was passed in a new draft yeas 13.
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Councilor Flynn called Docket #1116, message and order approving an appropriation of Seven Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($775,866.00) from the Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund for projects described in the attached Order. The Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund Commissioners met on October 09, 2020, and voted to approve these projects. It is my belief and that of the Commission that these projects will "ornament the City's street, ways, squares and parks" as Mr. Browne directed in his Will in the year 1892, from the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Flynn; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Flynn called Docket #0744, message and order for the confirmation of the reappointment of Michael Woodall, as the Chair of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission for a term ending January 1, 2024, from the Committee on City and Neighborhood Services. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Flynn; the appointment was confirmed; yeas 13.
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Councilors Edwards, Essaibi-George, Breadon, Flynn, Campbell, Mejia, Arroyo, O’Malley, Bok, Baker, Flaherty, Wu and Janey offered the following: Resolution recognize December 16, 2020 as Matt Conti Day. On motion of Councilor Edwards; the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Councilor Janey for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Melanie Alba in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
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Councilor Janey offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee's in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
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Councilor Janey for Councilor Campbell offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Dustin Gardner, Sean Gauthier, Cheryl Harding, Carl Jean-Louis and Elizabeth Pimentel in City Council. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
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Councilor Janey for Councilor Wu offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Avital Robbins 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 Lauren Brody, Emily Brown, Henry Santana and Jonathan Spillane in City Council effective December 19, 2020. Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
