City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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On the message and order, referred on March 14, 2018 Docket #0407, to reduce the FY18 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Eighty Two Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Three Dollars ($82,323.00) to provide funding for the Police Department for the FY18 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society-Forensic Group, 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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On the message and order, referred on March 14, 2018 Docket #0406, approving a supplemental appropriation of Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($4,824,768.00) to cover the FY18 cost items contained in the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation. The terms of the contracts are July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 and July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2% effective the first pay period of July of each fiscal year. The agreements also include increases to existing Quinn Bill/Education benefits, modified cumulative risk benefits beginning in July 2016 and increases to hazardous duty pay beginning in July 2017, 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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On the message and order, referred on March 14, 2018 Docket #0405, to reduce the FY18 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($4,824,768.00) to provide funding for the Police Department for the FY18 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation, 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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On the message and order, referred on February 28, 2018 Docket #0314, to reduce the FY18 appropriation for reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million Seven Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars ($1,769,878.00) to provide funding for various departments for the FY18 increases within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and SEIU Local 888, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11 nays 0. (Absent McCarthy, O’Malley)
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On the message and order, referred on February 14, 2018 Docket #0286, to declare surplus these City-Owned, formerly Boston Planning and Development Agency owned, parcels of vacant land and transfer to the care, custody, management and control of said property to the Public Facilities Department. The parcels are located at: Condor Street in East Boston District (Ward 01 Parcel 033640000), Condor Street in East Boston District (Ward 01 Parcel 03365000) and Condor Street in East Boston (Ward 01 Parcel 03366000), the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11 nays 0. (Absent McCarthy, O’Malley)
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket # 0230, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Statements of Interest for their Accelerated Repair Program for the following schools: Rafael Hernandez School, Patrick Lyndon, Donald McKay K-8, James Otis, Josiah Quincy ES, Snowden International at Copley and the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science. The Statements of Interest describe and explain the deficiencies and priority category for which the City of Boston may be invited to apply to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the future, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo the order was passed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred January 31, 2018 Docket #0232, approving a supplemental appropriation of One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($134,957.00) to cover the FY18 cost items contained with the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston School Committee and the Boston School Patrolmen Association. The terms of the contracts are September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017 and September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2020. The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2% in October of each fiscal year. The agreements also contain other benefits including new steps, 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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On the message and order, referred January 31, 2018 Docket #0231, to reduce the appropriation for the reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($134,957.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Schools for the FY18 cost contained with the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston School Committee and the Boston School Police Patrolmen's Association, 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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On the message and order, referred January 24, 2018 Docket #0133, approving a supplemental appropriation of Ninety -Seven Thousand Fifty One Dollars ($97,051.00) for the Boston Public Health Commission for FY18, to cover the FY18 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston Public Health Commission and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 93, Local 787. The terms of the contracts are October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2020. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2% effective the first pay period of January of each fiscal year. The agreements also contain other benefits including new steps beginning in 2019. As originally presented to you, the FY18 budget request included a Reserve for Collective Bargaining- a separate appropriation to fund projected collective bargaining increases, 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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On the message and order, referred January 24, 2018 Docket #0132, to reduce the FY18 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Ninety-Seven Thousand Fifty-One Dollars ($97,051.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Health Commission for the FY18 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston Public Health Commission and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 93, Local 787, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
