City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Message and order approving a supplemental appropriation for the Boston Police Department for FY18 in the amount of Three Million Two Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Thirty One Dollars ($3,256,331.00) to cover the FY18 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 and July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2% effective the first pay period of July of each fiscal year. The agreement also includes 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. Filed in Office of the City Clerk October 2, 2017.
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Message and order to reduce the FY18 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Three Million Two Hundred Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($3,256,331.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY18 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detective Benevolent Society.
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Ordinance regarding the Right to Charge.
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An order authorizing the City of Boston to Adopt Community Choice Energy.
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Councilor Wu offered the following: Order proposing the City Council enter Executive Session to Consider Internal Administrative Matters. On motion of Councilor Wu, the rules were suspended, the order was passed; yeas 13.
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Councilors Jackson, McCarthy, Linehan, O’Malley, Zakim, Pressley, LaMattina, Flaherty, Essaibi-George, Ciommo, Campbell, Baker and Wu offered the following: Resolution in support of the people of the Caribbean including and especially the people of Puerto Rico in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria and urging Federal, State and local authorities to establish emergency response infrastructure in Boston without delay. On motion of Councilor Jackson the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Resolution Opposing the Federal Government's Decision to End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
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Message and order approving appropriations of Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) for the purpose of paying for the costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with projects at the following schools: East Boston High School– boiler replacement, O'Donnell School K-5 – boiler replacement, Sumner School K-5 – boiler replacement, Timilty Middle School – boiler replacement, Tobin School K-8 – boiler replacement, UP Academy K-8-window replacement and the Russell School K-5- roof replacement. This includes the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), said amount to be expended under the direction of the Public Facilities Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools.
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Order creating the Special Committee on the Community Preservation Act.
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Resolution Calling for the Removal of the Georges Island Confederate Memorial.
