City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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Roll Call votes
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0666, amending an appropriation order that would raise the amount from Two Million Twenty Thousand Dollars ($2,020,000.00) to Three Million Thirty Thousand Dollars ($3,030,000.00) for the purpose of financing the cost of various capital projects per the " Youth Budget" project administered by the Boston Center for Youth and Families, from the Assignment sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0665, message and order authorizing the City to enter into one or more lease, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in FY2016 in an amount not to exceed Twenty Six Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($26,900,000.00) for various City departments for the acquisition of equipment in furtherance of their respective governmental functions, from the Assignment sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13
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On the message and order, referred on June 17, 2015, Docket #1069, for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2016, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 nays 1 (Yancey)
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On the message and order, referred on June 17, 2015, Docket #1068, for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2016, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12 nays 1 (Yancey)
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket # 0664, approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 32B, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket # 0663, for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2016, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket # 0662, for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2016, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order be rejected without prejudice. The report was accepted; the order was rejected without prejudice; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0680, authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00) from the City’s Capital Grant Fund in order to provide funding for a Street Rule Book Project and a new Parking Meter and Management System to be managed by the Boston Transportation Department (“BTD”). The funds shall be credited to the Capital Grant Fund from the Parking Meter Fund, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0679, for a loan of Twenty-Three Million Four Hundred Thirty Thousand ($23,430,000.00) for constructing or reconstructing bridges of stone or of iron superstructure; and/or for the cost of engineering or architectural services for plans and specifications, for the purposes of various city departments including the Public Works Department, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
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On the message and order, referred on April 8, 2015 Docket #0678, for a loan of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) for the purpose of paying costs of a feasibility study and schematic design work associated with the renovation of and addition to the Carter Development Center, located at 396 Northampton Street, Boston, MA (the “Project”), including 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 Boston Public Schools; and if the City is not eligible for a grant from the MSBA for this project, said amount may be expended for such feasibility study, schematic design, including the renovation of and addition to the Carter Development Center and payment of all costs incidental or related thereto, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.
