Boston City Council
September 12, 2018 — council, 1h 48m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Suspension and pass of docket number 1334
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 50:28.
Agenda item 1334 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspend and pass docket 1335
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 51:44.
Agenda item 1335 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To suspend the rules and pass docket 1336
Official motion wording
to suspend the rules and pass docket 1336
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 52:57.
Agenda item 1336 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension and passage of docket 1337
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 54:30.
Agenda item 1337 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1159
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1159
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 57:57.
Agenda item 1159 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1342
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1342
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:05:32.
Agenda item 1342 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed
Official motion wording
Consent Agenda containing the following items — severally adopted
How they voted — Consent Agenda containing the following items — severally adopted
the ayes have it in a third late file matter has been adopted Verified · official minutes
Agenda item consent · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — adoption of the consent agenda
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:45:44.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1231
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:42:24.
Agenda item 1231 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Confirmation of the reappointment of Kathleen Douglas Stone as a member of the Boston Water and Sewer…
Official motion wording
Confirmation of the reappointment of Kathleen Douglas Stone as a member of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission
How they voted — Confirmation of the reappointment of Kathleen Douglas Stone as a member of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:45:24.
Agenda item 0509 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to adjourn the meeting
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:48:09.
Agenda item 0509 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: -> 0509]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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How vote data stays honest
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