Boston City Council
December 5, 2018 — council, 2h 51m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
Grant of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the Non-Matching Scholarship awarded by the National Arts… — passed
Official motion wording
grant of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the Non-Matching Scholarship awarded by the National Arts Program Foundation to be administered by the Office of Arts and Culture. The grant would fund administrative expenses for the City of Boston Employees Art Exhibition. The rules were suspended;
How they voted
The ayes have it. Docket 1-7377 has been passed. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 1737 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1659
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1659
How they voted — passage of docket 1659
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 45:32.
Agenda item 1659 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — passage of docket 1660
Passed 1–660 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 45:41.
Agenda item 1659 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — passage of docket 1661
Passed 1–661 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 45:48.
Agenda item 1659 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an amount of $472,063 in the form of…
Official motion wording
message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an amount of $472,063 in the form of a grant for the FY18 State 9111-163 training grant
How they voted — message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend an amount of $472,063 in the form of a grant for the FY18 State 9111-163 training grant
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 53:04.
Agenda item 1152 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — passage of docket 1-386
Passed 1–386 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 53:09.
Agenda item 1152 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To suspend the rules and pass docket 1736
Official motion wording
to suspend the rules and pass docket 1736
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 28:14.
Agenda item 1736 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1658
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1658
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 45:20.
Agenda item 1658 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Accept and expend an amount of $850,000 in the form of a grant for upgrading, expanding, and integrating…
Official motion wording
accept and expend an amount of $850,000 in the form of a grant for upgrading, expanding, and integrating technology and protocols related to anti-terrorism, anti-crime, anti-game and gang and emergency response
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 52:45.
Agenda item 0666 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Accept and expend an amount of $3,253,317 in the form of a grant for the FY19 PSAP grant
Official motion wording
accept and expend an amount of $3,253,317 in the form of a grant for the FY19 PSAP grant
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 52:54.
Agenda item 1151 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Accept and expend an amount of $237,500 in the form of a grant for the FY19 State Hasmat Grant
Official motion wording
accept and expend an amount of $237,500 in the form of a grant for the FY19 State Hasmat Grant
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 53:45.
Agenda item 1583 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Authorize the City of Boston to accept and expend an amount of $14 million in the form of a grant for…
Official motion wording
Authorize the City of Boston to accept and expend an amount of $14 million in the form of a grant for the continuous support of unique planning, exercises, training, and operational needs that will assist in building enhanced and sustainable security capacity to help prevent, respond, and to recover from threats or acts of terrorism, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive incidents
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 53:55.
Agenda item 1662 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1668
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1668
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 54:07.
Agenda item 1668 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
($18,212,630.00) to provide funding for the Boston Fire Department for FY19 increases contained within… — passed
Official motion wording
($18,212,630.00) to provide funding for the Boston Fire Department for FY19 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 718, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted — ($18,212,630.00) to provide funding for the Boston Fire Department for FY19 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF), Local 718, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
Docket 1656 has been passed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 1657 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — passing docket 1657
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 1:09:51.
Agenda item 1657 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Resolution supporting refugees traveling to the United States
Official motion wording
resolution supporting refugees traveling to the United States
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 1:14:01.
Agenda item 1745 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1746
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 1:29:04.
Agenda item 1746 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Janie, Presley, Sababi George, Seamo, Zakem
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1747
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1747
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 1:36:00.
Agenda item 1747 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1748
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1748
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 1:36:15.
Agenda item 1748 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1749
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 1:36:26.
Agenda item 1749 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1750
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1750
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 1:36:43.
Agenda item 1750 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1751
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 1:37:03.
Agenda item 1751 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1752
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 1:37:17.
Agenda item 1752 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1753
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 1:37:32.
Agenda item 0105 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1754
How they voted — Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1754
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 1:37:49.
Agenda item 1754 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Suspension of the rules and passage of the fourth late file matter
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 1:39:57.
Agenda item 1754 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — adopt 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 1:44:01.
Agenda item 1754 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Adjourn the meeting in memory of the aforementioned individuals
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 2:51:27.
Agenda item 1754 · background & details
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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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