Boston City Council
May 1, 2019 — council, 1h 35m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Every vote is checked against the council’s official minutes — the legal record of the meeting. Records still awaiting that check show the outcome only; the member-by-member record is added once the minutes are published and checked.
Confirmation of appointment of new constables
How they voted
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 46:34.
Agenda item 0720 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Confirmation of the appointment of renewal inspectional service constables
How they voted
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 46:45.
Agenda item 0722 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Confirmation of appointment of new inspectional service constables
How they voted
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 46:55.
Agenda item 0723 · background & details
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Adoption of docket 0731
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 57:45.
Agenda item 0731 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Garri Garri Garri Garrison, McCarthy, Wu, Zakim, Janey and Campbell son, McCarthy, Wu, Zakim, Janey… — passed
Official motion wording
Garri Garri Garri Garrison, McCarthy, Wu, Zakim, Janey and Campbell son, McCarthy, Wu, Zakim, Janey and Campbell son, McCarthy, Wu, Zakim, Janey and Campbell son, McCarthy, Wu, Zakim, Janey and Campbell offered the following: offered the following: offered the following: offered the following: Resolution Supporting High-Speed East-West Rail Between Boston and Springfield. On motion of Councilor
How they voted
Docket 0733 has been adopted. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0733 · background & details
Motion by Andrea Campbell
[docket repaired from transcript: 475 -> 0733] Mover: Campbell (per official minutes).
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Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 0738
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 1:23:53.
Agenda item 0738 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 0739
Official motion wording
passage of docket 0739
How they voted — passage of docket 0739
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 1:24:11.
Agenda item 0739 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — suspension of the rules and passage of the first 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 1:25:04.
Agenda item 0739 · background & details
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Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed
Official motion wording
Consent Agenda containing the following items — severally adopted
How they voted
The consent agenda has been adopted. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item consent · background & details
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To adjourn the meeting
Official motion wording
to adjourn the meeting
How they voted
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 1:35:03.
Agenda item 0459 · 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
In these records, votes are extracted from the clerk’s roll call in the public recording. Before final publication, they are cross-checked against the city’s official minutes. Corrections are published openly.
This meeting was transcribed with automated speech-to-text. Names and figures should be checked against the official minutes before quoting.