Boston City Council
October 23, 2019 — council, 2h 6m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
Agenda item 1275
Official motion wording
to adopt the property tax exemption for members of the National Guard and reservists who are serving in foreign countries
How they voted
Passed 1–275 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 1:32:32.
Agenda item 1275 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1456
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 1:12:57.
Agenda item 1456 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approval of docket 1473 under the usual terms and conditions
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 1:18:14.
Agenda item 1473 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
RFP for $250,000 for a consultant to do a plan around the JFK station
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 0970 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 437 -> 0970]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1105
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1105
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 1105 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1-476
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1-476
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 1:47:46.
Agenda item 0316 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 1105 -> 0316]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1476
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1476
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 1:47:47.
Agenda item 1476 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of Dr. 1479
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 2:00:00.
Agenda item 1478 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 1105 -> 1478]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
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 2:05:58.
Agenda item 0179 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: -> 0179]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
The full transcript, word-for-word as spoken. Speakers appear in order until speaker labeling is complete.
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.