Boston City Council
December 4, 2019 — council, 1h 8m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Order for the City Council to adopt classification and declare a residential exemption in the City of Boston…
Official motion wording
order for the City Council to adopt classification and declare a residential exemption in the City of Boston for fiscal year 2020
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 39:40.
Agenda item 1624 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 0184 in a new draft
Official motion wording
passage of docket 0184 in a new draft
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 59:00.
Agenda item 0184 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1585
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1585
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 1:01:58.
Agenda item 1585 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1672
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1672
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 1:02:20.
Agenda item 1672 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1674
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1674
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 1:02:53.
Agenda item 1674 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1675
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1675
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 1:03:10.
Agenda item 1675 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1676
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1676
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 1:03:26.
Agenda item 1676 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1677
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1677
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 1:03:42.
Agenda item 1677 · 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
The ayes have it. The consent agenda has been adopted. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item consent · background & details
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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