Boston City Council
July 8, 2020 — council, 3h 21m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 0847
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 0847
How they voted
Passed 0–847 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 2:09:01.
Agenda item 0847 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To suspend and pass docket 0832
Official motion wording
to suspend and pass docket 0832
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 25:24.
Agenda item 0832 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 0837
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 0837
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 31:37.
Agenda item 0837 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 0838
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 41:39.
Agenda item 0383 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 0838 -> 0383]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspend the rules and adopt docket 0844
Official motion wording
suspend the rules and adopt docket 0844
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 1:51:04.
Agenda item 0844 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 0849
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 2:30:12.
Agenda item 0849 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Councilor Janie for Councilor Mejia
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 3:07:16.
Agenda item 0852 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 0853
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 3:07:36.
Agenda item 0853 · 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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