Boston City Council
October 21, 2020 — council, 1h 48m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1042
How they voted — Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1042
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 1:01:47.
Agenda item 0104 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1043
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 1:07:56.
Agenda item 0104 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Adoption of docket 1045
Passed 104–5 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 1:21:53.
Agenda item 0104 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1044
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 1:12:04.
Agenda item 1045 · background & details
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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 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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