Boston City Council
December 15, 2021 — council, 4h 37m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1273
How they voted — Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1273
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 0:34.
Agenda item 0112 · 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 passage of docket 1274
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 1:35.
Agenda item 0112 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Acceptance of the committee report and passage of docket 1167
Official motion wording
acceptance of the committee report and passage of docket 1167
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 53:13.
Agenda item 1167 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Acceptance of the committee report and passage of docket 1170
Official motion wording
acceptance of the committee report and passage of docket 1170
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 58:21.
Agenda item 1171 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Acceptance of docket 1171
Official motion wording
acceptance of docket 1171
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 58:34.
Agenda item 1207 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1207
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1207
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 1:02:59.
Agenda item 1209 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Acceptance of the report and passage of docket 1240
Official motion wording
acceptance of the report and passage of docket 1240
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 1:06:16.
Agenda item 1240 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1277
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 1:06:57.
Agenda item 1277 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1278
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1278
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 1:07:15.
Agenda item 1278 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1279
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1279
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 1:07:29.
Agenda item 1279 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of a late file matter
Official motion wording
passage of a late file matter
How they voted — passage of a late file matter
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 1:08:47.
Agenda item 1280 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Confirmation of Ellen Moore as an alternate member of the Mission Hill Triangle Architectural Conservation District
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 1:19:08.
Agenda item 1280 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Vote on docket number 1166 for design work and projects at Boston Day and Evening Academy, Henderson Upper…
Official motion wording
vote on docket number 1166 for design work and projects at Boston Day and Evening Academy, Henderson Upper, Raphael Hernandez, and William E. Russell
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 1:21:08.
Agenda item 1166 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bak, Bauc, Braden, Vaugh
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
An ordinance amending the City of Boston Code, Chapter 24, Boston Jobs and Living Wage Ordinance
Official motion wording
an ordinance amending the City of Boston Code, Chapter 24, Boston Jobs and Living Wage Ordinance
How they voted — an ordinance amending the City of Boston Code, Chapter 24, Boston Jobs and Living Wage Ordinance
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 1:24:12.
Agenda item 1043 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Baak, Bach, Braden, Flin, Mayhea, Saiby George
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — living wage ordinance codifying the executive order from this summer
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 1:25:45.
Agenda item 1043 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Adjourn the council meeting
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 4:36:45.
Agenda item 1043 · 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
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