Boston City Council
February 2, 2022 — council, 2h 50m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Worrell, Fernandes Anderson, Mejia, Baker, Breadon, Arroyo and Lara offered the following: Order For Special… — passed
Official motion wording
Worrell, Fernandes Anderson, Mejia, Baker, Breadon, Arroyo and Lara offered the following: Order For Special Preliminary Municipal Election For District One City Councilor On April 5, 2022 And Special Municipal Election On May 3, 2022 The rules were suspended;
How they voted
Roll call vote on Docket 2. 0-248 Verified · official minutes
Yes (2): Frank Baker, Lydia Edwards
Agenda item 0248 · background & details
Motion by Kendra Lara
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bach, Braden, Royal Mover: Lara (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the January 26, 2022 meeting — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the January 26, 2022 meeting.
How they voted
motion passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (13): Michael Flaherty, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Lydia Edwards, Ed Flynn, Frank Baker, Brian Worrell, Ricardo Arroyo, Kendra Lara, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon
Motion by Ed Flynn
[docket repaired from transcript: -> None] Mover: Flynn (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Massachusetts Lowell to examine Boston Police Department response to mental and behavioral health-related… — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
Massachusetts Lowell to examine Boston Police Department response to mental and behavioral health-related calls for service in the Boston Public Schools. The funds will cover staff overtime required to redact personal data from student records. The rules were suspended;
How they voted
passed unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (13): Michael Flaherty, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Lydia Edwards, Ed Flynn, Frank Baker, Brian Worrell, Ricardo Arroyo, Kendra Lara, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon
Agenda item 0224 · background & details
Motion by Michael Flaherty
[docket repaired from transcript: 148 -> 0224] Mover: Flaherty (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Grant Payment is made from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in the Treasury of the United… — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
Grant Payment is made from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in the Treasury of the United States established by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
receive unanimous approval Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Ricardo Arroyo, Frank Baker, Lydia Edwards, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Michael Flaherty, Ed Flynn, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy
Agenda item 0160 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bach, Braden, Luhrin, O'REL, Royer [docket repaired from transcript: 112 -> 0160]
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Reconsideration of docket 0240
Official motion wording
reconsideration of docket 0240
How they voted — reconsideration of docket 0240
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 1:19:52.
Agenda item 0240 · background & details
Result not announced, only a roll call vote was suggested. [docket repaired from transcript: 160 -> 0240]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — motion to reconsider docket 0240
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 1:39:44.
Agenda item 0240 · background & details
Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'Councilor Baker, no. Council of Bach, no. Council of Braden, no.', corrected to 'seven votes in the affirmative, five votes in the negative, and one present. The motion to reconsider passes.'. [docket repaired from transcript: 160 -> 0240]
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
All in favor of adjournments, say aye. Aye. Aye. All right. The Councilor is adjourned. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item consent · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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