Boston City Council
June 8, 2022 — council, 4h 1m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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On motion of President FLYNN, Docket #0481 through #0486 were taken out of order. 0481 On the message… — passed
Official motion wording
On motion of President FLYNN, Docket #0481 through #0486 were taken out of order. 0481 On the message and order, referred on April 13, 2022 Docket #0481, for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2023, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
Docket 0-481 has received a majority of affirmative Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Ricardo Arroyo, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Ed Flynn, Kendra Lara, Julia Mejia, Brian Worrell
No (3): Frank Baker, Michael Flaherty, Erin Murphy
Agenda item 0481 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bach, Braden, Colletta, Felnerity, Fernison, Luijin
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Suspension of the rules to pass docket 0707
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 13:24.
Agenda item 0708 · background & details
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Department of Justice, passed through Massachusetts State Police/Crime Laboratory, to be administered by… — passed
Official motion wording
Department of Justice, passed through Massachusetts State Police/Crime Laboratory, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund training and continuing education for forensic examiners, criminalists and laboratory personnel. The rules were suspended;
How they voted
The ayes have it. The docket is passed. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0709 · background & details
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BPS will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall not exceed Two… — passed
Official motion wording
BPS will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall not exceed Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,200,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
The ayes have it. The docket has passed. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0487 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Activities other than transportation to and from school. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund… — passed
Official motion wording
activities other than transportation to and from school. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
The ayes have it, the docket has passed. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0488 · background & details
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From equipment sales and repair fees for Boston Public School technology. Receipts and resulting expenditures… — passed
Official motion wording
from equipment sales and repair fees for Boston Public School technology. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted — from equipment sales and repair fees for Boston Public School technology. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
The ayes have it, the docket has passed. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0489 · background & details
Motion by Tania Fernandes Anderson
Mover: Fernandes Anderson (per official minutes).
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How they voted — passage of docket 0490
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 35:14.
Agenda item 0489 · background & details
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Center. Revenue for this fund is derived from monthly membership fees. Receipts and resulting expenditures… — passed
Official motion wording
Center. Revenue for this fund is derived from monthly membership fees. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not exceed One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
The ayes have it, the docket is passed. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0491 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Office of Arts and Culture will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures… — passed
Official motion wording
Office of Arts and Culture will be the only unit authorized to expend from the fund and such expenditures shall be capped at Three Hundred Thousand Dollars (300,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
The ayes have it, the docket has passed. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0493 · background & details
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Renewable energy certificates produced by the City's photovoltaic arrays. Receipts and resulting expenditures… — passed
Official motion wording
renewable energy certificates produced by the City's photovoltaic arrays. Receipts and resulting expenditures from this fund shall not exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
The ayes have it. The docket has passed. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0497 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the maintenance and improvement of Boston Common and Parks… — passed
Official motion wording
Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the maintenance and improvement of Boston Common and Parks in existence since January 12, 1887, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
the ayes have it, the docket has passed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0501 · background & details
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Approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits… — passed
Official motion wording
approving an appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 32B, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
Docket 0482 has received a majority of affirmative Verified · official minutes
Yes (2): Ricardo Arroyo, Frank Baker
Agenda item 0482 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bach, Braden, Colletta Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bark, Brayden
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Funds will be transferred and credited to the Capital Grant Fund from revenue received from the Commonwealth… — passed
Official motion wording
funds will be transferred and credited to the Capital Grant Fund from revenue received from the Commonwealth Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.
How they voted
document number 0483, Counselor-A-Royle Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Ricardo Arroyo, Frank Baker, Tania Fernandes Anderson
Agenda item 0483 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bark, Barton, Braden, Caleta
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Medical equipment, school and educational equipment, school buses, parking meters, street lighting… — passed
Official motion wording
medical equipment, school and educational equipment, school buses, parking meters, street lighting installation, traffic signal equipment and equipment functionally related to, and components of the foregoing, the Committee submitted a report recommending
How they voted
Roll call on document 0484 Verified · official minutes
Yes (2): Ricardo Arroyo, Frank Baker
Agenda item 0484 · background & details
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bach, Braden, Caleta
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Computer hardware or software and computer-assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems… — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
computer hardware or software and computer-assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and any and all cost incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of the Boston Public Schools, the Committee submitted a report recommending
How they voted — computer hardware or software and computer-assisted integrated financial management and accounting systems; and any and all cost incidental or related to the above described projects; for the purposes of the Boston Public Schools, the Committee submitted a report recommending
docket number 0485 has received a unanimous vote Verified · official minutes
Yes (13): Michael Flaherty, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, Julia Mejia, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Ed Flynn, Frank Baker, Brian Worrell, Ricardo Arroyo, Kendra Lara, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon
Agenda item 0486 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Roll call vote on docket 0486
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 2:07:59.
Agenda item 0486 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Assigned for further action. 0480 On the message and order, referred on April 13, 2022 Docket #0480,…
Official motion wording
Assigned for further action. 0480 On the message and order, referred on April 13, 2022 Docket #0480, for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2023, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in an amended draft.
How they voted — Assigned for further action. 0480 On the message and order, referred on April 13, 2022 Docket #0480, for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2023, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in an amended draft.
I do plan to vote in the affirmative on this Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0480 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — acceptance of the committee report in passage of Darken in an amended draft
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 3:02:13.
Agenda item 0480 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bark, Braden, Caleta
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Month”. Councilors Breadon and Louijuene rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Bok as co-sponsors. motion… — passed
Official motion wording
Month”. Councilors Breadon and Louijuene rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Bok as co-sponsors. motion of Councilors Breadon, Louijuene and Bok, the rules were suspended;
How they voted
The ayes have it. The resolution has been adopted. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0726 · background & details
Motion by Erin Murphy
[docket repaired from transcript: 470 -> 0726] Mover: Murphy (per official minutes).
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Suspension of rules, passage of docket 0727
How they voted — Suspension of rules, passage of docket 0727
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 3:46:42.
Agenda item 0727 · 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 0728
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 3:46:58.
Agenda item 0727 · 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 0-7-29
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 3:47:14.
Agenda item 0727 · background & details
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Suspension of rules and passage of docket 0-737
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 3:49:30.
Agenda item 0727 · 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 0-739
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 3:50:00.
Agenda item 0727 · 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
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Transcript
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