Boston City Council
October 4, 2023 — council, 2h 26m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Authorize the City of Boston to accept and expend $330,000 in grant for the fiscal year 24 EEA Municipal…
Official motion wording
Authorize the City of Boston to accept and expend $330,000 in grant for the fiscal year 24 EEA Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program
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 36:28.
Agenda item 1543 · background & details
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Suspension of the rules in passage of docket 1546
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 40:40.
Agenda item 1546 · background & details
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To move the question
Official motion wording
to move the question
How they voted — to move the question
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 1:57:39.
Agenda item 1376 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Braden, Caleta Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Braden, Caleta, Deletta, Durkin
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How they voted — vote on document number 1476
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 1:59:44.
Agenda item 1376 · background & details
Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'nay', corrected to 'Has received seven votes in the affirmative and five votes in a negative'. [docket repaired from transcript: 1476 -> 1376]
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How they voted — document number 1477
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 2:00:42.
Agenda item 1376 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Braden, Caleta, Durkin, Leuzen, REL [docket repaired from transcript: 1477 -> 1376]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Roll call vote on document number 1478
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 2:01:38.
Agenda item 1376 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 1478 -> 1376]
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Document number 1479
Official motion wording
document number 1479
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 2:02:33.
Agenda item 1479 · background & details
The exact outcome text is not provided, but the roll call vote was initiated at this timestamp.
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Acceptance of the committee report and passage of docket 1197
Official motion wording
acceptance of the committee report and passage of docket 1197
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 2:11:47.
Agenda item 1197 · background & details
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Resolution recognizing Elliot Laffer
Official motion wording
resolution recognizing Elliot Laffer
How they voted — resolution recognizing Elliot Laffer
Passed Awaiting official minutes
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Agenda item 1548 · background & details
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How they voted — Adjourn the 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 2:26:17.
Agenda item 1548 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: -> 1548]
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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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