Boston City Council
November 1, 2023 — council, 1h 48m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Every vote is checked against the council’s official minutes — the legal record of the meeting. Records still awaiting that check show the outcome only; the member-by-member record is added once the minutes are published and checked.
Approval of the minutes from the last meeting
How they voted — Approval of the minutes from the last 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 45:52.
Agenda item 1651 · background & details
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Colletta, Durkin [docket repaired from transcript: 1650 -> 1651]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Vote on docket number 1651
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 46:31.
Agenda item 1651 · background & details
Roll call vote announced at 2757s; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Brayden, Colletta, Durkin
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Accept the committee report and pass docket 1434
Official motion wording
accept the committee report and pass docket 1434
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 1:06:35.
Agenda item 1434 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Accept the committee report and pass docket 1511
Official motion wording
accept the committee report and pass docket 1511
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 1:06:47.
Agenda item 1511 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Accept the committee report and pass docket 1514
Official motion wording
accept the committee report and pass docket 1514
How they voted — accept the committee report and pass docket 1514
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 1:06:59.
Agenda item 1514 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Passage of docket 1515
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 1:07:11.
Agenda item 1514 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 1515 -> 1514]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Passage of docket 1516
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 1:07:24.
Agenda item 1514 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 1516 -> 1514]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Passage of docket 1518
Official motion wording
passage of docket 1518
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 1:07:51.
Agenda item 1518 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Acceptance of the committee report passed at the docket 1541
Official motion wording
acceptance of the committee report passed at the docket 1541
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 1:08:15.
Agenda item 1541 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Acceptance of the committee report and pass docket 154
Official motion wording
acceptance of the committee report and pass docket 154
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 1:08:26.
Agenda item 154 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Acceptance of the committee report and pass it of Dockham 1544
Official motion wording
acceptance of the committee report and pass it of Dockham 1544
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 1:08:42.
Agenda item 0154 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 1544 -> 0154]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Recognizing November 3rd 2023 as Ellis early learning day in the city of Boston
Official motion wording
recognizing November 3rd 2023 as Ellis early learning day in the city of Boston
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 1:28:45.
Agenda item 1691 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1692
Official motion wording
suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1692
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 1:39:45.
Agenda item 1692 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council of Flynn for Council of Durkan seeks the mention of the rules and pass it of this docket
How they voted — Council of Flynn for Council of Durkan seeks the mention of the rules and pass it of this docket
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 1:41:46.
Agenda item 1693 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to add late file matters into the agenda
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 1:42:59.
Agenda item 1693 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: 1692 -> 1693]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to pass 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 1:43:55.
Agenda item 1693 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Amend City of Boston Code General Services, Chapter 6, Section 611
How they voted — Amend City of Boston Code General Services, Chapter 6, Section 611
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 1:46:32.
Agenda item 1573 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
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 1:48:16.
Agenda item 1573 · background & details
[docket repaired from transcript: -> 1573]
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
In these records, votes are extracted from the clerk’s roll call in the public recording. Before final publication, they are cross-checked against the city’s official minutes. Corrections are published openly.
This meeting was transcribed with automated speech-to-text. Names and figures should be checked against the official minutes before quoting.