City Council Roll Call Votes
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Councilors Flynn, Bok, O’Malley, Edwards, Breadon, Wu, Baker, Arroyo, Mejia, Flaherty, Essaibi-George, Campbell and Janey offered the following: Resolution in support of Revere Hotel workers and support of a statewide "right to recall" for Boston hotel workers. Councilor Flynn invoked Rule 12 to include Councilors Bok and O’Malley Breadon as an original co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Flynn, Bok and O’Malley the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Councilors Breadon, Edwards, Flaherty, Flynn, Essaibi-George, O’Malley, Baker, Campbell, Bok, Mejia, Wu, Arroyo and Janey offered the following: Resolution Urging Fair and Full Employment Opportunities at Amazon. Councilors Breadon invoked Rule 12 to include Councilor Flaherty as an original co-sponsor. On motion of Councilors Breadon, Edwards and Flaherty, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on November 18, 2020 Docket #1095, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-One Dollars and Eighty-Five Cents ($457, 671.85) in the form of a grant for the FY21 State 911 Training Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the training and certification of Enhanced 911 telecommunications, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on October 23, 2020 Docket #1066 authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Fifty-Seven Dollars and Ninety-Two Cents ($397,057.92) in the form of a grant from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant COVID-19 Supplemental, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund the purchase of PPE and related supplies, including reimbursements to prevent, prepare for and respond to coronavirus, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on September 23, 2020 Docket #0999, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the form of a grant for the FY2020 Securing the Cities Program, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund the development of the Metro Boston Securing the Cities Radiological/Nuclear Threat Response Initiative, which includes the opening of a regional office and the creation of a regional task force, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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On the message and order, referred on October 7, 2020 Docket #1036, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-one Dollars ($498,291.00) in the form of a grant for the First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Health and Human Services to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund a collaborative effort between Boston Fire Department first responders, the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services, the Boston Public Health Commission, and community-based organizations to improve the City’s response to opioid overdoses. Year 3 of a 4-year grant, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
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On the ordinance, referred on June 17, 2020 Docket #0811, Restricting the Use of Chemical Crowd Control Agents and Kinetic Impact Projectiles), the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance as amended was passed in a new draft; yeas 8; nays 5 (Councilors Baker, Essaibi-George, Flynn, Flaherty and O’Malley).
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On the message and order approving, referred on October 21, 2020 Docket #1051, approving a Home Rule Petition to the General Court entitled “Petition for a Special Law Re: Hiring Preference for Boston Resident Graduates for the Boston Police Department, the committee submitted a report recommending the petition ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 13.
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On the ordinance, referred on November 18, 2020 Docket #1094, establishing the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass in a new draft. Councilor Flaherty offered an amendment. Councilor Edwards accepted Councilor Flaherty amendment; yeas 13. The report was accepted; the ordinance as amended was passed in a new draft; yeas 12 nays 1 (Councilors Baker).
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On the ordinance, referred on November 18, 2020 Docket #1100, amending Chapter VI, by adding a new section to Ensure Gender Inclusivity on City Forms, the committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed; yeas 13.