City Council Roll Call Votes

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On the message and order, referred on March 20, 2024, Docket #0532, an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Thirty Four Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Four Dollars ($34,294.00) to provide funding for a city department for the FY24 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).

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On the message and order, referred on March 20, 2024, Docket #0532, an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Thirty Four Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Four Dollars ($34,294.00) to provide funding for a city department for the FY24 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).

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On the message and order, referred on March 20, 2024, Docket #0531, for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Police Department in the amount of Seven Million Seven Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand One Hundred Ninety Three Dollars ($7,767,193.00) to cover the FY24 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023 and July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The major provisions for the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 2%, 1%, and 2.5% to be given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term as well as the addition of the Transitional Career in July 2023. The contract also contains reforms relating to discipline, officer return to duty, paid detail system, and union release. Filed in Office of the City Clerk on March 18, 2024, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11, present 1 (Mejia), not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).

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Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in the form of a grant, for the Veteran’s Heritage Grant Program, awarded by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to be administered by the City Clerk. The grant will fund the preservation of the history of our Commonwealth’s Veterans. Referred to the Committee on Veterans, Military Families & Military Affairs. Later in session, Councilor Flynn moved to reconsider Docket #0697. Reconsideration prevailed. On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12, not present 1 (Mejia).

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On the message and order, referred on March 20, 2024, Docket #0530, an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Seven Million Seven Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand One Hundred and Ninety Three Dollars ($7,767,193.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY24 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11, present 1 (Mejia), not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).

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Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Breadon, Coletta, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution to name March 27th as Cabo Verdean Women's Day or Kriola's International Day. On the motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.

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Councilors Santana, Coletta, Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution reaffirming the City of Boston's support for developing Affordable Housing and enabling Senior Property Tax Relief by utilizing Real Estate Transfer Fees. On the motion of Councilors Santana and Coletta, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Breadon as an original co sponsor. On the motion of Councilors Santana, Coletta, and Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 10, nays 2 (Flynn, Murphy) not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).

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Councilors Durkan, Breadon, Louijeune, Coletta, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution recognizing March 31st as Transgender Day of Visibility. On the motion of Councilors Durkan and Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co sponsor. On the motion of Councilors Durkan, Breadon, and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, not present 1 (Murphy).

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Councilors Weber, Louijeune, Breadon, Coletta, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of S.864 and H.4360, An Act Promoting Access to Counsel and Housing Stability in Massachusetts. On the motion of Councilors Weber and Louijeune, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Breadon as an original co sponsor. On the motion of Councilors Weber, Louijeune, and Breadon, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12, not present 1 (Durkan).

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Councilors Weber, Murphy, Santana, Breadon, Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia and Pepén offered the following: Resolution in support of "The Early Ed Act." On the motion of Councilor Weber, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Murphy and Santana as original co sponsors. On the motion of Councilors Weber, Murphy, and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11, not present 2 (Coletta, Worrell).

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