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Councilor Fernandes Anderson, Coletta, Louijeune, Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to pass the Cherish Act. Councilor Worrell in the Chair. On the motion of Councilors Fernandes Anderson and Coletta, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Louijeune as an original co sponsor. On the motion of Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Coletta, and Louijeune, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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Councilor Flynn called Docket #0134, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirteen Million Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($13,317,200.00) in the form of a grant from the FY2023 Urban Area Security Initiative, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management. The grant will fund planning, exercise, trainings, and operational needs, that will help prevent, respond to and recover from threats of acts of terrorism, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents, from the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. The matter was before the body with the consent of Vice Chair Worrell (Rule 24). On motion of Councilor Worrell, the order was passed; yeas 11, nays 0, present 2 (Breadon, Mejia).
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Councilor Louijeune called Docket #1574, an order for your approval an Order authorizing the City of Boston to appropriate the amount of Seventeen Million One Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Dollars ($17,165,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs associated with the boiler, roof, windows and doors replacement projects as the following schools: The Jeremiah E. Burke High School, The English High School, Dennis C. Haley Pilot School and the Dr. William W. Henderson Inclusion Upper School. The City of Boston has applied for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority (“MSBA”), from the Committee of Strong Women, Families and Communities. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. Committee members polled; yeas 5. On motion of Councilor Louijeune, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 11, not present 1 (Worrell), absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
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Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Relative to Voting For All Legal Residents in the City of Boston. The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 8, nays 4 (Baker, Flaherty, Flynn, Murphy), absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
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On the message and order, referred on December 6, 2023, Docket #1813, for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Police Department for FY24 in the amount of Thirty Million Seven Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Four Hundred Forty Four Dollars ($30,799,440.00) to cover the FY24 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Patrolman's Association. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023 and July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 1.5% and 2%, 1% and 2.5%, to be given in July of each year of the contract term, as well the addition of the Transitional Career Award Program in July 2023. The contract also contains reforms relating to discipline officer return to duty, the paid detail system, and union release,the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
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On the message and order, referred on December 6, 2023, Docket #1812, for your approval, an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Sixteen Million Seven Hundred Ninety Nine Thousand Four Hundred Forty Dollars($16,799,440.00) to provide funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY24 increase contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and Boston Police Patrolman's Association, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
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On the message and order, referred on October 18, 2023, Docket #1579, for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston School Department for FY24 in the amount of One Hundred Forty Five Thousand Five Hundred Forty Five Dollars ($145,545.00) to cover the FY24 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston Public Schools and the Boston School Department Plant Administrators Association. The terms of the contract are September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2026. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 2.5%, 2.5%,2.5%,2% and 2% to be given in September of each fiscal year of the contract terms. The agreement also includes increases to on call pay and comp time policies, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
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On the message and order, referred on October 18, 2023, Docket #1578, for your approval an Order to reduce the FY24 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Hundred Forty Five Thousand Five Hundred Forty Five Dollars ($145,545.00) to provide funding for the Boston Public Schools for FY24 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the Boston Public Schools and the Boston School Department Plant Administrators Association, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
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On the message and order, referred on November 27, 2023, Docket #1796, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirteen Million Three Hundred Seventeen Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($13,317,200.00) in the form of a grant from the FY2023 Urban Area Security Initiative, awarded by the United States Department of Homeland Security, passed through the MA. Executive Office of Public Safety & Security, to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management. The grant will fund planning, exercise, trainings, and operational needs, that will help prevent, respond to and recover from threats of acts of terrorism, including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive incidents, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The order failed to pass; yeas 6, nays 6 (Arroyo, Breadon, Lara, Louijeuene, Mejia, Worrell), absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
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On the message and order, referred on November 27, 2023, Docket #1749, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) in the form of grant for the FY23 COPS CD Micro Grant Community Policing Development, awarded by the United States Department of Justice to be administered by the Police Department. The grant will fund Building Trust and Legitimacy with Community Building. With COPS Community Development Micro funding, the Boston Police Department will hire two full time BRIC Data Analysts to work with the Bureau of Field Services, and the 11 District Captains and Community Service Offices; the Bureau of Community Engagement to help connect with an even wider range of community partners; other Bureaus that will add data and information to the Community CompStat meetings; and the Office of Research and Development’s civilian HUB Program Coordinator, who operates 6 District HUB Table convening per week throughout the neighborhoods of Boston,the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 5 (Arroyo, Lara, Louijeune, Mejia, Worrell), absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).