City Council Roll Call Votes - Beta
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On the message and order, referred on June 18, 2014, Docket #1051, approving appropriation of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund established under Section 20 of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 32B, 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 June 18, 2014, Docket #1050, for Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2015, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 7, nays 6, (Jackson, O’Malley, Pressley, Wu, Yancey, Zakim).
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On the message and order, referred on June 18, 2014, Docket #1049, for Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2015, 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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Councilor Ciommo called Docket #0637, message and order for a loan of Seventy-Two Million Eight Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($72,848,295.00) for the purpose of paying cost of constructing, originally equipping and furnishing the Dearborn 6-12 STEM/Early College academy, which is a new school facility to be built on the site of the current Dearborn School located at 35 Greenville Street in the City of Boston, including the payment of all cost incidental or related thereto which school facility shall have an anticipated useful life as a educational facility for the instruction of school children for at least 50 years, and for which the City of Boston may be eligible for a grant from the Massachusetts School Building Authority ("MSBA") , said amount to be expended under the direction of the Property and Construction Management Department on behalf of the Boston Public Schools, from the Assignment Sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Ciommo, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
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Councilor LaMattina called Docket #0515, message and order that on November 7, 2013, the Public Improvement Commission (the 'PIC') reviewed a joint petition by Mr. Joseph Steffano Jr., and the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, to abandon all rights of public travel on a certain portion of Swift Street, a private way in East Boston, as shown on a plan marked "City of Boston, from the Assignment Sheet. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor LaMattina, the order was read a second time and again passed; yeas 13.
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On the ordinance, referred on April 30, 2014, Docket #0739, amending CBC Ordinances, Chapter 5, Section 5.10 (Salary Categories for Certain Offices), the Committee submitted a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 13.
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Resolution in support of eliminating non-compete clauses in Massachusetts. On the motion of Councilors Wu and Jackson, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
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On the message and order referred on May 21, 2014 Docket #0920 approving a supplemental appropriations of Twelve Million Five Hundred Nineteen Thousand Five hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($12,519,587.00) to provide funding for the Fire Department for the FY14 cost contained in the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Firefighters Association, IAFF, Local 718, AFL-CIO-CLC ( Units A and B), 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 May 21, 2014 Docket #0919 to reduce the FY14 Appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Twelve Million Five Hundred Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Seven Dollars ($12,519,587.00) to provide funding for the Fire Department for the FY14 cost contained in the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and Boston Firefighters Association, IAFF, Local 718, AFL-CIO-CIC (Units A and B), 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 April 9, 2014 Docket #0656, for a loan of One Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000.00) from the Surplus Property Disposition Fund, credited to the Capital fund for the demolition of and/ or site improvements to the following three properties for the purpose of the Department of Neighborhood Development: 65 East Cottage Street in Dorchester, 71-79 Interval Street in Dorchester, and 174 West Second Street in South Boston, the Committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to be read once and passed. The report was accepted; the order was read once and passed; yeas 13. Assigned for further action.