City Council Roll Call Votes

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On the message and order authorizing for your approval an Order
authorizing the City of Boston to submit to the Massachusetts School
Building Authority (MSBA) Statements of Interest for their Accelerated
Repair Program for the following schools: Boston Adult Technical
Academy, Hurley K 8 School, Mildred Avenue K 8 School, Mendell
Elementary School, Mary Lyon Pilot High School, Joyce Kilmer Lower
School, Margarita Muñiz Academy, Orchard Gardens K 8 School, Trotter
K 6 Elementary School. The Statements of Interest describe and explain the
deficiencies and the priority category for which the City of Boston may be
invited to apply to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the
future: Priority 5 Replacement, renovation or modernization of the school
facility systems, such as roofs, windows, boilers, heating and ventilation
systems, to increase energy conservation and decrease energy related costs
in a school facility, the committee submitted a report recommending that the
order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12.

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Councilor Worrell called Docket #0113, message and order for a
supplemental appropriation Order for the FY25 appropriation for the
Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Six Million Six Hundred
Thirty Seven Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Six Dollars ($6,637,486.00)
to cover the impact of FY25 cost items contained within the Collective
Bargaining agreement between Transdev and its bus drivers on the City’s
transportation contract with the vendor, Transdev. The term of the contract
is July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028. The major provisions of the contract
include a market rate adjustment, an increase for regular wages and an
increase in minimum weekly hours from 31 to 35, from the Committee on
Ways and Means.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the order was passed; yeas 13.

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Councilor Worrell called Docket #0112, message and order for your
approval an Order to reduce the FY25 appropriation for the Reserve for
Collective Bargaining by Six Million Six Hundred Thirty Seven Thousand
Four Hundred Eighty Six Dollars ($6,637,486.00) to provide funding for
the Boston Public Schools (BPS) for the FY25 impact of increases
contained with the collective bargaining agreement between the Transdev
and its bus drivers, from the Committee on Ways and Means.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the order was passed; yeas 13.

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Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0296, message and order for your
approval an Order extending the City’s acceptance of M.G.L. c.32B, §19, to
be effective until June 30, 2027, upon my approval and execution of a
written agreement with the Public Employee Committee (PEC), from the
Committee on Government Operations.
No objections heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed; yeas 13.

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Councilors Durkan, Breadon, FitzGerald, Coletta Zapata, Fernandes
Anderson, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber
and Worrell offered the following: Resolution condemning federal cuts to
National Institutes of Health funding for Boston and Massachusetts.
On motion of Councilors Durkan and Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to
include Councilor FitzGerald as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Durkan, Breadon and FitzGerald, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.

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Councilors Flynn, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes
Anderson, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana,
Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution denouncing cuts to
personnel and service at the Department of Veteran Affairs.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was
adopted; yeas 13.

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Councilors Flynn, Murphy, Mejia, Breadon, Fernandes Anderson,
FitzGerald, Pepén and Weber offered the following: Resolution in
support of Eve Griffin.
On motion of Councilor Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors
Murphy and Mejia as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Flynn, Murphy and Mejia, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 8 present 5 (Coletta Zapata,
Durkan, Louijeune, Weber and Worrell).

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Councilors Santana, Flynn, Louijeune, Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, FitzGerald, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of
prioritizing funding for the Boston Public Schools Parent Mentor Program
operated by St. Stephen's Youth Programs.
On motion of Councilors Santana and Flynn, Rule 12 was invoked to
include Councilor Louijeune as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Santana, Flynn and Louijeune, the rules were
suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.

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On the message and order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the
FY25 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One
Hundred Twenty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($128,700.00) to
cover the FY25 cost items contained within the collective bargaining
agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detective
Benevolent Society (BPDBS) Forensic Group. The terms of the contracts
are October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027. The major provisions of
the contract include a market adjustment to base wages in FY25, as well as
base wage increase of 2% to be given in January 2026 and 2027 and flat
amounts of $900 and $800 to be added to annual salaries in January 2026
and 2027, after the percent increases.
Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on January 13, 2025 the committee
submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

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On the message and order for your approval an Order to reduce the FY25
appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Hundred
Twenty Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($128,700.00) to provide
funding for the Boston Police Department for the FY25 increases contains
within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and
the Boston Police Detective Benevolent Society (BPDBS) Forensic Group,
the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to
pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

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