City Council Roll Call Votes

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0125 Message and order for a supplemental appropriation order for the Boston Fire Department for FY26 in the amount of Eighteen Million One Hundred Eighteen Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars ($18,118,488.00) to cover the FY26 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and IAFF Local 718. The terms of the contracts are July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The major provisions of the contracts include a base wage increase of 2.5% to be given in July of 2024, and a base wage increase of 2% in July of each subsequent fiscal year of the contract term. The agreement also includes salary adjustments in January of 2025, starting at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0124 Message and order for your approval an order to reduce the FY26 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by Eighteen Million One Hundred Eighteen Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars ($18,118,488.00) to provide funding for the Fire Department for the FY26 increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Boston and the Boston Firefighters IAFF Local 718.
Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on January 26, 2026.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0157 On the order, referred on January 28, 2026, Docket #0157, to adopt Rules for the Boston City Council for Municipal Years 2026 2027, the committee submitted a report recommending that this matter ought to pass in a new draft.

Councilor Mejia offered an Amendment to Rule 36, seconded by Councilor Murphy.
The amendment was properly before the body.
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment did not pass; yeas 6 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell), nays 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber).

Recess.

Councilor Mejia offered Amendment A to Rule 36, seconded by Councilor Flynn.
The amendment was properly before the body.
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Durkan).

Councilor Durkan moved to limit debate to one hour, seconded by Councilor Coletta Zapata. Motion failed; yeas 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber), nays 6 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell).

Councilor Mejia offered Amendment B to Rule 36 (Version 2), seconded by Councilor Murphy.
The amendment was properly before the body.
Councilor Weber motioned to lay the amendment on the table. The motion passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (FitzGerald, Flynn).

Councilor Mejia offered Amendment C to Rule 36, seconded by Councilor Murphy.
The amendment was properly before the body.
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment passed; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Durkan).

Councilor Mejia offered Amendment E to Rule 36, seconded by Councilor Flynn.
The amendment was properly before the body.
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment passed; yeas 11 (Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (Breadon, Durkan).

Councilor Mejia offered an Amendment to Rule 35, seconded by Councilor Flynn.
The amendment was properly before the body.
Councilor Durkan motioned to lay the amendment on the table, seconded by Councilor Coletta Zapata. The motion passed; yeas 8 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Pepén, Weber), nays 3 (Flynn, Murphy, Worrell), present 1 (Mejia).

Councilor Mejia offered an Amendment to the First Paragraph of Rule 36, seconded by Councilor Worrell.
The amendment was properly before the body.
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment passed; yeas 10 (Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (Breadon, Durkan).

Councilor Mejia offered an Amendment to Rule 39, seconded by Councilor Murphy.
The amendment was properly before the body.
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment did not pass; yeas 6 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell), nays 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber).

Councilor Culpepper offered an Amendment to Rule 4, seconded by Councilor Durkan.
The amendment was properly before the body.
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment did not pass; yeas 6 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell), nays 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber).

Councilor Worrell offered an Amendment to Rule 23, seconded by Councilor Mejia.
The amendment was properly before the body.
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment did not pass; yeas 6 (Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Worrell), nays 7 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber).

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Councilor Weber moved to take Councilor Mejia's Amendment B to Rule 36 (Version 2) from the table, seconded by Councilor Santana. The motion passed; yeas 11 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).
A roll call vote was taken; the amendment passed; yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

Councilor Durkan moved to vote to accept the report and pass the order in a new draft as amended, seconded by Councilor Murphy.
The report was accepted, the order passed in a new draft as amended; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 2 (Flynn, Murphy).

Later in session, Councilors Murphy and Flynn moved to reconsider their votes. The order passed in a new draft as amended; yeas 13 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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0254 Councilors Coletta Zapata, Louijeune, Culpepper, Breadon, FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana and Weber offered the following: Resolution condemning the unlawful killing of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by Federal ICE Agents.
On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata and Louijeune, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Culpepper as an original co sponsor.
On motion of Councilors Coletta Zapata, Louijeune and Culpepper the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 11 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santa, Weber), not present 2 (Durkan, Worrell).

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0224 Councilors Santana, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution urging support for the 2026 ballot question on rent stabilization to protect tenants in Massachusetts.
On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 9 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy), not present 1 (Durkan).

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0170 Councilors Culpepper, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of more transparency and community engagement with respect to extending the temporary designation status of and investments in the Parcel P 3 and Madison Park Project.
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), present 1 (Durkan).

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1976 Councilor Breadon called Docket #1976, message and order authorizing the City of Boston, acting by and through the Mayor’s Office of Housing, to accept and expend Thirty Two Thousand Two Hundred Fifty One Dollars ($32,251.00) in supplemental funds awarded under HOME Investment Partnership Program American Rescue Plan (HOME ARP) Act of 2021 for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The purpose of the HOME ARP funds is to provide housing, shelter and services to individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations in the City of Boston. This award will support the development of affordable rental housing, from the Committee on Housing and Community Development.
No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.
On motion of Councilor Breadon, the order was passed; yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber), not present 2 (Mejia, Worrell).

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2088 Councilors Mejia, Murphy, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Pepén, Santana, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution in support of comprehensive, transparent, and inclusive decision making in Boston Public Schools in closure and reconfiguration decisions.
On motion of Councilor Mejia, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 12 (Breadon, Durkan, Coletta Zapata, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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1453 On the order, referred on August 6, 2025, Docket #1453, to submit a petition to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order pass in a new draft.
Councilor Worrell in the chair.
The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft; yeas 12 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell).

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