City Council Roll Call Votes
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Description:
On the message and order, approving the Annual Appropriation for the
School Department for FY2026, the committee submitted a report
recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted, the order was passed; yeas 11, nays 2 (Mejia,
Murphy).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, approving the Annual Appropriation and Tax
Order for FY2026, the committee submitted a report recommending that the
order ought to pass in a new draft.
The report was accepted, the order was passed in a new draft; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
On the message and ordinance, referred on April 30, 2025, Docket #0968,
establishing the Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement, the committee
submitted a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass.
On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the report was accepted; the
ordinance was passed; yeas 11, not present 2 (Mejia, Worrell).
Votes:
Description:
Councilors Worrell, Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Durkan, Fernandes
Anderson, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén,
Santana and Weber offered the following: Petition for a Special Law RE:
An act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the
maximum age requirement for police officers for Jose Ortiz.
On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the petition was
passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Councilors FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Breadon, Coletta Zapata,
Durkan, Fernandes Anderson, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana,
Weber and Worrell offered the following: Petition for a Special Law RE:
An act relative to the Disability Pension for Patricia M. Lampron
administered by the Boston Retirement Board.
On motion of Councilor FitzGerald, Rule 12 was invoked to include
Councilors Flynn and Murphy as original co sponsors.
On motion of Councilors Flynn and Murphy, the rules were suspended; the
petition was passed; yeas 13.
Votes:
Description:
Councilor Murphy offered the following: Second order requesting certain
information under Section 17F re: Disclosure of Individual Recipients of
City Funded Down Payment Assistance Grants Disbursed Since 2021.
On motion of Councilor Murphy, the order did not pass; yeas 3 (FitzGerald,
Flynn, Murphy), nays 8, present 1 (Mejia), absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on January 8, 2025, Docket #0144,
Petition for a Special Law Re: Ranked Choice Voting in Boston, the
committee submitted a report recommending that the ordinance ought to
pass in a new draft.
The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft; yeas 8,
nays 4 (Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy), absent 1 (Fernandes
Anderson).
Votes:
Description:
Communication was received from the City Clerk transmitting a communication from the Boston Landmarks Commission for City Council action on the designation of The Old North Church and Campus, 193 Salem Street, Boston, MA, as a Landmark (In effect after June 6, 2025 if not acted upon). The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 12, absent 1 (Fernandes Anderson).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on April 30, 2025, Docket #0942, for a
supplemental appropriation order for the Boston Public Schools for FY25 in
the amount of Thirty Three Million Two Hundred Sixty Two Thousand
Four Hundred Sixty Six Dollars ($33,262,466.00) to cover the impact of
FY25 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreement
between the Boston School Committee and the Boston Teachers Union. The
term of the contract is September 1, 2024 August 30, 2027. The major
provisions of the contract include general wage increases of 2.5%, 2%, and
2% in September of 2024, 2025, and 2026. The Paraprofessionals and
ABAs will also receive market rate adjustments, the committee submitted a
report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, absent 1
(Fernandes Anderson).
Votes:
Description:
On the message and order, referred on April 30, 2025, Docket #0940, for
your approval an order to reduce the FY25 appropriation for the Reserve for
Collective Bargaining by Thirty Three Million Two Hundred Sixty Two
Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Six Dollars ($33,262,466.00) to provide
funding for the Boston Public Schools (BPS) for the FY25 impact of
increases contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the
Boston School Committee and the Boston Teachers Union, ”), the
committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, absent 1
(Fernandes Anderson).