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January 3, 2022
11 recorded votes, 11 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Lydia Edwards, Edward Flynn, Frank Baker, Brian Worrell, Ricardo Arroyo, Kendra Lara, Tania Fernandes Anderson, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon, Michael Flaherty, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Adopt the minutes of the December 15, 2021 meeting
Councilor Breadon moved to adopt the minutes from the December 15, 2021 meeting.
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From the minutes
“Councilor Breadon moved to adopt the minutes from the December 15, 2021 meeting. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Breadon)
Proceed to the election of a Council President
Councilor Arroyo moved that the Council proceed to the election of a President.
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From the minutes
“Councilor Arroyo moved that the Council proceed to the election of a President. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Arroyo)
Election of the Council President
Elect the Council President for 2022-2023
Election of the Council President for Municipal Years 2022-2023 (roll call, each councilor naming a choice).
A vote choosing a person, so MassVoter shows the result only. The minutes read: "For Councilor Flynn – Councilors Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Edwards, Fernandes-Anderson, Flaherty, Flynn, Lara-Hicks, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy and Worrell -13." Ed Flynn was elected President with all 13 votes.
From the minutes
“For Councilor Flynn – Councilors Arroyo, Baker, Bok, Breadon, Edwards, Fernandes-Anderson, Flaherty, Flynn, Lara-Hicks, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy and Worrell -13. Councilor Flynn, having received 13 votes, was declared elected President for the Municipal Year 2022 through 2023..”
Docket #0149
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Jake Werner in City Council, effective January 8, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0150
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Sandra Sanchez Saavedra in City Council, effective January 1, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0151
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Dustin Gardner in City Council, effective January 3, 2021
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0152
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Hodan Hashi and Emily Polston in City Council, effective January 3, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0153
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Nora McManus Vincent, My'kel McMillen and Alex Ponte-Capellan in City Council, effective January 3, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0154
Order for the appointment of temporary employees Kalamu Kieta, Joshua McFadden, Aline Mercury and Amina Scott in City Council
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Docket #0157
Order requesting certain information under section 17F: relative to to the Best Western Roundhouse Hotel
Passed under suspension of the rules.
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From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules..”
Consent agenda
Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it in the minutes)
The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted.
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From the minutes
“The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted..”
From the Boston City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s Legistar meeting calendar (linked from the City Council page on boston.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Boston (boston.gov), from the official headshots on the City Council page. Former councilors show initials.
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