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February 2, 2022
14 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Meeting video · City meeting page
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Attendance
Note on these minutes: The minutes have no attendance line. Every councilor on the council that day took part in a roll call at this meeting (yeas 13 on the minutes), so all are shown as present.
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 January 26, 2022 meeting
President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the January 26, 2022 meeting.
From the minutes
“President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the January 26, 2022 meeting. Motion prevailed; yeas 13..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #0224
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of $9,000.00 in the form of a grant, for the BU Research Pilot Project, awarded by...
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13..”
Docket #0160
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston (the “City”) to accept and expend the amount of $5,000,000.00 in the form of a grant ( the “Grant Payment”), awarded...
The report was accepted; the order was passed.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed..”
Docket #0239
Substitute new language: An Ordinance Creating a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans
Councilor Mejia moved for substitution of the language.
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From the minutes
“Councilor Mejia moved for substitution of the language. Motion prevailed..” (Motion: Mejia)
Docket #0240
Reconsider the vote: An Ordinance Amending City of Boston Code, Chapter XV Section XI Creating a Commission on Black Men and Boys
Councilor Mejia moved reconsideration of Docket # 0240; yeas 7, nays 5, present 1.
The minutes give only the count (yeas 7, nays 5, present 1), not who voted no or who voted present. Showing the count only. The minutes give the count but do not say whether the motion passed; the result shown follows the count (7-5).
From the minutes
“Councilor Mejia moved reconsideration of Docket # 0240; yeas 7, nays 5, present 1..” (Motion: Mejia)
Suspension and passage of Docket #0240: An Ordinance Amending City of Boston Code, Chapter XV Section XI Creating a Commission on Black Men and Boys
Councilor Mejia moved for suspension and passage of Docket #0240.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
From the minutes
“Councilor Mejia moved for suspension and passage of Docket #0240. Motion did not prevail, objections from Councilors Baker, Bok, Breadon, Flaherty and Murphy..” (Motion: Mejia)
Docket #0248
Order For Special Preliminary Municipal Election For District One City Councilor On April 5, 2022 And Special Municipal Election On May 3, 2022
The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“The rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas 13..”
Docket #0249
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Jacob deBlecourt in City Council effective February 5, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13..”
Docket #0250
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Jacob deBlecourt in City Council effective February 12, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13..”
Docket #0251
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Sandra Sanchez Saavedra in City Council effective January 31, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13..”
Docket #0252
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Michael Bonetti and Judy Evers in City Council effective January 31, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13..”
Docket #0253
Order for the appointment of temporary employee Elaine Donovan in City Council effective February 5, 2022
Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“Passed under suspension of the rules; yeas 13..”
Consent agenda
Adopt the consent agenda (the resolutions listed under it in the minutes)
The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters; yeas 13.
The minutes give the count but do not say whether the motion passed; the result shown follows the count (13-0).
From the minutes
“The Chair moved adoption of a Consent Agenda containing the following matters; yeas 13..”
The matters contained within the Consent Agenda were severally adopted.
The minutes give the result only, with no count, so MassVoter does not show how each councilor voted.
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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