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February 9, 2022
5 recorded votes, 2 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 February 16, 2022 meeting
President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the February 16, 2022 meeting.
From the minutes
“President Flynn moved to adopt the minutes from the February 16, 2022 meeting. Motion prevailed; yeas 13..” (Motion: Flynn)
Docket #0158
Message and order: order authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000.00. The current conditions in the municipal bond...
The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13..”
Docket #0260
Resolution in Support of H. 3115 “An Act Ensuring Equitable Representation in the Commonwealth”
On motion of President Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13.
From the minutes
“On motion of President Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted; yeas 13..” (Motion: Flynn)
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..”
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