Docket 0966

Roll call 1 of 21 at the meeting of November 18, 2020: 26 yes, 0 no.

This record contradicts itself

The votes recorded below don't match the tally the clerk wrote in the description. Both come from the City; neither has been changed here.

The description says 12 voted yes; the record lists 26.

The motion

City Council Discusses and Votes on Zoning Board of Appeals Appointment

The City's own summary of the docket.

yeas 12 (Councilor Wu abstained).

The clerk's full description

Councilor Wu called Docket #0966, message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Hansy Better Barraza as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for a term expiring July 1, 2021, from the Committee of Planning, Development and Transportation. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Wu, appointment was confirmed; yeas 12 (Councilor Wu abstained).

The City's open dataset records this vote differently

This page follows boston.gov. The City's 2008–2024 dataset has the same roll call with these differences:

Wu: abstain in the dataset, yes on boston.gov.

How this record was read

The City's data gives surnames and short vote codes. These changes were made to read it, and nothing else:

Arroyo appears more than once in this roll call.
Baker appears more than once in this roll call.
Bok appears more than once in this roll call.
Breadon appears more than once in this roll call.
Campbell appears more than once in this roll call.
Edwards appears more than once in this roll call.
Essaibi-George appears more than once in this roll call.
Flaherty appears more than once in this roll call.
Flynn appears more than once in this roll call.
Janey appears more than once in this roll call.
Mejia appears more than once in this roll call.
O'Malley appears more than once in this roll call.
Wu appears more than once in this roll call.