Yeas & NaysBoston City Council votes

Docket 1274

Roll call 9 of 9 at the meeting of July 9, 2025: 3 yes, 9 no.

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The motion

City Council Vote on Independent Municipal Inspector General Petition

The City's own summary of the docket.

yeas 3 (Mejia, Murphy, Worrell), nays 9.

The clerk's full description

1274 On the message and order, referred on June 25, 2025, Docket #1274, communication was received from Eneida Tavares, Chair of the Board of Election, regarding the Citizen Petition to establish an Independent Municipal Inspector General, the committee submitted a report recommending that this matter ought to pass. Councilor Coletta Zapata moved to substitute language. Motion prevailed. The communication did not pass; yeas 3 (Mejia, Murphy, Worrell), nays 9.

How each councillor voted

12 recorded

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:

  • The City's record lists Fernandes Anderson with no vote; left out of the count.