Docket 1357
Roll call 3 of 8 at the meeting of August 27, 2025: 5 yes, 6 no, 1 not present.
The motion
City Council Vote Record: Social Media Analysis Tools Report
The City's own summary of the docket.
yeas 5 (Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Santana), nays 6 (Breadon, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).
The clerk's full description
On the message and order, referred on July 9, 2025, Docket #1357, in accordance with the Ordinance on Surveillance Oversight and Information Sharing, Boston City Code Section 16 63.(b)(3), I hereby transmit for your review the Boston Police Department's report on three "Social Media Analysis Tools," the "Surveillance Use Policy" questionnaire, and the relevant Department policies that govern the use of these tools, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. Councilor Mejia moved to table Docket #1357. Second Councilor Weber. The motion did not prevail; yeas 5 (Breadon, Louijeune, Mejia, Weber, Worrell), nays 6 (Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Santana), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata). The report was accepted; the order did not pass; yeas 5 (Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Santana), nays 6 (Breadon, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).
How each councillor voted
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.