Docket 1975
Roll call 1 of 16 at the meeting of October 21, 2026: 10 yes, 3 no.
The motion
Resolution to make Election Day a holiday for City Council staff and urge Boston and Massachusetts to do the same.
The City's own summary of the docket.
the resolution was adopted: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy).
The clerk's full description
1975 Councilors Breadon, Louijeune, Santana, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Mejia, Pepén, Weber and Worrell offered the following: Resolution declaring Election Day a holiday for City Council employees and calling upon the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to follow. Councilor Coletta Zapata in the chair. On motion of Councilor Breadon, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Louijeune and Santana as original co sponsors. On motion of Councilors Breadon, Louijeune, and Santana, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 3 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy).