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From YouTube: Althea Garrison Swearing-In Ceremony
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Longtime political candidate Althea Garrison of Dorchester wins an at-large spot on the Boston City Council after Ayanna Pressley's seat is vacated, following her election to the United States Congress.
A
A
A
A
Command
impreza
dn't
I've
been
informed
by
the
clerk
that
a
quorum
is
present
at
this
time.
I
would
like
all
guests
in
colleagues
and
staff
to
please
rise.
A
councillor
Flynn
we'll
bring
our
clergy
up
for
the
day.
Who
do
the
invocation
I
asked
all
guests
to
remain
standing
during
the
invocation
and
then
to
remain
standing
after
that
as
councillor
Flynn
leads
us
through
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
councillor
flame.
C
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
It's
an
honor
for
me
to
introduce
someone
that
I
have
great
respect
and
admiration
for
to
open
this
session.
Up
with
with
the
prayer,
Katy
Cole
is
the
associate
pastor
of
the
fourth
Presbyterian
Church
in
South
Boston.
This
church
does
incredible
work
in
helping
so
many
people,
especially
the
poor,
our
immigrant
community,
fighting
for
social
and
economic
justice
being
there
for
a
homeless
had
the
opportunity
of
being
of
recently
for
thanksgivin
with
council
Authority
as
well
and
I
know.
D
We
pray
for
children
whose
lives
have
been
torn
by
gun
violence
whose
parents
are
away
in
prisons
and
in
detention
centers
whose
families
are
ravaged
by
the
diseases
of
addiction.
All
of
these
children.
We
lift
up
to
you
O,
God
and
sometimes
in
moments
of
your
grace.
We
remember
that,
though
we
consider
ourselves
leaders
counselors
commissioners,
mayor's
grown-ups
in
urine
eyes.
D
God
we
are
but
children,
and
so
we
pray
that
you
restore
to
us
a
childlike
sense
of
wonder,
curiosity
and
creativity
that,
as
we
go
about
the
work
of
serving
our
city,
you
restore
to
us
our
god-given
imaginations
to
see
new
ways
forward
so
that
all
children
may
thrive.
Here.
God
we
meet
you
in
the
faces
of
our
neighbors,
and
we
know
you
by
many
names.
I
pray
to
you
in
the
name
of
Jesus,
amen,.
A
B
B
So
twenty
five
beach
Glenn
Street
District,
seven
six
thousand
one
hundred
and
twenty
four
votes
and
was
in
eighth
place,
sincerely
Dion
s
Irish,
chair
of
the
Board
of
Elections
commissioners
and
now
to
the
city
councillor
to
the
City
Council
councillors.
In
accordance
with
section
fifteen
chapter
452
of
the
acts
of
nineteen
forty
eight,
your
body
is
hereby
notified
that
a
vacancy
has
occurred
in
the
City
Council
because
of
the
resignation
of
Ayanna
Presley.
B
Also
for
your
information,
please
be
advised
that
in
accordance
was
said,
section
fifteen,
the
remaining
members
of
the
City
Council
within
fifteen
days
after
this
notification
must
choose
a
city
councillor
for
the
remainder
of
mrs.
Presley's
term.
Whichever
of
the
defeated
candidates
for
the
office
of
City
Councilor
at-large
at
the
last
regular
municipal
election,
received
the
highest
number
of
votes
and
is
eligible
and
willing
to
serve
records
of
the
election.
Department
indicates
such
highest
number
of
votes
were
received
by
Althea
garrison
of
47
Woodcliff
Street
in
Boston.
A
E
Thank
You
Madame
president
interview
to
the
members
of
the
City
Council
I,
want
to
wish
everyone
a
very
happy
New
Year
to
the
the
guests
and
staff
that
are
here
today.
I
want
to
wish
you
a
well
happy
near
as
well
to
the
councillor
elect
I,
want
to
congratulate
you
on
this
election
and
congratulate
you
on
today's
exciting
day
and
swearing
in
the
council
elect
serve
one
term
in
the
Massachusetts.
House
represent
him,
so
this
is
not
her
first
wearing
it.
E
So
it
is
your
second
swearing-in
and
I
just
like
to
say
to
the
council
that
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you,
particularly
the
first
part
of
this
year
on
a
report
that
was
just
given
from
the
Boston
Fire
Department
and
our
public
safety
officials
and
taking
that
report
very
seriously.
I
know
that
today
there
was
some
conversation
about
how
this
happened
before
in
the
past,
and
nothing
has
been
done.
E
That
was
a
different
era,
a
different
different
elected
body,
a
different
City
Council,
a
different
mayor's
office,
a
different
commissioner
and
I
look
forward
to
working
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
directly
in
through
the
president's
office.
To
address
the
concerns
of
our
female
firefighters
and
of
all
our
public
safety
officials
in
the
calm
in
this
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
I
just
want
to
say
there
say
that
first
and
now
I
would
like
to
also
when
the
Ministry
of
the
oath
of
office
to
you.
F
F
F
E
F
Also
I
would
like
to
thank
the
voters
of
West
Roxbury
rosanell
High
Park
Roxbury
Dorchester
Mattapan,
as
well
as
voters
of
South
Boston
Charlestown,
the
South
in
North
in
East,
Boston
and
Austin
bright
I'm
grateful
for
your
vote
during
the
municipal
election
of
2017.
For
those
of
you
who
are
wondering
whether
I
will
be
running
for
reelection.
The
answer
is
yes.
I
will
be
running
for
re-election
this
year.
F
There's
a
lot
of
work
that
needs
to
be
done
as
well
as
creating
real,
affordable
housing.
That
is
one
of
the
key
issues
that
I
would
like
to
work
on.
Some
form
of
rent
control
and
evictions
without
calls
is
terrible,
and
we
need
to
put
an
end
to
that.
My
top
priorities
are
senior
citizens
and
addressing
the
problem,
our
homeless
veterans,
in
which
ideally
and
compassionately
care
about.
Thank
you
for
being
here
and
god
bless.
F
A
As
councillor
garrison
takes
her
seat
III
on
behalf
of
the
entire
City
Council,
of
course,
one
a
welcome
councillor
garrison
to
the
council.
We've
had
many
conversations
and
I
know
she's
ready
to
get
to
work,
and
each
of
us
are
ready
to
partner
in
the
work
with
her
and
like
she
said,
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
and
since
the
mayor
mentioned
it
not
just
with
respect
to
the
fire
department
because
as
much
work
to
be
done,
there,
a
public
safety
agencies,
you
name
it.
A
The
list
is
long
and,
of
course
the
council
is
dedicated
and
ready
to
get
to
work.
So,
of
course,
some
I
want
to
thank
councilor
garrison
again
for
running
having
having
the
courage
to
run
and
for
agreeing
to
serve.
I
also
want
to
extend
another
Happy
New
Year
to
my
counselors.
All
of
you
welcome
back
here
we
go.
This
is
going
to
be
a
great
year
and
we
look
forward
to
working
as
a
collective
to
move
this
city
forward
for
all
of
our
residents
across
the
entire
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
at
this
time.
A
G
There
are
some
people
actually
in
this
building
who
never
knew
that
Maureen
and
Jim
were
married
because
the
different
names,
so
it
was
a
really
a
scandalous
affair
for
the
last
25
years
in
the
building
I
just
wanted
to
bring
them
up.
I
have
two
citations
certificate
of
official
resolutions
from
the
city
of
Boston,
there's
a
bunch
of
we're
asses
all
about
their
entire
lives,
but
I'm
just
going
to
go
a
little
off
the
cuff
here
you
know:
they've
been
friends
of
high
Park
for
over
45
years.
G
They
have
two
wonderful
kids
and
you
know
they've
done
so
much
for
the
community
they're
both
of
their
families
have
been
involved
for
so
many
years.
Jim
used
to
run
would
a
teen
for
the
previous
for
the
previous
mayor
and
I.
Remember
many
a
time
getting
called
up
to
run
into
his
kitchen
and
give
them
numbers
and
all
that
good
stuff,
I
remember
getting
the
phone
calls
from
either
Maureen
or
Jim,
saying
hey
we're
having
to
stand
out
tomorrow
morning
and
I'm
taking
attendance.
So
you
might
want
to
go
to
that.
G
G
H
Think
the
both
of
us
are
gonna
leave
with
mixed
emotions,
because
we've
gotten
to
meet
so
many
nice
people,
both
within
the
building
within
city
government
across
the
communities
in
the
neighborhoods.
It
truly
is
one
of
the
most
advantageous
positions
a
person
could
be
in
is
to
be
so
close
to
the
people
that
are
being
served
by
government
when
you're
at
the
municipal
government
level.
H
H
We
greatly
appreciate
your
friendship
and
you'll,
probably
see
us
around
complaining
at
a
neighborhood
meeting
and
thank
you,
I
have
to
say
this
mayor,
Walsh,
welcomed
me
and,
and
and
and
Maureen,
and
to
the
new
family
that
got
established
in
City
Hall
and
we're
forever
indebted
to
the
people
who
have
led
the
city
for
being
so
gracious
to
us
and
giving
us
the
opportunities.
So
thank
you,
mayor,
Walsh
and
and
all
of
the
city
councilors
I've
enjoyed
coming
down
and
testifying
and
answering
questions.
H
G
E
While
everyone
is
standing
for
about
Jim,
Mari
and
I
have
a
certificate
of
recognition
for
Maureen,
because
Jim
is
I'm
not
done
with
him.
Yet
there's
still
reports
that
I
have
not
received
so
until
I
get
those
reports,
you're
not
getting
a
certificate,
but
I
want
to
congratulate
Maureen
in
26
years
of
service
to
the
city
of
Boston
in
incredible
appreciation
and
support
and
inspiration.
E
She
has
provided
to
countless
numbers
of
people
at
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
Division
of
Insurance,
the
office
of
the
secretary
of
state
at
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
the
department
of
innovation
and
technology
and,
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
Boston,
I,
want
to
congratulate
you
on
your
retirement.
In
your
extraordinary
career.
Invest
wishes
for
continued
success
and
I
just
want
to
take
a
minute
for
Jim
I
got
sworn
in
in
January
of
2014.
E
E
Somebody
had
suggested
Jim,
Gillooly
I
had
a
conversation
with
Jim
and
he
ran
that
department
for
a
long
time
and
here
in
that
department,
with
distinction
with
honor
a
true
true
public
servant
and
I
want
to
thank
both
Jim
Maureen
for
their
service
to
the
public.
Oftentimes
public
servants
don't
get
to
create
the
praise
or
the
credit
for
what
they
do.
They're
the
folks
that
work
behind
the
scenes
to
make
us
that
elected
officials
look
good
they're,
the
folks
that
make
things
run
and
make
things
move.
E
A
Thank
you
and
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
that
representative
Russell
Holmes
was
here
as
well
for
Althea,
Garrison's,
swearing-in
and
I
also
I,
think
congressman
Presley
is
still
in
votes,
but
wanted
to
send
her
a
letter
to
congratulate
Althea
garrison.
She
did
personally
call
to
extend
her
congratulations
to
you.
She
wants
to
be
a
partner
in
this
work
and
so
I
apologize
for
not
saying
that
earlier,
but
please
consider
our
partner
in
the
work
and
I
want
to
thank
congressman.
Presley.