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Boston

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Jun 26, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 24, 2026

City Council approves city budget and grants

Council approved the FY27 city budget, passed major capital and equipment appropriation orders, authorized multiple housing and public-safety grants, confirmed appointments, adopted several policy resolutions (including support for rent stabilization and criminalizing rideshare sexual assault), and referred energy and cybersecurity matters to committees.

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Briefing

Jun 3, 2026

City Council meeting summary

The Council adopted prior minutes and approved multiple grant acceptances (including an $80,000 public safety grant and a $39,000 transfer of a patrol vessel to the Harbor Patrol). The Council passed several budget and capital orders — notably funding for Snow & Winter Management ($47,120,292), Boston Public Schools operating support ($22,845,672) and a $40,000,000 OPEB contribution — and approved large capital spending items. The Council postponed the vote on the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order to June 10, 2026, adopted several recognitions and resolutions (including green infrastructure and holiday/month recognitions), and referred multiple hearings and orders to committees.

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Briefing

May 13, 2026

City Council meeting on May 13, 2026: multiple grant acceptances, budget and collective bargaining actions, hearings ordered on gun violence and mental-health response

The City Council met May 13, 2026 in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber (President Breadon presiding). Attendance: Councilors Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, and Worrell; Councilor Coletta Zapata absent. The Council adopted the May 6, 2026 minutes, considered and approved numerous grant acceptances and orders (including a $30,000,000 Inclusionary Development Policy Fund item referred to committee), approved funding adjustments related to FY26 police collective bargaining agreements, confirmed at least one appointment, and referred multiple dockets and hearings (notably on firearm trafficking and mental-health crisis response). The meeting adjourned at 3:46 P.M.; the next meeting was scheduled for May 20, 2026 at 12:00 P.M.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

City Council approves multiple public-safety and school appropriations, advances housing and policy measures (Apr 15, 2026)

At its April 15, 2026 meeting in the Christopher A. Iannella Chamber, the Boston City Council adopted minutes, approved and passed multiple grant acceptance orders for housing and public safety, passed school project appropriations and an MSBA Statement of Interest, advanced bikeshare and other ordinances, referred zoning and policy items to committees, adopted several resolutions (including opposing a proposed MassHealth adult dental cap and supporting renaming Ruggles Station), and approved a slate of personnel orders and temporary appointments.

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Briefing

Feb 4, 2026

City Council adopts updated Council rules; approves collective bargaining appropriations for Fire and Schools

At the February 4, 2026 City Council meeting the Council adopted a new draft of its Rules for 2026–2027 after multiple amendments and roll call votes, approved supplemental appropriations related to collective bargaining for the Fire Department and Boston Public Schools, accepted several grants, referred numerous hearings and ordinances to committees, and adopted multiple resolutions.

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Briefing

Dec 10, 2025

City Council approves multiple public-safety, housing, and workforce grants; adopts FY26 tax classification

At its December 10, 2025 meeting the Boston City Council passed a slate of grant acceptances and orders (including hazardous materials, public safety/911, youth violence prevention, housing stabilization, workforce training, and environmental grants), adopted the FY26 tax classification order, approved resolutions on Boston Public Schools decision‑making and White Stadium cost estimates, and took personnel/consent actions.

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Briefing

Nov 19, 2025

City Council meeting approves multiple grants and resolutions; refers police and public health collective bargaining appropriations to Ways & Means

At the November 19, 2025 City Council meeting President Louijeune chaired. The Council adopted the November 5 minutes; acted on multiple grant acceptances and in-kind donations (including elder services, climate and workforce grants, forensic improvements, and holiday food donations); passed an ordinance draft establishing a Transgender, Gender-diverse, Intersex, and LGBTQIA2S+ Oversight Commission; approved several petitions and resolutions; and referred police and public health collective bargaining appropriation orders to the Committee on Ways and Means. The meeting included multiple committee reports, items assigned for further action, and personnel appointments under suspension of the rules.

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Briefing

Oct 29, 2025

Boston City Council meeting minutes — October 29, 2025

The City Council convened October 29, 2025 (President Louijeune presiding). Council adopted the October 22 minutes, approved a $977,749 transfer and supplemental appropriation to fund Boston Public Schools costs from a collective bargaining agreement with the Administrative Guild, SEIU Local 888, and handled multiple grant acceptances and committee referrals. The Council confirmed several appointments, passed a petition for a Commission of Inspectors General in a new draft, adopted several resolutions (including Pedestrian Safety Month and Youth & Young Adult Homelessness Awareness Month), added late-filed personnel orders, and referred living-wage and public-health/needle-hazard matters to committees.

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