Council Panel Reviews $517,000 in BPS Raises
Boston council panel reviews $517,000 in Boston Public Schools union raises amid Inspector General questions.
City Council · Meeting of October 6, 2026
Boston council panel reviews $517,000 in Boston Public Schools union raises amid Inspector General questions. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Councilor Benjamin J. Weber, heard testimony on 10 dockets funding raises for five BPS unions, including $268,887 for school police patrolmen and $111,802 for superior officers.
Councilor Edward M. Flynn pressed Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford on whether a state Inspector General report on BPS mismanagement affected the contracts; Ford said it would have "little to no impact." Flynn also requested an unsigned memorandum of understanding between Boston police and BPS before Wednesday's vote and raised concerns about laid-off paraprofessionals, "mostly women of color." Councilor John FitzGerald estimated the raises amount to roughly $2,000 per employee over three years. Gregory Maynard of the Boston Policy Institute testified that three of the five unions work in departments flagged by the Inspector General's report.
No vote was taken; the committee plans to send the dockets to the full Council Wednesday.
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Source: the City Council meeting of October 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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