Government · City Council
Boston City Council Presses BPHC on EMS Pay Gap, FY27 Budget in Morning Hearing
Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee scrutinizes BPHC's $40 million-offset EMS budget as union calls pay gap alarming.
Board
City Council
Members: Liz Breadon (Chair), Ruthzee Louijeune (Member), Julia M. Mejia (Member), Erin J. Murphy (Member), Henry Santana (Member), Gabriela Coletta Zapata (Member), Edward M. Flynn (Member), John FitzGerald (Member), Brian Worrell (Member), Enrique J. Pepén (Member), Benjamin J. Weber (Member), Miniard Culpepper (Member), Sharon Durkan (Member)
Government
Boston Public Health Commission Plans $1.7 Million Mental Health Crisis Response Pilot
Boston City Council hears competing visions for community mental health crisis response in BPHC budget hearing. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councilor Ben Weber, grilled Boston Public Health Commission Executive Director Dr.
Government
Boston City Council Hears BPHC FY27 Budget, EMS Union Demands Pay Parity
Boston City Council's Ways and Means Committee grills BPHC officials on FY27 budget as EMS union warns of 60 percent pay gap with firefighters.
Government · City Council
Boston City Council Budget Rejection Motion Dies on 6-6 Tie Vote
Boston City Council split 6-6 Wednesday on a procedural vote to reject Mayor Michelle Wu's proposed $4.9 billion fiscal year 2027 operating budget, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed.
Government · City Council
Boston Public Library FY2027 Budget Holds Flat at $50.7 Million, Avoiding Layoffs
Boston City Council reviews flat $50.7 million Boston Public Library budget for FY2027, avoiding layoffs but raising service concerns.
Government
Boston Council Hearing Exposes Police Overtime Data Gaps and Absent Commissioner
BOSTON -- May 19, 2026, Boston City Council committee presses police department on overtime costs with commissioner absent. The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by at-large Councillor Henry Santana, held a
Government · City Council
Boston Council Hears Curtis Hall Pool Will Close for One Year Starting in June
BOSTON -- May 18, 2026, Boston's Ways and Means Committee scrutinized a level-funded $30.5 million FY27 BCYF budget while pressing officials on child care funding cuts and facility closures. Commissioner Marta
Government · City Council
Boston Council Presses Police Oversight Office on Eight Unresolved Misconduct Findings
Boston's civilian police oversight office told the City Council's Ways and Means Committee that eight sustained misconduct findings against Boston Police Department officers remain unaddressed by Commissioner Michael Cox, prompting calls for an ordinance amendment.
Government · City Council
Boston Elections Department Defends $544,000 Budget Cut as State Picks Up Midterm Costs
Boston council questions elections department on staffing gaps and midterm readiness as budget drops $544,000.
Government · City Council
Boston Election Department Cites State Cost-Sharing for $544,000 Budget Cut in Midterm Year
Boston Election Department defends $544,000 budget cut as state picks up midterm printing costs.
Get Boston's town government news by email, free. One briefing each morning.
Check your email to confirm. One tap and you are in.
Something went wrong. Please try again.