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BOSTON — May 26, 2026 — Boston City Council concludes its departmental budget hearings with scrutiny of assessing, treasury, and auditing operations ahead of FY27 deliberations. The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by District 6 Councilor Ben Weber, heard Tuesday from City Auditor Scott Finn, who confirmed a Wolfen Company audit

BOSTON — May 22, 2026 — Boston City Council panel presses police commissioner on body camera release gaps, finds no set timeline in department rules. The Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice held a hearing Friday on Docket No. 0638, examining Boston Police Department Rule 405, the internal body-worn camera

BOSTON — May 21, 2026 — Boston City Council scrutinizes Public Health Commission FY27 budget as mental health pilot debate divides advocates and officials. The Committee on Ways and Means held a lengthy afternoon hearing Wednesday on dockets 0733 through 0740, with BPHC Commissioner Dr. Bisola Ojikutu and Budget Director Chris Valdez

BOSTON — May 21, 2026 — Boston City Council Ways and Means Committee scrutinizes BPHC's $40 million-offset EMS budget as union calls pay gap alarming. The committee held a morning budget hearing May 21 on the Boston Public Health Commission's fiscal year 2027 operating budget, covering docket

BOSTON — May 20, 2026 — 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. Councillor Brian Worrell moved to suspend Rule 24, which would have

BOSTON — May 19, 2026 — Boston City Council reviews flat $50.7 million Boston Public Library budget for FY2027, avoiding layoffs but raising service concerns. The Ways and Means Committee heard Tuesday from BPL President David Leonard, who described a proposed $50,724,000 operating budget — roughly $1.5 million below

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 Rivera told the panel that BCYF's 206,288 registered members logged nearly 900,000

BOSTON — May 18, 2026 — 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. Executive Director Evandro Carvalho and Deputy Director

BOSTON — May 14, 2026 — Boston council questions elections department on staffing gaps and midterm readiness as budget drops $544,000. The Ways and Means Committee, chaired by District 6 Councillor Ben Weber, heard from acting Elections Department head Paul Chong and Head Assistant Register of Voters Sabino Piamonte on the

BOSTON — May 14, 2026 — Boston Election Department defends $544,000 budget cut as state picks up midterm printing costs. The City Council's Ways and Means Committee reviewed the Election Department's fiscal year 2027 operating budget Thursday, with acting department head Paul Chong and head assistant registrar