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Issues in Boston

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Public moneyFunding $1,366,093.00 for Boston Police Department FY27 costs in its agreement with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society Superior Officers UnitBig moneyLast action September 30, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyReducing the FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $1,951,894.00 to fund Boston Police Department FY27 increases in agreements with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS)Big moneyLast action September 30, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyReducing the FY27 Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $1,366,093.00 to fund Boston Police Department FY27 increases in agreements with the Boston Police Detective Benevolent Society Superior Officers UnitBig moneyLast action September 30, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyFunding $1,951,894.00 for Boston Police Department FY27 costs in its agreement with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS)Big moneyLast action September 30, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyAmending the FY27 Community Preservation Fund appropriation to $47,265,655.00, reserved for future recommendation by the CPC and appropriation by City CouncilBig moneyLast action September 23, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyAccepting and spending a $1,000,000.00 grant from the Barr Foundation for the Cultural Access Program (Museum Sundays), with 60% to the Innovation Fund and 40% to unrestricted project expensesBig moneyLast action September 16, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyAllowing the City of Boston to enter lease, lease-purchase or installment sales agreements in Fiscal Year 2027, up to $28,500,000.00, for equipment such as vehicles, ambulances and school busesBig moneyLast action June 24, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyApproving an appropriation of $384,705,000.00 for various capital improvement purposes for city departments, including housing, libraries, parks, fire, public works and transportationBig moneyLast action June 24, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneySetting a Fiscal Year 2027 limit of $1,100,000.00 on a Boston Center for Youth & Families fund that runs the City Hall Child Care, paid for by parent tuitionBig moneyLast action June 10, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyTaking up the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2027, with a committee recommended amended draft and amendments offered during debateBoard dividedLast action June 10, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyAppropriating $47,120,292.00 for the Snow & Winter Management budget to meet operating expenses from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026Big moneyLast action June 3, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyApproving an appropriation of $40,000,000.00 to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust FundBig moneyLast action June 3, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyCalling for elected official salary increases to be rescinded and the savings redirected to essential City servicesBoard dividedLast action May 20, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyReducing the FY26 Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $1,366,093.00 to fund Boston Police Department increases in the contract with the Boston Police Detective Benevolent Society Superior Officers UnitBig moneyLast action May 13, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyFunding $1,951,894.00 for FY26 costs in the contract between Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society, including a 2% base wage increase in July of 2025Big moneyLast action May 13, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyReducing the FY26 Reserve for Collective Bargaining by $1,951,894.00 to fund Boston Police Department increases in the contract with the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent SocietyBig moneyLast action May 13, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyFunding $1,366,093.00 for FY26 costs in the contract between Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society Superior Officers Unit, including a 2% base wage increase in July of 2025Big moneyLast action May 13, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyApproving $1,763,090.00 for Community Preservation Committee operating costs and $39,587,798.00 from the Community Preservation Fund's estimated revenues, reserved for later spending, for Fiscal Year 2027Big moneyLast action April 29, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyAppropriating $32,600,000.00 from Fiscal Year 2026 community preservation fund revenues for projects such as playgrounds, parks, community gardens, urban farms, trees, historic buildings and affordable housingBig moneyLast action April 29, 2026See every step and vote ›Public moneyPetitioning for a special law, An Act Relative to Real Estate Transfer Fees and Senior Property Tax Relief, with a committee report recommending it ought to passBoard dividedLast action April 15, 2026See every step and vote ›

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