Councilor Santana called Docket #1035, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Twenty-Four Thousand Ninety-Five Dollars ($24,095.00) in the form of a grant, FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement, awarded by United States Department of Justice, passed through the Massachusetts State Police / Crime Laboratory, to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund training and continuing education for forensic examiners, criminalists and laboratory personnel, from the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body.

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Committee

Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice

Introduced

May 12, 2026

On agenda

May 20, 2026

Passed

July 8, 2026

Where it was heard

City Council Jul 8, 2026 Passed City Council May 20, 2026 Referred to

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