Legislation
Communication was received from the Mayor, pursuant to the Ordinance on Surveillance Oversight and Information Sharing, Boston City Code Section 16-63, transmitting the City of Boston's 2025… Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Authorizing Property Tax Relief for Community-Serving Non-Profit Organizations in the City of Boston. Legislative Calendar for September 16, 2026. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Maya Smith, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2027. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Gina Smyth, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2027. Ordinance Amending and Extending Protections for Tenants Facing Displacement by Condominium or Cooperative Conversion. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Fred Penney, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2027. Resolution recognizing Minister Don Muhammad and Sister Shirley Muhammad. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Mike Glasfeld, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2028. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Kailie Benson, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2028. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Jill Valdes-Horwood, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2028. Resolution recognizing Evenflow E. Guillomaitre. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Gabriela Coletta Zapata, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2029. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Oliver Sellers-Garcia, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2029. Message and order for the confirmation of the appointment of Josh DeLisle, as a member of the Boston Waterways Board for a term expiring on September 14, 2029. On the message and order, referred on September 16, 2026, Docket #1672, for the Boston Police Department for FY27 in the amount of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Eight Hundred N… On the message and order, referred on September 16, 2026, Docket #1674, for the Boston Police Department for FY27 in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Ninety-Three D… Resolution recognizing Dermot Kennedy. On the message and order, referred on September 16, 2026, Docket #1673, to reduce the FY27 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million Three Hundred Sixty-Six Thou… On the message and order, referred on September 16, 2026, Docket #1671, to reduce the FY27 appropriation for the Reserve for Collective Bargaining by One Million Nine Hundred Fifty-One Thous… Petition for a Special Law re: An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Melvin Casseus. Message and order authorizing the City of Boston Procurement Department to enter into a contract for a period of up to six (6) years for the purchase of Fire Apparatus (ladder, pumper, and t… Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) in the form of a grant, FY26 Fair Share Supplemental Fu… Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) in the form of a grant, Tuition Free Community College Expansion, awar… Councilor Santana called Docket #1680, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Sixty-Four Thousand Two Hundred One Dollars And Fifty Cents ($64,20… Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Thirteen Million Four Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Seventy Dollars And Forty Cents ($13,471,070.40) in the… Resolution calling upon the Administration to honor its commitments to The People's Academy Inc. and ensure transparency and equity in the City's treatment of a Roxbury-based workforce devel… Ordinance Amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Chapter XVI, Section 63, Ordinance on Surveillance Oversight and Information Sharing. Councilor Breadon for Councilor Culpepper offered the following: Order for the appointment of temporary employee Cassandra Johnson in City Council, effective September 12, 2026. Resolution in memory of Denise Alena Washington. Resolution recognizing Juan Carlos Ferrufino. Resolution recognizing Alcides Velez, Jr. Resolution recognizing Wilner Auguste. Resolution recognizing Geoff Pipoly. Resolution recognizing Rubiel Patiño. Resolution in memory of John Pierce Rousmaniere. Communication was received from Metro Boston Homeland Security regarding support for accept and expend of FY'25 UASI Grant funding. Resolution in support of H.1405 / S.860: An Act Establishing Medicare for All in Massachusetts. Resolution in support of mail-in voting. Resolution condemning the United States Postal Service's proposal to permanently close the Allston Post Office branch.Watch Boston legislation
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