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Request for a public hearing

Council to audit City of Boston hiring practices

Last activity February 10, 2026 (7 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    January 15, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The matter is an Order for a Hearing to audit the City of Boston’s hiring, firing and promotion policies, practices and procedures. It calls for a hearing with city agencies and outside counsel to examine equity, transparency and fairness in personnel decisions across major departments.

Affects City of Boston employees and Boston residents

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, and Julia Mejia

Now with the Committee on Labor and Economic Development

About Labor & Workforce , Civil Rights & Immigration and Government Operations & Elections

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Official title

Order for a hearing to audit the City of Boston's hiring, firing and promotion policies, practices and procedures.

Timeline

  1. January 28, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council