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Request for a public hearing

Hold hearing to modernize Boston City Charter ahead of 400th anniversary

Last activity April 24, 2026 (5 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    February 23, 2026

  2. In committee

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

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The City Council ordered a hearing to examine the history, current structure, and potential modernization of the Boston City Charter in advance of the city’s 400th anniversary. The hearing would review the charter’s evolution, powers, and governance, invite department staff, legal experts, historians, and community members to testify, and consider pathways for reform.

Affects Boston residents

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

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Official title

Order for a hearing to examine and modernize the Boston City Charter in advance of the City's 400th anniversary.

Timeline

  1. February 25, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council