Formal position, not binding
Rescind Elected Official Salary Increases to Fund Services
Last activity May 21, 2026 (4 months ago)
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Introduced
May 18, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council passed a resolution on May 20, 2026 calling for rescission of the 2022 elected official salary increases and redirecting savings to essential city services. The measure notes the increases took effect in 2026 and argues postponing or reversing them would protect frontline workers, vulnerable residents, and core programs.
Affects Boston residents, frontline workers, and vulnerable communities
Filed by Miniard Culpepper, Ed Flynn, and Erin Murphy
Now with the City Council
About Budget & Finance and Government Operations & Elections
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Official title
Resolution calling for the rescission of elected official salary increases and the redirection of savings to essential City services.
Timeline
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May 20, 2026
The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.
City Council
On motion of Councilors Murphy and Flynn, the rules were suspended; the resolution was not adopted: yeas 3 (Culpepper, Flynn, Murphy), nays 9 (Breadon, Durkan, FitzGerald, Louijeune, Mejia, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).