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Adopt Resolution Supporting Retired Officers Working Details

Last activity August 6, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

  1. Introduced

    July 27, 2026

  2. In committee

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

This City Council resolution supports allowing retired Boston Police Officers to work paid details under state law. It emphasizes staffing shortages, overtime, and the value of experienced officers who are familiar with neighborhoods and procedures. The measure asks the Police Commissioner to use the authority granted under Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2015 to appoint retired officers as special police for details.

Affects retired Boston Police Officers

Filed by Erin Murphy and Ed Flynn

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About Labor & Workforce and Public Safety

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Official title

Resolution in support of allowing retired police officers the opportunity to work paid details. On motion of Councilors Flynn and Murphy, the rules were suspended, the resolution was adopted; yeas 9 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), present 3 (Louijeune, Mejia, Weber), absent 1 (Coletta Zapata).

Timeline

  1. August 5, 2026

    The rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.

    City Council