Mayor's directive
Accept $40,000 grant to Police Homicide Unit
Last activity August 27, 2026 (23 days ago)
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Introduced
August 24, 2026
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In committee
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Council vote
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Adopted
The City Council transmitted an order authorized by Mayor Michelle Wu to accept and spend $40,000 as a grant from the Simoni Foundation. The funds would be administered by the Police Department to support the work of the Homicide Unit. The grant was described in attachment as the Simoni Foundation Grant $40,000 and the action occurred on August 26, 2026.
Affects Residents of Boston and Police Department
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Official title
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in the form of a grant, The Simoni Foundation Charitable Donation Grant, awarded by Frank R. and Elizabeth Simoni Foundation Inc. to be administered by the Police Department. The grant would fund supporting the work of the Homicide Unit.
Timeline
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August 26, 2026
The rules were suspended; the order was passed.
City Council
On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed: yeas 10 (Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Worrell), absent 3 (Durkan, Mejia, Weber).