Items in any status, sorted by recent activity.
Next: The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
2026-0337 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced February 9, 2026
The Boston City Council has ordered a full, independent audit of Boston Public Schools to examine the district’s finances, operations, and program effectiveness.
updated September 2, 2026
2026-1601 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced August 24, 2026
This matter asks the City Council to hold a hearing on increasing the percentage of Community Preservation Act funds devoted to affordable housing.
updated August 27, 2026
2026-0932 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced May 4, 2026
This matter requests a City Council hearing to discuss the Boston Water and Sewer Commission discounts for seniors and persons with disabilities.
updated August 17, 2026
2026-1397 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 20, 2026
The City would accept and expend a gift of 43 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning units valued at $84,210 from FWC2026 US, Inc.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1395 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026
The City of Boston received a grant totaling $225,125.11 from the U.S.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1394 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026
The Mayor transmitted an order to accept and expend a grant of $240,806.50 from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for the Boston Police Department.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1350 · Formal position, not binding · Introduced July 6, 2026
The City Council resolution expresses support for maintaining Proposition 2 1/2 and its limits on property tax growth.
updated July 9, 2026
2026-1336 · Request for a public hearing · Introduced July 6, 2026
This City Council order would hold a hearing to discuss how a potential unfavorable court judgment on commercial property assessments could affect Boston’s revenue.
updated July 9, 2026
Next: The committee decides whether to send it to the full council for a vote.
2026-1415 · New city law · Introduced July 17, 2026
This ordinance would require the Streets Cabinet, Transportation Department, and Public Works to issue an annual report on all streets projects.
updated July 23, 2026
Next: The council votes to adopt or reject it.
2026-1348 · Formal position, not binding · Introduced July 6, 2026
The City Council filed a resolution on July 8, 2026 to use a supplemental budget from the City’s reserve fund to reinstate up to about 400 Boston Public Schools employees who were slated for layoffs.
updated July 9, 2026
Next: The city department has to respond.
2026-1589 · Mayor's directive · Introduced August 24, 2026
The City Council transmitted an order authorized by Mayor Michelle Wu to accept and spend $40,000 as a grant from the Simoni Foundation.
updated August 27, 2026
2026-1513 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 29, 2026
The City Council approved an order to accept and spend a $130,000 Harvard Business School Leadership Fellow grant awarded to the Mayor's Office.
updated August 6, 2026
2026-1400 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026
The City of Boston approved a mayoral order to accept and expend an $18,116 grant under Federal FY26 Title III-D Disease Prevention & Health Promotion, passed through the MA Executive Office of Elder Affairs.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1399 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026
The City of Boston would accept and spend a $23,860 grant from the federal FY26 Title III-A Area Plan Administration program.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1398 · Mayor's directive · Introduced July 16, 2026
The City Council order would authorize the City of Boston to accept and expend a Federal FY26 Title III-C Nutrition Services Program grant of $50,978.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1396 · Mayor's directive · Brighton · Introduced July 16, 2026
The City Council passed an order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend $150,000 in FY26 Fair Share Supplemental Funds from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1393 · Mayor's directive · Charlestown · Introduced July 16, 2026
The City Council approved a measure to accept and spend a Save America's Treasures grant of $251,708 to support an archaeological assemblage from the Parker-Harris Pottery Site in Charlestown.
updated July 23, 2026
2026-1225 · Mayor's directive · Introduced June 22, 2026
The matter authorizes the City of Boston to accept and spend $100,000 of Anthropic credits granted through the SLTT Cyber Defenders Program.
updated July 9, 2026
2026-1035 · Mayor's directive · Introduced May 12, 2026
The City Council approved a mayoral order to accept and spend a $24,095 grant for the Police Department's forensic science program.
updated July 9, 2026
2026-0740 · Mayor's directive · Hyde Park and North End · Introduced April 2, 2026
The City Council committee report covers FY27 capital budget actions, including a $384,705,000 appropriation for City departments and a $28,500,000 lease-purchase authorization for equipment.
updated July 6, 2026
2026-0734 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026
The Boston City Council’s Committee on Ways and Means reviewed the FY27 annual appropriation for the Boston Public Schools.
updated July 6, 2026
2026-0735 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026
The City Council committee report describes allocating forty million dollars to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability Trust Fund.
updated July 6, 2026
2026-0736 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026
The matter involves an order authorizing an appropriation of $3,500,000 from the City’s Capital Grant Fund to address the impact of transportation network services (TNCs) on municipal roads, bridges, and related infrastructure.
updated July 6, 2026
2026-0737 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026
The matter covers two dockets from the Committee on Ways and Means.
updated July 6, 2026
2026-0738 · Mayor's directive · Introduced April 2, 2026
The Committee on Ways and Means referred three docketed capital appropriation orders to fund a citywide capital plan.
updated July 6, 2026