2021-0998: Councilor Edwards called Docket #0998, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Hundred Forty Five Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Eight Dollars ($345,678.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY22 Fair Housing Assistance Program, awarded by the United States Department of Housing & Urban Development to be administered by the Department of Fair Housing and Equity. The grant will fund processing and training cost related to housing discrimination complaints received by the Boston Fair Housing & Equity Commission, from the Committee of the Housing & Community Development. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Edwards; the order was passed.
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The Boston City Council held a regular meeting on April 8, 2026, with 11 of 12 councilors present. The Council approved and referred multiple appropriation measures to the Committee on Ways and Means, including the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2027, a $40 million appropriation to the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund (addressing a $2.68 billion unfunded liability), $3.5 million for transportation infrastructure improvements, $5 million for coastal resilience projects, and a $384.7 million appropriation for various capital improvement projects across city departments.
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