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30 results for “city governance” · proposal

  • 2026-0635: Order for a hearing to examine the denial of a longstanding nonprofit event permit and the city's policies governing use of public parkland.

    Mar 23, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2026-0199: Order for a hearing on government accountability, transparency, and accessibility of decision making protocols in city government.

    Jan 26, 2026

    ·Boston, MA
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2025-1978: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Eight Thousand Ninety Dollars ($8,090.00) in the form of a grant, for the FY24 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Justice, passed through the Massachusetts State Police / Crime Laboratory, to be administered by the Fire Department. The grant will fund improvements to forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services, including services provided by forensic science laboratories operated by state and units of local government. On motion of Councilor Santana, the rules were suspended; the order was passed.

Nov 12, 2025

·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1664: Councilor Pepén called Docket #1664, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in the form of a grant, the AI Research Grant, awarded by Schmidt Sciences, a philanthropic organization run by the Schmidt Family, to be administered by the Department of Innovation & Technology. The grant will fund a project that will deliver the first randomized evidence on how Generative AI tools affect day-to-day work in a large U.S. city government, from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Pepén, the order was passed.

    Sep 15, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1357: On the message and order, referred on July 9, 2025, Docket #1357, in accordance with the Ordinance on Surveillance Oversight and Information Sharing, Boston City Code Section 16-63.(b)(3), I hereby transmit for your review the Boston Police Department's report on three "Social Media Analysis Tools," the "Surveillance Use Policy" questionnaire, and the relevant Department policies that govern the use of these tools, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.

    Jul 7, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-1067: Resolution urging the federal government not to cut life-saving cancer research in the City of Boston. On motion of Councilors Santana and Durkan, the rules were suspended; the resolution was adopted.

    May 11, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0692: Order for a hearing to explore the role of artificial intelligence in improving city services and governance in the City of Boston

    Mar 11, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0589: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0589, message and order for your approval a revised home rule petition to the General Court entitled "Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to Creation of a Branch of the Boston Public Library (BPL) within an Affordable Housing Development in the Dorchester Section of the City of Boston," from the Committee on Government Operations. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the petition was passed.

    Mar 3, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0470: Petition for a Special Law re: An Act requiring that broker fees in the City of Boston be paid by the party who solicits a licensed broker. On motion of Councilors Breadon and Louijeune, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Pepén as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

    Feb 10, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0296: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0296, message and order for your approval an Order extending the City’s acceptance of M.G.L. c.32B, §19, to be effective until June 30, 2027, upon my approval and execution of a written agreement with the Public Employee Committee (PEC), from the Committee on Government Operations. No objections heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, the order was passed; yeas 13.

    Jan 27, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0337: Order for a hearing regarding the transition and operations of the new City Planning Department. On motion of Councilors Murphy and Fernandes Anderson, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Mejia as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Councilor Murphy doubted the decision of the Chair, recommending that the docket be referred to the Committee on Planning, Development & Transportation. Seconded by Councilor Flynn. A roll call vote was conducted to determine if the decision of the Chair should prevail. The decision of the Chair prevailed; yeas 7, nays 4 (FitzGerald, Flynn, Mejia, Murphy), present 1 (Fernandes Anderson). Remains in the Committee on Government Operations.

    Jan 27, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2025-0176: Order for a hearing on government accountability, transparency, and accessibility of decision making protocols in city government.

    Jan 8, 2025

    ·Boston, MA
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  • Memorandum DATE September 6, 2024 CITY OF DALLAS

    Sep 6, 2024

    ·Dallas, TX
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  • 2024-1213: Order for a hearing to audit the City of Boston's accountability, transparency and accessibility regarding the enforcement of City of Boston Code 8-10. On motion of Councilors Mejia and Fernandes Anderson, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilor Weber as an original co-sponsor. Referred to the Committee on Post-Audit: Government Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility.

    Aug 7, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0839: Councilor Coletta Zapata called Docket #0839, Petition for a Special Law: An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Elsie Barbosa, from the Committee on Government Operations. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata , the petition was passed.

    May 9, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0746: Councilor Pepén called Docket #0746, message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) in the form of a grant, the Multilingual Digital Experience Grant, awarded by the MA Executive Office of Administration & Finance to be administered by the Department of Innovation and Technology. The grant will fund the development of programs and services that improve the experience of digital government services for multilingual communities from the Committee on City Services and Innovation and Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Pepén, the order was passed.

    Apr 29, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0556: Order for a hearing on government accountability, transparency, and accessibility of decision making protocols in city government.

    Mar 20, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0529: Councilor Coletta called Docket #0529, message and order for your approval a home rule petition to the General Court entitled "Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Relative to the Creation of a Branch of the Boston Public Library within an Affordable Housing Development in the Downtown Section of the City of Boston," from the Committee on Government Operations. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta, the order was passed.

    Mar 18, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0256: Councilor Coletta called Docket #0256, message and order for your approval an Ordinance amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Chapter 12, Section 12-3.5, Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Abatement, from the Committee on Government Operations. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Coletta, the rules were suspended; the ordinance was passed.

    Jan 22, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0137: On the message and order, referred on January 24, 2024, Docket #0137, authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Dollars ($659,990.00) in the form of a grant, for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, awarded by the United States Department of Energy to be administered by the Environment Department. The grant will fund State and Local Governments and Tribes, in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, to reduce fossil fuel emissions and to improve energy efficiency, the committee submitted a report recommending the order ought to pass.

    Jan 5, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • Resolution on Protection of LGBTQ Rights & Freedom CAPS Resolution 23-01 asks the City of Bloomington Common Council and the Mayor to declare the City a Safe Haven for Transgender Youth in response to state legislation passed in 2023 that bans gender-affirming health care for minors, restricts educational materials with LGBTQ+ themes in municipal schools, and requires parental notification of nomenclature and pronoun change requests from students in municipal schools. The Commission asks the City to adopt a policy or policies consistent with the principles set forth in the resolution. Resolution 23-01, passed 8-0-1, 11/2/2023

    Nov 2, 2023

    ·Bloomington, IN
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  • 2023-1188: The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on June 28, 2023, Docket #1188, Ordinance Amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Chapter XII, Section 12-19, Immigrant Advancement for Public Health and Welfare, submits a report recommending the ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the order was passed in a new draft.

    Jun 28, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-1190: Councilor Arroyo called Docket #1190, message and order for your approval a home rule petition to the General Court entitled “Petition for a Special Law Re: An Act Related to Creation of the Boston Public Library (BPL) within an Affordable Housing Development in the Dorchester Section of the City of Boston, from the Committee of Government Operations. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Arroyo, the order was passed.

    Jun 23, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0929: Councilor Arroyo called Docket #0929, message and order for your approval, a home rule petition for A Special Law RE: "An Act Relative to District City Council Elections in the City of Boston", from the Committee of Government Operations. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Arroyo, the rules were suspended; the petition was passed in a new draft.

    May 10, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0710: The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on April 5, 2023, Docket #0710, Message and order for your approval an Ordinance Governing Construction and Demolition Operations in the City of Boston, submits a report recommending that the ordinance ought to pass.

    Apr 3, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0102: Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Four Million Six Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars ($4,601,589.00) in the form of a grant for the Government Center Garage/Hub on Causeway Arts and Placemaking Fund, awarded by the Boston Planning Development Agency to be administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. The grant will fund public art and placemaking, including seed funding for City Hall Plaza programming.

    Mar 22, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0137: The Committee on Government Operations, to which was referred on January 11, 2023, Docket #0137, Ordinance Establishing Protections for the City of Boston Tree Canopy, submits a report recommending that the Ordinance ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the ordinance was passed in a new draft.

    Jan 9, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-0169: Order for a hearing on government accountability, transparency, and accessibility of decision-making protocols in city government.

    Jan 9, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2022-1324: Councilor Arroyo called Docket #1324, Petition for a Special Law RE: An Act Directing the City of Boston Police Department to Waive the Maximum Age Requirement for Police Officers for Wan Pierre-Louis, from the Committee on Government Operations. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. on motion of Councilor Arroyo, the petition was passed; yeas 13.

    Oct 21, 2022

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2022-0916: Message and Ordinances Amending City of Boston Code, Ordinances, Chapter XV, Section X and Establishing the Boston Fair Chance Act. Referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Councilor Arroyo seeks suspension of rule 33 to vote on this matter today. Hearing no objection, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Arroyo, the rules were suspended; the ordinance was passed; yeas 10.

    Jul 13, 2022

    ·Boston, MA
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