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Boston City Council Special Meeting: Receipt of Mayor's Modified FY2027 Budget and Procedural Discussions - June 17, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, June 17, 2026
BodyBoston, Massachusetts
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, June 17, 2026
StatusFILED
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6:04

Regarding the financial year twenty-seven budget.

6:08

The purpose of this meeting is simply to procedurally receive this filing by referring it to committee.

6:15

Any action, debate or vote on this docket would take place at the regularly scheduled council meeting on June twenty fourth.

6:23

Viewers can watch the council meeting live on YouTube at Boston.gov backslash city dash council dash TV.

6:32

In accordance with chapter two of the acts of twenty twenty five, modifying certain requirements of the open law meeting and receiving public and relieving public bodies of certain requirements, including the requirement that public bodies conduct its meetings in a public place that is open and physically accessible to the public.

9:06

Mr.

9:07

Clark.

9:08

Okay.

9:09

Good morning, Mr.

9:10

Clark.

9:12

Will you please call the role to ascertain the presence of quorum?

9:16

Councillor Braden.

9:18

Here.

9:18

Council of Brain here.

9:20

Councillor Colorado.

9:25

Here.

9:26

Councillor Claudia Zapata's here as well.

9:27

Yes.

9:28

Councillor Durkin.

9:31

Council Fitzgerald.

9:33

Here.

9:34

Council Fitzgerald here.

9:35

Council Flynn.

9:36

Here.

9:37

Council Flynn here.

9:38

Councillor Wu Jen.

9:40

Here.

9:40

Council here.

9:41

Council Mejia.

9:42

Here.

9:43

Council Mahia here.

9:44

Counselor Murphy.

9:46

Here.

9:46

Council Murphy here.

9:47

Council of Penn.

9:49

Council.

9:50

Council of Penn here.

9:52

Council present.

9:54

Council of Santiana.

9:55

Here.

9:56

Council Santana here.

9:58

Council Weber.

9:59

Here.

10:00

Councillor Weber here and Council Warrell.

10:04

Oh, uh, quorum is present.

10:06

Can you get me, Clark?

10:07

Please don't uh con Mr.

10:09

Clark, could you please record the concert documents?

10:11

I can hear it.

10:12

Okay, thank you.

10:15

Thank you.

10:15

I've been informed by the clerk that the quorum is present.

10:18

Mr.

10:19

Clerk, would you please and we have amended the attendance uh council documents here?

10:23

Yes.

10:24

Now on to the first order of business, which is the approval of the minutes from the meeting of June 10th, 2026.

10:30

Pursuant to the open meeting law, a roll call vote is required.

10:34

Mr.

10:35

Clark, will you please take a roll call vote to approve the minutes from the previous meeting?

10:40

Excuse me, both council Mahir and I point of order asked to ask a question before this happened.

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Summary of Proceedings

Boston City Council Special Meeting: Receipt of Mayor's Modified FY2027 Budget and Procedural Discussions - June 17, 2026

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the Boston City Council held a special virtual meeting via Zoom and YouTube, commencing at 10:05 AM and adjourning at 10:22 AM. The sole purpose was to procedurally receive the Mayor's modified Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2027 (Docket #1222) and refer it to committee, with no debate or vote on the budget itself. The meeting also included approval of prior minutes and extensive discussion among councilors about process, transparency, and future deliberation.

Approval of Minutes

  • The Council voted unanimously (13-0) to approve the minutes from the June 10, 2026 City Council meeting. Roll call vote: all 13 present councilors (President Breadon, Coletta Zapata, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell) voted yes.

Communication from the Mayor

  • Docket #1222: A message from the Mayor returning the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2027 (originally Docket #0733, passed by the Council on June 10, 2026) and filing a modified version. Per rules, communications were not open to discussion, and the docket was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Discussion on Process and Next Steps

  • Councillor Murphy asked about the changes made by the Mayor and expressed a desire to speak to them. President Breadon clarified that the Council was only receiving and referring the docket, not accepting or debating it at this meeting, with debate and vote scheduled for the June 24 regular meeting.
  • Councillor Mejia raised concerns about the lack of deliberation before June 24 and requested a formal opportunity for the Council to review and discuss the modified budget before that date.
  • Councillor Flynn stated that he believed the Council likely violated the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law during the previous week's proceedings and questioned how to move forward. President Breadon acknowledged the concern and noted that any working session would have to be properly noticed.
  • Councillor Weber, chair of Ways and Means, offered to host a working session on Monday or Tuesday of the following week to allow the body to review the merits of the Mayor's modifications.

Key Outcomes

  • Minutes Approved: Unanimous 13-0 vote to adopt the June 10, 2026 meeting minutes.
  • Budget Referral: The Mayor's modified FY2027 budget (Docket #1222) was formally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Planned Working Session: Chair Weber committed to scheduling a working session on Monday or Tuesday (June 22 or 23) for council deliberation before the next regular meeting.
  • Adjournment: The special meeting adjourned at 10:22 AM with a roll call vote of 11-2 (Councilors Flynn and Murphy voted no). The Council is scheduled to reconvene in regular session on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Regarding the financial year twenty-seven budget. The purpose of this meeting is simply to procedurally receive this filing by referring it to committee. Any action, debate or vote on this docket would take place at the regularly scheduled council meeting on June twenty fourth. Viewers can watch the council meeting live on YouTube at Boston.gov backslash city dash council dash TV. In accordance with chapter two of the acts of twenty twenty five, modifying certain requirements of the open law meeting and receiving public and relieving public bodies of certain requirements, including the requirement that public bodies conduct its meetings in a public place that is open and physically accessible to the public. Mr. Clark. Okay. Good morning, Mr. Clark. Will you please call the role to ascertain the presence of quorum? Councillor Braden. Here. Council of Brain here. Councillor Colorado. Here. Councillor Claudia Zapata's here as well. Yes. Councillor Durkin. Council Fitzgerald. Here. Council Fitzgerald here. Council Flynn. Here. Council Flynn here. Councillor Wu Jen. Here. Council here. Council Mejia. Here. Council Mahia here. Counselor Murphy. Here. Council Murphy here. Council of Penn. Council. Council of Penn here. Council present. Council of Santiana. Here. Council Santana here. Council Weber. Here. Councillor Weber here and Council Warrell. Oh, uh, quorum is present. Can you get me, Clark? Please don't uh con Mr. Clark, could you please record the concert documents? I can hear it. Okay, thank you.

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