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• Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding Boston Public Schools procurement, contracting, payment controls and implementation of the Stat… ↗
  Boston City Council (MA) · on the agenda 2026-09-30 · Passed · Council 17F Order · file 2026-1853
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  Order requesting certain information under Section 17F regarding Boston Public Schools procurement, contracting, payment controls and implementation of the State Inspector General's recommendations.

• Resolution supporting Boston Medical Center Resident Physicians and their efforts to secure a fair contract. ↗
  Boston City Council (MA) · on the agenda 2026-09-23 · Passed · Council Legislative Resolution · file 2026-1806
• Message and order authorizing the City of Boston Procurement Department to enter into a contract for a period of up to six (6) years for the purchase of Fire Ap… ↗
  Boston City Council (MA) · on the agenda 2026-09-16 · Passed · Mayor Order · file 2026-1685
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  Message and order authorizing the City of Boston Procurement Department to enter into a contract for a period of up to six (6) years for the purchase of Fire Apparatus (ladder, pumper, and tower trucks). The contract term would begin in September 2026 and end December 31, 2031. The City Council’s permission to enter into a contract of this type for a period of more than three years is required by section twelve of Chapter 30B of the General Laws. A term longer than three years will enable the City to ensure that the contract is in effect while the apparatus are being built for all three (3) fiscal year orders. Year 1 will be ordered in August of 2026, year 2 ordered in July of 2027, and year 3 ordered in July of 2028. The expected lead time for the apparatus is between twenty-four (24) to thirty-six (36) months, with delivery and payment for the final apparatus expected during 2031.

• Order for a hearing to discuss the findings of the state Inspector General's Report on Boston Public Schools' procurements, contracts and payments and plans to … ↗
  Boston City Council (MA) · on the agenda 2026-09-16 · Referred · Council Hearing Order · file 2026-1716
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  Order for a hearing to discuss the findings of the state Inspector General's Report on Boston Public Schools' procurements, contracts and payments and plans to improve fiscal management practices going forward

• Communication was received from Councilor Flynn transmitting "Boston Public Schools - Procurements, Contracts, and Payments: Improper Workarounds and Oversight … ↗
  Boston City Council (MA) · on the agenda 2026-09-16 · Filed · Report of Public Officer · file 2026-1704
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  Communication was received from Councilor Flynn transmitting "Boston Public Schools - Procurements, Contracts, and Payments: Improper Workarounds and Oversight Failures Lead to Wasted Public Funds and Inaccurate Budget Reporting" by the Massachusetts Inspector General.

• On the message and order, referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1514, to declare surplus City-owned property currently under the management of the Mayor’s Office … ↗
  Boston City Council (MA) · on the agenda 2026-08-26 · Passed · Committee Reports · file 2026-1514
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  On the message and order, referred on August 5, 2026, Docket #1514, to declare surplus City-owned property currently under the management of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and transfer the care, custody, control and management thereof to the Public Facilities Commission. The Property comprises two (2) unnumbered parcels located at Melnea Cass Boulevard in the Roxbury District (Ward 09, Parcel #02225000, 02240000). The surplus vote will allow the City to later transfer the land to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (“BPDA”) pursuant to a 2002 Memorandum of Agreement between the City, BPDA, and MassDOT, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.