REGARDING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 27 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 24TH. YOU CAN WATCH THE COUNCIL MEETING LIVE ON
YOUTUBE@BOSTON.GOV. BACKSLIDE CITY COUNCIL DASH TV. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER TWO OF THE ACT OF 2025 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. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE CONDUCTING THIS MEETING REMOTELY. THIS ENABLES THE CITY COUNCIL TO CARRY OUT ITS
RESPONSIBILITIES WHILE ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS IS TO ITS DELIBERATIONS TO RIGHT TO ADEQUATE ALTERNATIVE MEETINGS. MR. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM?
MADAM CLERK, WE ARE DEALING WITH A SLIGHT TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE CLERK. UM, AND I, UH, ABOUT UM 30S. 30S OKAY WITH.
COUNCIL PRESENT. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS. >> IS APPROPRIATE TO ASK A QUESTION OR DO WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL? I JUST I JUST I NEED UM SO CLARIFICATION BEFORE WE ADJOURN BECAUSE I KNOW SOMETIMES WE
JUST GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN AND THEN WE DON'T GET TO SPEAK. SO I JUST WANT TO. FOR THE MIND THAT I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, WHEN DO THE ROLL CALL? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE MY HAND UP ALSO FOR A
QUESTION.
UM. >> IN A VERY APPROPRIATE. MR CHAIR. >> MHM. >> IS EVERYONE HEARING THAT BEEPING OR IS IT JUST ON MY END?
SO LET'S. MR CHAIR. >> OKAY. GOOD MORNING, MR MAYOR. UH, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ASCERTAIN THE PRESENCE OF QUORUM? COUNCILOR BREADON. >> HERE.
COUNCILOR BREEN HERE. COUNCILOR TWO OUT OF THE PODIUM. COUNCILOR HERE. HERE. >> COUNCILOR CLOUD AS THE POT IS HERE AS WELL. HERE. COUNCILOR DURKAN. COUNTY COUNCILOR GERALD HERE.
NOW IT'S FITZGERALD HERE. COUNCILOR FLYNN HERE. COUNCILOR FLYNN HERE. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE HERE. AGAIN. HERE, COUNCILOR MEDIA HERE. ANNOUNCE THEM HERE. HERE. COUNCILOR MURPHY HERE.
NOW SOME OF THE COUNCIL PUT HIM. HERE. >> COUNCILOR PAN HERE. COUNCILOR. PRESENT. COUNCILOR SANTANA HERE. COUNCILOR SANTANA HERE. COUNCILOR WEBER HERE.
COUNCILOR WEBER HERE AND COUNCILOR WORRELL. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. AND. >> CLERK, PLEASE. MR. TO RECORD THE CONSTITUENTS. IN HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY THE PROTOCOL. THE QUORUM IS PRESENT. MR CHAIR, COULD YOU PLEASE. UH, WE HAVE AMENDED THE ATTENDANCE AND ARE CONSIDERED. YES. >> NOW ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS THE
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF JUNE 10TH, 2026 PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETING LAW, A ROLL CALL VOTE IS REQUIRED. MR TRUMP, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE TO APPROVE THE
MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS. EXCUSE ME BOTH. COUNCILOR MEJIA AND I POINT OF ORDER ASK TO ASK A QUESTION BEFORE THIS HAPPENED AND. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MADAM MAYOR. COUNCILOR MURPHY, WHAT'S YOUR POINT OF ORDER? I JUST WANT FLAHERTY. IF THE MAYOR HAD JUST APPROVED . OUR VETO PROOF.
AMENDED BUDGET THAT WE SENT OVER. LAST WEEK. >> WE WOULD HAVE CANCELED THIS MEETING. AND SO I KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T PUT. QUESTIONS OF ORDER. THAT'S NOT A BUT NO. >> SO I HAVE MY QUESTION NOW. NO I WAS BEFORE YOU. SO MY QUESTION IS.
WHAT CHANGES. WERE MADE AND I DO BELIEVE. WE HAVE A. RIGHT TO SPEAK. >> TO THEM. SO CLERK. IF YOU COULD ADVISE. WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES SO WE'RE ALL. VERY AWARE. WE ONLY GOT THESE ABOUT.
WE'RE NOT MAKING ANY VOTE. WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TODAY. WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING THE MAYOR. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT IT IF THERE'S NO WE'RE NOT. WE WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING IT. WE ARE RECEIVING IT AND SENDING
IT TO COMMITTEE. WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING IT. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION OF IT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. YOU'VE GOT THE DOCKET WE'RE JUST PUTTING ON THE DOCKET AND WE'RE SENDING IT TO COMMITTEE.
OKAY, SO. IT'S MICROSOFT LOOK WE'RE DOING THERE'S NO VOTE. YES I'M DONE COUNCILMAN OKAY. THE ONLY VOTES FOR TAKING IS THE ONLY VOTES WERE TAKING ARE THE ONLY VOICE VOTES WE'RE
TAKING IS TO ASCERTAIN THE QUORUM AND TO A VOTE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING, ETC. BUT THERE'S NO VOTES TO PAPER. THANK YOU. I THINK. THAT'S CLEAR. YEAH. >> THANK YOU. UM, SO MY QUESTION. >> IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
UM. AND I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT. UM PROCESS AND SO IF I HEARD YOU. CORRECTLY UH, YOU HAVE JUST. SAID THAT WE'RE. NOT GOING TO BE TAKING ANY VOTES UNTIL.
UM. >> NEXT WEEK'S MEETING AND THAT THERE WILL BE NO DELIBERATION IN THIS MEETING AS IT RELATES TO COMMUNICATION THAT WE JUST RECEIVED. AS AS USUAL WITH OH. LOOK, LET ME COULD I PLEASE
FINISH MY THOUGHT? THANK YOU. AND SO. THAT I JUST NEED TO. UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AT WHAT. WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS. SO NORMALLY. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
>> WHEN WE FUNCTION UM DIFFERENTLY WE. ARE ABLE TO DELIBERATE AND TO TALK. SO YOU'RE GOING TO. PUT IT IN THE CHAIR A WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. AND I'M GOING TO.
ASSUME THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE 24TH THERE'S GOING TO BE A REQUIREMENT OR AT LEAST A. MANDATE THAT. THE COUNCIL IS ABLE TO DELIBERATE AND AND AND DISCUSS . PRIOR TO.
JUNE 24TH. >> RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU DID YOU JUST DID SAY. THAT WE. >> WERE NOT GOING TO BE TAKING ANY WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS UNTIL JUNE 24TH. AND IF THAT IS TRUE THAT IS FOR ME IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND I
JUST NEED. YOU TO CLARIFY THAT. WE WILL BE DELIBERATING. WHATEVER THE. NATURE WE JUST RECEIVED AT. 941 THIS MORNING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED IF WE
RECEIVED THE DOCKET THIS MORNING SO THAT WE COULD UH WE RECEIVED IT AND SEND IT TO COMMITTEE AND THE NEXT ONE WE GET TO DISCUSS THIS WILL BE NEXT WEEK'S UH, COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 12TH.
BECAUSE THERE HAS TO BE. NO NO PROCESS. THE CHAIR. WAYS AND MEANS IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO. DELIBERATE OUT OF PROCEDURE WE WE WE RESERVE THE.
RIGHT AS A BODY. TO REACT AND REFLECT AND REVIEW AND DISCUSS. AS THE CHARTER IS WRITTEN. WE CAN'T JUST TAPE WHAT IS SENT TO US AND THEN BRING IT BACK ON
A VOTE ON JUNE 24TH. WHAT IF THAT'S THE CASE UNLESS. SHE APPROVES. EVERYTHING AND THE THE SEAL YOU KNOW, LIKE EVERYTHING'S DONE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DELIBERATE AND THAT'S FINE.
BUT IF THE IF THERE ARE. ANY CHANGES OR ANY DISCUSSIONS THEN I'M GOING TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THERE IS A SPACE AND TIME FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER.
THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN HERE. UM BUT THAT DOES NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION. YEAH, I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION AT THIS MOMENT. THE TIME FOR DEBATE DISCUSSION AND VOTE IS NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
MADAM PRESIDENT. THERE'S ALWAYS TIME. ANTRIM COUNCILOR FLYNN, YOU HAVE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, MAY I TAKE ONE MINUTE OF UM OF THE TIME, PLEASE? CERTAINLY.
>> THANK THAT. CAN THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UM. >> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE GO FORWARD AS A BODY AND KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK .
I DO BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL LIKELY VIOLATED MASS OPEN MEETING LAW AND. ITS CLOSURE OF FLYNN. THAT'S ME MADAM. MADAM CHAIR, I ONLY ASK FOR ONE METER. I ONLY ASK FOR ONE MEETING. I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY POINT.
I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY POINT RESPECTFULLY. UM, I'M HERE AT CITY HALL. UM, I DO WANT TO EXPRESS MY POINT THAT I BELIEVE LAST WEEK THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL OPEN
MEETING LAW VIOLATION HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL. I BELIEVE CITY COUNCILORS WERE ENGAGING IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION, UM, DURING THE RECESS WITH STAFF FROM THE MAYOR. UM. >> HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD FROM
THAT? MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FLYNN, WE HAVE AN AMOUNT WE HAVE ADOPTED FROM THE MAYOR A CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE MAYOR THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE.
DID YOU IGNORE HIS QUESTION? >> NO, I AM WORKING ON HIS QUESTION AND PLEASE KNOW ONE PERSON AT A TIME. THE NEXT STEPS IN THE PROCESS. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS AFTER
THIS AFTER THIS MEETING BUT UH AND TALK TO CENTRAL STAFF ANY WORKING SESSION OR UH IN BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT WEEK WOULD BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR AND WOULD HAVE TO BE PROPERLY NOTICED.
SO I WANT EVERYONE EVEN WHO RECEIVED THIS TALK THAT I ONLY RECEIVED THIS TOPIC THIS MORNING. SO NONE OF US HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT. SO LET'S LOOK AT IT. TAKE A LOOK. REFLECT ON THE ON THE DOCKET
AND UH LET ME TAKE IT FROM THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> COUNCIL PRESENT. >> THE PROBLEM IS IS THAT WHAT WE'RE HAVING IS. TRUST ISSUES HERE? >> YEAH. EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I HAVE MY HAND UP. CAN I JUST. UH, PUNCH FROM WHOEVER?
YEAH. JUST SO TO MY COLLEAGUES WE HAD HOLDS FOR, UH FOR WORKING SESSIONS UH, NEXT WEEK, UH, LET'S LOOK AT THE LETTER.
UH, WE CAN DO A WORKING SESSION MONDAY OR TUESDAY, UH, TO DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, AS A BODY I'M HAPPY TO HOST THAT AS THE WAYS AND MEANS CHAIR, BUT LET'S LOOK YOU KNOW, LET'S LOOK AT
THE LETTER AND WE'LL TALK AND, UH, I'M AVAILABLE TO HOST A WORKING SESSION MONDAY OR TUESDAY. UH, AND TO GO OVER THE MERITS AS A BODY. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THAT CLARIFIES THINGS.
UM, THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. OKAY. THANK YOU, UH, FOR. EVERYONE'S CONSIDERATION TO ALLOW US TO DO OUR JOBS HERE.
SO THANK YOU. UH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT REAGAN FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THIS THIS COURSE. AND THANK YOU, CHAIR WEBER, FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN COMMUNITY WITH EACH OTHER SO THAT WE CAN
DO THE HARD WORK OF ANY THAT IS NECESSARY. I WILL MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL PUT IT ON MY CALENDAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS. THANK YOU. OKAY. MR. ARE YOU NOW ON TO THE FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF JUNE 10TH, 2026 PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETING LAW. A ROLL CALL VOTE IS REQUIRED. MISTER CHAIR, COULD YOU. >> PLEASE TAKE A. >> ROLL CALL VOTE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST
MEETING. COUNCILOR BREADON. YES. COUNCILOR. BREADON. YES, COUNCILOR COLORED AS A TENTATIVE YES. THAT'S THE COLOR AS A POWDER. YES. COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YES.
>> COUNCILOR CULPEPPER. YES, COUNCILOR PERKINS. YES, COUNCILOR. DURKAN. YES. COUNCILOR. FITZGERALD. YES. YES. SO YES. COUNCILOR FLYNN. COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE. YES. >> YES.
I'M SORRY, MR. CLERK. YES. >> COUNCILOR FLYNN. YES. COUNCILOR WOOTEN. YES. >> THAT'S LOUIJEUNE YES, COUNCILOR MEDIA. YEAH. >> AND SO MEJIA. YES. COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES. >> COUNCILOR MURPHY. YES. COUNCILOR. PIPPIN. YES, COUNCILOR. PAN. >> YES.
COUNCILOR. SANTANA. YES. YES AND YES. COUNCILOR WEBER. YES. COUNCILOR. >> WEBER. YES AND COUNCILOR L. YES. >> NOW SO WELL, YES. THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 10TH MEETING ARE APPROVED. WE'RE NOW ON TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM AROUND THE MAYOR PURSUANT TO OUR RULES. COMMUNICATIONS ARE NOT OPEN TO DISCUSSION.
MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE READ DOCKET NUMBER 1222. SO I CAN NUMBER 1 TO 2 TWO MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM THE MAYOR. WE RETURNING THE ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION AND TAX AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 DOCKET NUMBER 0733 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 10TH, 2026. I AM FILING AND MODIFIED ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION AND TAX AUDIT. THANK YOU. UH, DOCKET 1222 WILL BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS. THE CON. UH, WE'RE NOW ON TO AN
ADJOURNMENT. THE COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN IN THE IRON CHAMBER ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2026 AT 12 NOON. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES
CENTRAL STAFF, MR CHUCK'S OFFICE UM, TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING PURSUANT TO OPEN MEETING LAW WE WILL CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR TRUMP, COULD YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL VOTE?
UH, COUNSELOR BRAIN UH, WE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE TO REFLECT COUNSELOR WHERE L WAS PRESENT. UH, YES. PLEASE AMEND THE ATTENDANCE OF THE PRESENT.
THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT. >> MR. >> UH UH, I'VE GIVEN YOU PROMOTION. REPRESENTATIVE CULPEPER. COUNSELOR CULPEPER, HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? GOOD MORNING. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? WELL.
WE HAVE A REGULAR MEETING NEXT WEEK WHERE WE CAN MAKE PRESENTATION TO BRING YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IN THE JUNETEENTH GROUP. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO LAST WEEK OR THIS WEEK. YEAH. >> WELL WE. >> BRING PRESENTATIONS IN NEXT
WEEK. IT'S A IT'S A REGULARLY SCHEDULED OKAY. YES OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT. MR. CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A ROLL CALL?
VOTE TO THE, UH TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. COUNSELOR BRAIN. YES, COUNSELOR. BREADON. YES, COUNSELOR. IT IS A PLEASURE TO. KNOW COUNSELOR COLLETTE AS A PLEASURE. YES, COUNSELOR CULPEPER.
YES. >> THAT'S IT. >> YES, COUNSELOR. DURKAN. YES, NANCY. DURKAN. >> YES, COUNSELOR. FITZGERALD. YES. >> SO YES, COUNSELOR FLYNN. NO. >> NOT SO PLANO COUNCIL LOUIJEUNE YES. NOT SO LOUIJEUNE. YES. COUNSELOR.
MEJIA YEAH. AND SO MEJIA. YES. COUNSELOR. MURPHY. NO. >> COUNSELOR MURPHY. NO. COUNSELOR LIPPMAN. YES. >> YES. >> BUT THEN YES, COUNSELOR SANTANA YES. NOT SO SANTANA. YES. COUNSELOR.
LIBRE. YES. >> NO. >> SO WEBER. YES. AND COUNSELOR WE'RE EL. YES. >> AND SO WE'RE OH, YES. ADJOURNMENT. IT HAS RECEIVED 11 VOTES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND TWO IN NEGATIVE . THANK YOU, MR. CLERK.
THANK YOU EVERYONE. THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED.