Boston Boston City Council Meeting (2026-06-03)
June 3, 2026 — council, 6h 29m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
The Chair moved to adopt the minutes from the May 20, 2026 City Council Meeting.
How they voted
The ayes have it Verified · official minutes
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Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Suspension of the rules in passage of docket 1083
How they voted
All in favor say aye Unverified
Yes: Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, John FitzGerald, Edward Flynn
Agenda item 1083 · background & details
Motion by Henry Santana
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calletta Zapata
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Suspension of the rules in passage of docket 1084
How they voted
Document number 1084 has passed Unverified
Yes: Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, John FitzGerald, Edward Flynn, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana, Benjamin Weber
Agenda item 1084 · background & details
Motion by Henry Santana
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Collette, Luzenne, Perpen
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Suspension of the rolls in passage of Docket 1096
How they voted — Suspension of the rolls in passage of Docket 1096
Docket number 1096 has passed Unverified
Yes: Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, John FitzGerald, Edward Flynn, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana, Benjamin Weber
Agenda item 1096 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Caledisapala, Louis-Ean, Perpen
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — reconsideration of vote on docket number 1096
the ayes have it Unverified
Agenda item 1096 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
fund support to the safety and security needs of our Massachusetts state and local entities directly involved with providing services for the Boston 2026 World Cup event, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
How they voted
Dock number 0969 has received 12 votes in the affirmative Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0969 · background & details
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passage of docket 1030
How they voted
Docket No, 3-0, has received a unanimous vote in the affirmative Unverified
Yes: Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, John FitzGerald, Edward Flynn, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana, Benjamin Weber
Agenda item 0103 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bright, Gollada, Leuze, Mehia, Perpin Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bright, Calpeper, Gollada [docket repaired from transcript: 1030 -> 0103]
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supplemental appropriation for Boston Public Schools operating expenses for fiscal year 2026
How they voted
Dock number 1031 has received a unanimous vote in the affirmative Unverified
Yes: Henry Santana, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Edward Flynn, John FitzGerald, Brian Worrell, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon
Agenda item 1031 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
under Chapter 32B, §20, as added by Chapter 479 of the Acts of 2008. The latest available OPEB actuarial valuation as of June 30, 2023 estimated the City’s unfunded liability at $2.68 Billion Dollars, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
How they voted
Council of Braden, yes. Council of Caledazapata, yes. Council Culpeper, yes. Council of Durkin, yes. Council of Fitzgerow, yes. Verified · official minutes
Yes: Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan
Agenda item 0735 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Caledazapata, Fitzgerow [docket repaired from transcript: 477 -> 0735]
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funds will be transferred and credited to the Capital Grant Fund from revenue received from the Commonwealth Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
How they voted
Document 0-736 has received a unanimous vote in the affirmative Verified · official minutes
Yes: Henry Santana, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Edward Flynn, John FitzGerald, Brian Worrell, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon
Agenda item 0736 · background & details
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($5,000,000.00) from the Surplus Property Disposition Fund, credited to the Capital Fund for planning, design, and construction of coastal resilience solutions around the City, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass.
How they voted
737 has received a unanimous vote in the affirmative Verified · official minutes
Yes: Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, John FitzGerald, Edward Flynn, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Henry Santana, Benjamin Weber
Agenda item 0737 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Caledisapada, Louis-Saint, Pippen, REL The outcome text is for the previous vote, but the roll call for the next vote starts at this timestamp.; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Caledisapada, Lugent, Papan, REL [docket repaired from transcript: 479 -> 0737]
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approving an appropriation order in the amount of Thirteen Million Eight Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($13,855,000.00) for various capital improvement purposes for the Boston Public Schools, the committee submitted a report recommending
How they voted
Has received a unanimous vote in the affirmative and assigned for further action Verified · official minutes
Yes: Henry Santana, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Edward Flynn, John FitzGerald, Brian Worrell, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon
Agenda item 0739 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Brayden, Call Pepper, Deer, Zapatta
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equipment, photocopying equipment, medical equipment, school and educational equipment, school buses, parking meters, street lighting installation, traffic signal equipment and equipment functionally related to, and components of, the foregoing, the committee submitted a report recommending
How they voted
Docket number 0740 has received a unanimous vote in the affirmative Verified · official minutes
Yes: Henry Santana, Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Edward Flynn, John FitzGerald, Brian Worrell, Enrique Pepén, Benjamin Weber, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, Liz Breadon
Agenda item 0740 · background & details
The outcome text is the roll call request, not the result announcement. [docket repaired from transcript: 480 -> 0740]
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Annual Appropriation for the School Department for FY2027, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. Councilor Culpepper in the chair. Councilor Breadon in the chair.
How they voted
Eight votes in the affirmative and five votes in... Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0734 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Colletta Zapata, Dirken, Fischerl [docket repaired from transcript: 476 -> 0734]
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Councilor Flynn. Motion prevailed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Coletta Zapata).
How they voted — Councilor Flynn. Motion prevailed: yeas 12 (Breadon, Culpepper, Durkan, FitzGerald, Flynn, Louijeune, Mejia, Murphy, Pepén, Santana, Weber, Worrell), nays 1 (Coletta Zapata).
Mr. Clerk, could we please take a roll call vote on Councillor Mejia's motion to move to a vote? (12-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0733 · background & details
Motion by Julia Mejia, seconded by Edward Flynn
[docket repaired from transcript: 475 -> 0733] Mover: Mejia, seconder: Flynn (per official minutes).
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How they voted — 2026. Seconded by Councilor Flynn. Councilor Mejia moved to close debate on the motion. Seconded by
Mr. Clerk, can you please take a roll call vote on the motion to postpone on the motion to postpone to postpone and to have, yes, Wednesday, noon, June 10th. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0733 · background & details
Motion by Erin Murphy, seconded by Edward Flynn
[docket repaired from transcript: 476 -> 0733] Mover: Murphy, seconder: Flynn (per official minutes).
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How they voted — reports from the Finance Cabinet. On motion of Councilor Worrell, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Culpepper and Mejia as original co-sponsors. On motion of Councilors Worrell, Culpepper, and Mejia, the rules were suspended;
10 votes in the affirmative and 3 in the negative. Passes. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0733 · background & details
Motion by Erin Murphy
Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'Council of Braden, yes. Council of Caledazapada. No. Council of Colapetta. No.', corrected to '10 votes in the affirmative and 3 in the negative. Passes.'. [docket repaired from transcript: 475 -> 0733] Mover: Murphy (per official minutes).
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Suspension of the rules and adoption of Docket 1-100
How they voted
Seven votes in the affirmative Unverified
Yes: Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, Edward Flynn, Erin Murphy
Agenda item 1100 · background & details
Motion by Brian Worrell
The motion failed as it did not reach the required quorum; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calletta Zapata, Fis-Gerough, Rowe
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Suspension of the rules and passage of docket 1108
How they voted
Talking of 1110A has received eight votes in the affirmative Unverified
Yes: Liz Breadon, Miniard Culpepper, Sharon Durkan, John FitzGerald, Edward Flynn, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy
Agenda item 1108 · background & details
Motion by Edward Flynn
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calletta Zapata, O'Roe, Pappan
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Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1109
How they voted
The ayes have it Unverified
Agenda item 1109 · background & details
Motion by Liz Breadon, seconded by Edward Flynn
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Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1110
How they voted
10 votes in the affirmative Unverified
Agenda item 1110 · background & details
Motion by Liz Breadon
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dirkin, Lugent, Mehir, Mijin Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dirkin, Lugent, Mijin
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adopt docket 1-1-1-1
How they voted
docket 11111 has been adopted Unverified
Agenda item 1111 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calletta Zappala, Leuzeen, Poo [docket repaired from transcript: 1108 -> 1111]
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Suspension of the rules and adoption of docket 1112
How they voted
Docket 1112 has been adopted Unverified
Agenda item 1112 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calaisapada, Lugent, Oirel, Penn
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passage of personnel orders
How they voted
The ayes have it. The personnel orders have passed. Unverified
Agenda item 1113 · background & details
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Reconsideration of roll call vote on docket number 1103
How they voted
the ayes have it Unverified
Agenda item 1103 · background & details
Motion to reconsider a roll call vote on docket number 1103
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and Recreation for the maintenance and improvement of Boston Common and Parks in existence as of January 12, 1887, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Weber,
How they voted
Docket 0756 has passed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0756 · background & details
Motion by Benjamin Weber
[docket repaired from transcript: 494 -> 0756] Mover: Weber (per official minutes).
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may be used to support PEG access services, to monitor compliance with the cable franchise agreement, and for preparation of renewal of the franchise license, from the Committee on Ways and Means. No objection being heard, the matter was properly before the body. On motion of Councilor Weber,
How they voted
Docket 0757 has passed Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 0757 · background & details
Motion by Benjamin Weber
[docket repaired from transcript: 495 -> 0757] Mover: Weber (per official minutes).
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to allow docket 0307 to come before the body
How they voted — to allow docket 0307 to come before the body
Mr. Clerk, could you please take a roll call vote to allow this to come before the body Unverified
Agenda item 0307 · background & details
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How they voted — Reconsideration of docket 0307
docket 0307 will remain in the housing committee Unverified
Agenda item 0307 · background & details
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to bring docket 0307 to the floor
How they voted
Five votes in the affirmative, four votes in the negative. The stays in committee. Unverified
Yes: John FitzGerald, Edward Flynn, Erin Murphy
No: Liz Breadon, Benjamin Weber
Agenda item 0304 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calpeper, Leuzen, Lugent, Penn, Vichot [docket repaired from transcript: 199 -> 0304]
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Consent Agenda containing the following items — severally adopted
How they voted
agenda has been adopted Verified · official minutes
Agenda item consent · background & details
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Transcript
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