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City Council panel reviews $6.73 million supplemental for BPPA one-year agreement; vote planned at next council meeting
Summary
The Committee on Ways and Means heard a proposal to transfer $6,733,196 from the FY26 collective bargaining reserve to fund a one-year collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Police Patrolmen—s Association. Councilors pressed administration officials on overtime, vacation scheduling and sick-time buyback; no vote occurred at the hearing.
The Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means on Nov. 24 heard administration testimony and council questions about a $6,733,196 supplemental appropriation to the Boston Police Department to fund a one-year collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Police Patrolmen—s Association.
City budget director Jim Williamson told the committee the FY26 budget includes a $102.7 million collective bargaining reserve and that approvals of previously negotiated agreements total about $58.5 million; adding the four supplementals under consideration would bring the total to roughly $65.8 million. "These 4 additional, supplementals ... the city council has approved will have approved 6.5, $65,800,000," Williamson said during his summary of the fiscal context.
Lou Mandarini, senior labor adviser to Mayor Michelle Wu, described the BPPA agreement as a short-term, one-year bridge designed to keep the city—s largest police…
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