Ways & Means FY27 Budget: BPS Operations, Revolving Funds on April 16, 2026 at 2:00pm

Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means · April 16, 2026

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Opening, hearing purpose and logistics

Announcement

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Chair Ben Weber opened the hearing, explained the budget review schedule and remote/in-person testimony options, and invited residents to sign up for public comment sessions on April 28 and May 26. He said the series will review the FY27 Boston Public Schools budget and described how public testimony will be taken.

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Boston City Council Ways & Means held a public hearing April 16, 2026, on the Boston Public Schools FY27 budget, focusing on central-office staffing, proposed position reductions, transportation costs and service performance, and food-service staffing and quality. Council members pressed district leaders for line-item breakdowns and for options to restore critical student-support roles.

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