Ways & Means FY27 Budget: Economic Opportunity & Inclusion, Supplier Diversity on April 30, 2026

Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means · April 30, 2026

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Chair Ben Weber (District 6) opened the Ways & Means FY27 budget hearing for the Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion and the Department of Supplier Diversity, explained public testimony procedures (2-minute limit), how to sign up, and noted the hearing docket (0733–0740) and referral by Mayor Michelle Wu.

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Boston City Council Ways & Means held a FY27 budget hearing April 30, 2026 for the Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion, the Office of Small Business, and the Department of Supplier Diversity. Officials defended programs and outlined metrics while councilors pressed on budget cuts, legacy-business awards, disparity-study plans and neighborhood impacts (Nubian Square).

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