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Description
Docket #0762
Message disapproving the Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2023, (Docket #0480), passed by the City Council June 8, 2022.
Docket #0763
Message and order for Amended Annual Appropriation and Tax Order for FY2023.
Held on June 22, 2022
A
Good
morning,
everyone
for
the
morning
for
the
record,
my
name
is
tanya,
fernando
anderson,
the
district
7
city
councilor.
I
am
the
chair
of
the
boston
city
council
committee
on
ways
and
means
this
hearing
is
being
recorded.
It
is
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
for
slash
city
dash,
council-tv
and
broadcast
on
xfinity
channel
8,
rcn,
channel
82
and
files
channel
964.
A
A
We
will
be
taking
public
testimony
at
various
points.
Through
today's
hearings.
You
can
give
testimony
in
person
here
in
the
chamber
or
virtually
via
zoom
for
in-person
testimony.
Please
sign
up
on
the
sheet
near
the
entrance
for
virtual
testimony.
You
can
sign
up
using
our
online
form
on
our
council
budget
review
website
or
by
emailing
the
committee
at
ccc
dot,
wm
boston,
dot
gov,
when
you
are
called
to
testify.
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
or
resonance
and
limit
your
comments
to
two
minutes
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
A
Today's
hearing
is
on
docket
0762
message:
disapproving
the
annual
appropriation
and
tax
order
for
fy
2023
docket
0480,
passed
by
the
city
council
on
june
8,
2022,
docket,
0763,
sorry
and
docket
0763
message
in
order
for
amended
annual
appropriation
and
tax
order
for
fy2023
a
panelist
for
today's
hearing
is
jim
williamson
budget
director
city
of
boston,
johanna,
bernstein
assistant,
director
operating
budget
also
attorney
adam
cederbaum.
You
will
please
give
us
your
official
title
when
it's
your
turn
to
speak.
A
A
A
A
Okay,
an
hour
and
six
minutes,
thank
you
for
giving
us
extra
time.
We
appreciate
that
so
attorney.
Cedar
bomb
is
accommodating
us
today
out
of
schedule
and
a
last-minute
request,
and
I
appreciate
that
and
we
hope
that
we
can
get
our
questions
answered
and
if
not,
we
know
how
this
role
will
have
to
come
back
here.
I
just
had
some
statements
and
then
we'll
get
right
to
it.
I
think
I'll
just
use
about
five
minutes
of
that
six
minutes.
A
A
A
The
mayor
states
that
it
is
beyond
our
purview
to
make
these
cuts
so
that
it
was
not
a
real
cut
as
chair
on
ways
and
means.
I
respectfully
counterposed
that
if
we
adequately
fund
youth
jobs,
affordable
housing
after
school
programs,
youth,
centers,
mental
health
and
more,
the
need
for
the
overtime
will
drastically
reduce.
A
A
If
we
implement
this,
we
will
likely
greatly
decrease
the
rates
of
recidivism,
because
our
returning
citizens
will
have
much
better
chance
of
assessing
a
decent
quality
of
life
via
legal
means.
This,
in
turn,
would
have
the
effect
of
reducing
the
bpd
overtime
budget
over
time,
as
it
would
result
in
a
reduction
of
crime.
A
A
A
It
would
take
some
conversation,
and
I
welcome
the
administration-
and
I
know
that
my
colleagues
that
are
on
this
as
well
advocating
for
this
as
well
welcome
the
administration
to
have
conversations
to
be
included
in
the
process
of
thinking
through
that
and
not
just
in
the
way
that
we
come
into
this
chamber.
We
file
hearing,
orders
and
then
the
administration
hears
about
it
or
that
the
administration
files
a
full
plan
for
the
full
opera
dollars.
That,
supposedly,
is
for
the
people
that
were
disproportionately
impacted.
A
Hence
black
people,
and
then
we
find
out
about
later
and
then
we
have
to
struggle
or
rush
to
file
our
ideas
or
projects
or
to
support
the
programs
in
the
community
that
are
addressing
the
disproportionately
impacted
black
people,
and
so
I
think
that
after
dozens
of
hearings,
I've
done
the
best
that
I
could
to
be
as
democratic
as
possible
to
make
everyone
feel
valued
to
include
and
to
communicate
with
the
administration
as
well.
I
thank
you.
A
A
A
A
So
today,
we'll
hear
testimony
we'll
do
the
questions
we'll
address
the
legal
first.
Do
the
questions,
testimony
questions,
testimony
and
back?
Hopefully
time
will
permit
and
hopefully
we'll
get
you
out
of
that
seat
to
stretch
your
bones
within
three
hours
all
right.
I
thank
you
for
indulging
me
and
allowing
me
to
express
myself,
and
I
will
now
go
to
my
council
colleagues
for
any
questions.
I
do,
of
course,
have
questions
for
you
adam.
A
C
Thank
you
chair,
so
I
don't
have
any
legal
questions.
I
appreciated
the
letter
the
mayor
sent
and
still
getting
through
this
follow-up,
but
went
through
the
changes
and
it
seems
like
eight
million
eight
hundred
and
thirty-two
thousand
fifty-three
percent
of
the
appropriation
order
were
interdepartmental,
depart
amendments
that
we
could
not
legally
shift
around.
So
I
understand
that
and
I'll
come
back
to
the
second
round.
If
that's
when
we'll
be
asking
more
specific
questions,
is
that
true
chair?
E
At
this
point,
I
I
think,
having
clarity
about
the
interdepartmental
and
intra
and
inter
departmental
transfers
of
funds,
and-
and
I
think
that
was
very
valuable-
I
wished
we'd
had
that
at
the
start
of
our
conversation
before
we
started
our
deliberations
but
as
I
feel
like,
we've
still
got
the
training
wheels
on.
This
is
a
very
new
process
and
we're
learning
as
we
go.
So
it's
going
to
be
so
much
more
smooth
next
year.
A
F
This
is
obviously
a
new
legal
process
for
all
of
us
and
I
believe
that
you
know
we
are
all
sort
of
learning
and
identifying
details
where
the
language
of
the
charter
amendment
requires
sort
of
further
analysis
and
sort
of
interpretation
to
to
sort
of
come
to
a
complete
understanding
of
how
it
sort
of
dictates
the
process
for
this
body,
as
well
as
the
administration
to
to
follow.
So,
thank
you
all
for
that,
and
you
know
I
will
just
say
this
topic
of
intra-departmental
transfers.
F
F
And
let
me
sort
of
be
clear
about
the
way
we
read
this
and
what
we
don't
read
in
here.
It
is
not
the
position
of
the
law
department
that
the
city
council
cannot
do
an
intra-departmental
transfer
right.
So,
for
example,
you
know
when
appropriating
money,
if,
if
the
money
happened
to
come
from
somewhere
else,
that
happened
to
be
in
the
department
it
is,
it
is
our
reading
that
that
would
be
okay.
F
But
you
should
do
it
this
way
or
to
this
amount
or
something
within
the
appropriation
that
exists
and,
and
that
last
part
sort
of
is
verging
into
sort
of
telling
the
department
head.
You
know,
move
personnel
to
this
place
and
those
are
sort
of
executive
policy
decisions
that
that
lie
with
the
executive,
also
they're,
not
the
same
as
sort
of
moving
an
appropriation
right.
There's
no
like
there's
no
choice
about
where
the
money
came
from,
so
it's
not
an
appropriation.
F
A
But
then
there's
the
other
part
of
it
that
these
are
new
monies,
that
we
are
now
bringing
in
to
the
department
and
we
were
asking
for.
We
are
creating
a
line
item
for
that
new
money
and
it's
has
not
been
appropriated,
rather
we're
creating
a
new
line
item,
and
I
think
there
is
where
I
I'm
wondering.
Then
how
is
that
if
the
money
wasn't
there.
H
A
F
F
F
G
A
A
The
idea
of
this
new
amendment,
as
I'm
understanding
and
learning,
is
that
it's
supposed
to
be
a
collaborative
process
and
I've
been
asking
and
I've
been
making
myself
available
and
so
to
respond
without
coming
back
in
that
good
faith
and
saying
hey
right
here.
Let's
talk
about
that
when
you,
when
they,
when
a
f
and
or
I
should
just
say,
administration,
had
the
spreadsheet
ahead
of
time,
then
that's
where
they
could
have
made
corrections
and
and
spoke.
You
know
what
I
mean.
A
A
J
I
think
that
I
I
think,
like
all
of
my
questions
that
were
answered,
I
would
say
that
definitely
just
I.
I
want
to
sort
of
corroborate
from
a
legislative
intent
perspective
that
definitely
when
we
were
talking
about
the
charter
amendment
the
idea
that
this
volley
would
go
back
and
forth
and
then
would
be
concluded
before
the
fiscal
year
started
on
july.
First
was
definitely
the
the
thing
contemplated
in
all
of
our
conversations.
J
I
talked
extensively
to
counselor
edwards
about
that
at
the
time
that
she
was
drafting
and-
and
that
was
definitely
because
part
of
the
whole
point
was
to
give
the
council
ways
to
actually
change
the
budget
without
having
it
all
be
the
all
or
nothing
nuclear
button
of
the
112th
budget.
So
it
was
kind
of
creating
an
alternate
track.
So
I
just
wanted
to
agree
with
that,
but
I
I
don't
think,
madam
chair,
that
I
have
further
questions.
K
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
law,
department
and
others
for
being
here.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
I
think
this
is
the
first
time
that
I'm
meeting
with
you
so
welcome.
I
just
want
to
shout
out
to
charlestown
residents
that
are
here
as
well
to
advocate
for
their
community.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
So,
as
it's
been
mentioned
before,
we
all
are
adapting
to
this
new
process
and
having
been
a
former
staffer
for
now
senator
edwards.
K
This
charter
amendment
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
so
I'm
fully
invested
in
ensuring
the
spirit
of
the
amendment
is
maintained
and
the
will
of
the
voters
to
give
us
this
new
authority
is
upheld,
and
so,
when
this
question
of
intra-departmental
transfers
came
up,
I
thought.
Okay,
no,
I'm
not
a
lawyer,
but
this
just
doesn't
feel
it
doesn't
feel
right,
given
the
new
authority
that
was
passed
by
the
voters,
so
I
for
me,
I
you
know
this
is
your
interpretation.
K
We
just
got
this.
I
think
8
30
this
morning
we
had
asked
for
it
last
week,
so
we
didn't
get
a
chance
to
vet
it.
I
haven't
gotten
a
chance
to
vet
it
fully,
so
you
know
I'm
still
going
through
it.
I
will
have
more
questions,
but
I
think
from
for
me
my
question
is
around
executive
direction,
and
so
just
in
your
own
words,
would
you
be
able
to
describe
your
interpretation
of
executive
direction
and
then
also?
F
The
the
purpose
in
wanting
funding
is
clear,
but
it's
not
as
clear
that
there's
an
appropriation
being
made
for
this
thing
and
offset
from
another
thing,
and
that
is
the
I
think,
the
the
sort
of
the
core
act
of
appropriation
here
right.
The
council
appropriates
the
funding
the
department
head
at
the
direction
of
the
mayor
executes.
F
F
That,
with
respect
to
this
list
of
intra-departmental
amendments,
there
might
be
disagreement
or
something
about
whether
one
of
them
had
new
money
in
it
from
somewhere,
and
I
you
know,
I
don't.
I
don't
know
all
the
the
budget
lines.
I
think
if
there
was
a
new
budget
line
or
new
money
in
a
budget
line.
F
I
agree
that
would
be
an
appropriation
and
I
think
this
body
being
sort
of
clear
about
why
it's
appropriating
is
like
makes
perfect
sense,
and
that
is
within
this
body's
authority.
So
it's
really
the
sort
of
not.
I
guess
what
I
would
say
is
it's
sort
of
where
an
appropriation
is
not
made
where
no
sort
of
money
is
moved
somewhere.
Like
hey
here's,
the
funding
to
do
this,
it
really
just
becomes
an
expression
of
hey
within
this
already
appropriated
funding.
This
is
a
real
priority.
F
F
It's
just
our
interpretation
is
that
without
that
appropriation,
it's
not
something
that
can
be
sort
of
approved
or
disapproved
as
a
as
a
budget
matter.
So,
in
fact,
let's
let's
take,
for
example,
some
line
where
this
doesn't
make
a
change
to
the
line
in
the
mayor's
returned
amendment
amended
budget
doesn't
make
a
change
to
a
line
it
sort
of
it.
Just
nothing
has
happened
to
it.
It
hasn't
been
accepted,
it
hasn't
been
rejected.
It's
just
you
know
it.
Just
is
the
nothing
has
happened
on
the
appropriation.
K
Yes,
so,
for
example,
something
that
I
proposed
is
from
btd,
so
I
proposed
more
enforcement
officers
in
the
enforcement
line
item
right
and
this
could.
This
is
just
me
trying
to
understand
and
clarify,
so
I
proposed
more
enforcement
officers
in
east
boston
because
we
need
more
from
the
commissioner's
office
line
item
right
is
that
for
me
that
that
is
offset,
and
that
does
have
purpose.
So
I
guess
I'm
just
struggling
to
understand
how
that
would
be
how
that
would
be
different.
So.
F
I
do
not
believe,
and
perhaps
something
correct,
that
the
thing
we
would
not
fund
was
identified
within
that
directive,
so
that
leaves
it
to
the
commissioner
to
sort
of
figure
out.
Okay,
you
know
it's
already
the
commissioner's
job
to
ensure
that
the
parking
clerk
is
deploying
parking
enforcement
personnel
throughout
the
city
in
a
way
that
sort
of
balances
different
neighborhoods
needs.
F
So
I
think
that
that's,
when
we're
sort
of
you
know,
without
we've,
moved
into
not
sort
of
appropriating
money
for
something
for
the
commissioner
to
go
get
done,
but
instead
telling
the
commissioner,
when
you're
doing
this
job
of
trying
to
get
the
parking
rules
enforced
throughout
the
city,
put
two
more
people
here
and
just
kind
of
like
within
your
discretion,
figure
out
where
they
come
from
and
and
that's
the
part
that
is
more
executive
in
nature.
So
that
is.
F
A
E
You
let
me
go
yeah.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
This
is
a
novel
experience
to
have
someone
from
the
log
department
here.
This
is
great
so
because
the
challenge
we
have
as
as
counselors
is
that
we,
the
council,
may
not
retain
our
own
council
and
because
that
would
constitute
organize
reorganizing
the
law
department,
which
is
under
the
control
of
the
mayor.
So
what
is
your
view
on
council
and
advice?
E
F
F
F
Thank
you.
Yes,
yes,
but
let
me
just
say
one
last
thing:
please
chair:
if
you
don't
mind
the
the
reason
I
despite
all
that
wanted
to
be
here
today
was
because
I
understand
that
this.
This
is
a
new
process
and
like
it's,
a
really
everybody's
put
on
this
really
tight
timeline.
So
that's
why
I
came
because
I
understand
that
we're
all
in
a
tight
timeline.
So
thank
you.
E
That
is,
gives
gives
you
enabling
legislation
that
you
can
actually
file
that.
So
what
is
your
view
on
on
appropriations
for
departments
that
are
outside
the
mayor's
office,
which
do
not
have
a
authorizing
statute
which
create
creating
them?
Because
we
have
a
few
offices
that
have
sort
of
floated
out
of
the
mayor's
office
into
the
general
space
and
they
don't
actually
have
enabling
legislation
attached
to
them?
I
think
it's
something
we
have
to
repair
or
correct,
but
what's
your
view
of
that
so.
F
F
I
don't
think
that
it
has
a
huge
impact
on
sort
of
decisions
to
be
made
at
this
stage
of
the
budgeting
process
right.
So
whether
there's
legislation
that
could
sort
of
clarify
a
structure
or
something
is
one
sort
of
longer-term
question,
I
I'm
not
sure
that
it
impacts
the
short-term
question
of
do
the
mayor
and
council
together,
you
know:
are
they?
Is
the
budget
going
to
appropriate
funding
for
x,
y
or
z,
the
program
or
activity
right?
There's
an
appropriation
and
there's
a
question
of
you
know:
do
we
want
to
change
structure
of
something?
F
L
L
Is
there
an
opportunity
for
us
to
challenge
the
interpretation
of
what
the
inter
departamento
looks
like,
because
this
is
a
new
process
that
we're
going
through
so
does
that
give
us
the
opportunity
to
challenge
what
this
particular
body
has
the
right
to
do?
Given
the
new
circumstances
that
we
find
ourselves
in.
F
F
There
was
not
a
change
made
in
the
budget
right.
The
council
returned
something
to
the
mayor
that
didn't
change,
for
example,
and
maybe
I'm
wrong
about
this.
I'm
looking
like
you
know,
if
there's
a
department
where
it
didn't
change
the
budget,
I
don't
know
what
the
legal
dispute
is
right.
So
I
can't
answer
your
question.
I
apologize
it's.
Okay,
don't
worry!
I
just
want
to
be
clear
that
part
of
this.
L
L
F
F
L
L
There's
it
seems
to
me
that
we
are
utilizing
legal
terms
and
things
that
make
it
very
complicated
for
folks
and
and
it's
just
unfortunate-
I'm
not
gonna.
I'm
not
gonna
continue
to
harp
on
it,
but
I
do
believe
that
there
is
something
for
all
of
us
here
to
learn,
and
there
also
is
a
reason
why
people
don't
trust
government,
and
this
is
what
it
looks
like
when
we
we
do
things
like
this.
So
I
just
want
to
name
that
for
the
record
and
I
yield
the
time
that
I
do
not
have
left.
F
A
F
F
Frankly,
I
did
not
personally
anticipate
that
you
know
I'm
I'm
I'm
no
more.
You
know
I
can
start
this
thing
as
an
expert
on
this
new
process
we
haven't
done
so.
I
think
there
are
a
lot
of
sort
of
new
questions
that
have
come
up
and
I
agree
and
do
wish
that
sort
of
in
in
you
know,
in
terms
of
we
are
all
learning.
I
think
something
that
I
have
learned
is
boy.
I
wish
that
we
had
sort
of.
F
Is
there
a
way
to
have
sort
of
anticipated
more
of
these
and
tried
to
been
ahead
of
them,
and
I
think
that
is
something
that
you
know
you
spoke
about
us
all
learning.
I
think
it's
something
that
I
have
to
admit.
I
should
have
no.
I
am
learning,
but
I
wish
I
had
learned
somehow
before
so
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
that
and
say
that
you
know
I.
H
F
H
A
J
M
M
So
when
we
look
at
the
comparison
of
what
her
initial
proposed
budget
was
and
what
was
sent
back,
we
see
we
see
increases
in
offices
that
were
not
accounted
for,
that
we
actually,
as
a
city
council,
did
not
recommend
any
additions
or
changes
to
right
in
the
in
the
process
that
is
outlined
in
the
amendment
that
ability
to
do
that
is
nowhere
to
be
found.
So
what
is
the
source
of
that
power
to
return
a
budget
to
the
city
council
post
amendment?
M
F
F
G
F
You
know
the
mayor
may
modify
a
budget
approved
by
the
council
by
returning
it
to
said
council,
with
amendments
to
any
line
item,
provided
that
a
vote
of
two-thirds
of
the
council
shall
be
sufficient
to
override
any
budgetary
amendments
in
a
whole
or
in
part
or
an
overall
budgetary
veto
by
the
mayor
so
counselor.
I
think
that
that's
just
the
the
source
of
the
authority,
I
think
that
it
not
to
get
too
far
down
the
path
I
think
it
like
well,
we
can
follow
up.
I
think
that
authority
is
bounded
by
some
things
like.
F
I
think
the
administration's
in
the
best
possession
of
sort
of
like
the
most
recent
revenue
projections-
I
don't
think
you
can
do
things
that
are
not
sort
of
driven
by
that
right.
So
you
couldn't
just
have
completely
new
set
of
things,
but
I
do
think
that
you
know
here.
I
think
that
my
understanding
is
there
were
some
sort
of
updated
state
revenue
predictions
and
you
know,
like
an
updated
state
liability
that
sort
of
made
the
numbers
slightly
different.
M
Okay
and
so
part
of
the
issue
I
find
with
that,
and
especially
when
you're
reading
the
language
and
the
charter
amendment
is
that
it
is
subject
to
interpretation.
I
find
that
language
to
be
vague
about
whether
what
it
means
to
be
able
to
update
a
line
item,
and
it
seems
that
your
response
to
us
actually
as
members
of
the
city
council
is
that
the
entry
department,
the
interdepartment
transfers.
M
What
I
hear
from
you
is
that
they
were
rejected
by
the
mayor's
office
due
to
vagueness,
because
there
wasn't
this
authority
or
there.
You
know
there
wasn't
that
directive
that
we're
able,
because
we
are
able
to
pay,
pull
from
a
to
send
to
b
if
it's
in
a
different
department.
But
what
happened
with
the
intra
department
transfers?
Is
that?
M
M
F
It
that
way
I
but
to
be
clear,
I
don't
think
it's
because
of
vagueness.
I
think
it's
because
without
saying,
oh,
this
thing
loses
funding
and
this
thing
gets
funding.
I
think
it's
sort
of
not
in
inappropriation
in
the
same
way,
so
instead,
it's
just
sort
of
saying,
like
department
head,
do
more
of
this.
Unless
it's
something
else,
so
I
mean
in
that
sense,
maybe
it's
vague,
but
I
think
that
I.
M
Don't
necessarily
mean
like
the
legal,
I
don't
necessarily
mean
like
the
legal
term.
No
vagueness
is
like.
I
don't
necessarily
mean
in
that
way,
but
you're
saying
you
should
have
been
city
council,
bad
job.
You
should
have
been
more
specific
and
more
exacting
in
how
you
were
pulling
from
within
a
department.
F
M
Okay,
I'm
gonna
depart
from
this
line
of
questioning,
but
I
I
just
I
I
point
that
out,
because
I
do
believe
that
this
amendment
that
there
were
there
are
holes
here,
and
I
think
you,
your
your
everything
that
you're
seeing
today
shows
that,
but
I
think
that
the
holes
exist
on
both
sides.
When
I
received
this,
I
was
like
wait.
M
But
in
the
footnote
you
say-
and
I
think
this
is
the
crux
of
it-
is
that
since
boston
city
council
has
decided
the
charter,
amendment
has
expanded
the
city
council's
authority
by
conferring
upon
it
the
power
to
amend
the
budget.
Thus
the
limits
of
the
city
council's
authority,
in
this
case
boston
city
council,
may
not
reflect
the
full
breadth
of
the
city
council's
new
budgetary
powers.
M
So
I
think
the
part
of
your
argument
is
resting
on
a
case
from
1981
that
doesn't
fully
envision
us
having
the
power,
the
shared
power
that
we
now
exercise
over
the
city's
budget.
In
the
case
that
I
have
not
been
able
to
read
to
its
full
extent
right,
because
we
just
got
it,
but
it
says
the
council
may
not
increase
or
add
items
to
the
city's
budget,
and
we
know
that
that
is
not
true.
M
And
so
I
just
think
that
I
just
I
say
that
to
say
that
there
are
there's
a
lot
of
gray
area
here
in
even
the
city's
interpretation
of
what
we
can
or
cannot
do,
specifically
with
respect
to
intra-department
transfers
and
then
with
responding
to
like
you
know-
and
this
is
a
later
question
of
response
of
how
we
can
respond
to
the
mayor's
response,
and
I
think
a
lot
of
that
has
changed
since
this
case
from
1981.
That
does
not
envision.
Should
power
with
the
city
council
can
have.
F
F
But
I
guess
I'll
say
two
things
like
one:
there
are
still,
there
are
still
divisions
between
the
legislative
and
executive
authority
right,
there's
still,
provisions
in
the
city
charter.
That
say
like
the
the
council's,
not
here
to
conduct
the
executive
or
administrative
business
of
the
city
right
like
that
is
that
is
the
executive's
function.
And
then
there
are,
you
know
executives
who
report
to
the
mayor
who,
within
their
department,
that
is
their
function
and.
F
You
know
like
I,
I
didn't
frame
things
as
intra
departmental
transfers.
Right,
like
I
might
frame
things
as
things
that
have
an
appropriation
change
associated
with
them
and
things
that
don't
right.
I
think
that
might
be
like
to
my
personal
way
of
thinking,
an
easier
way
to
sort
of
think
about
which
things
our
budget,
in
which
things
are
just
sort
of
saying
to
the
commissioner
of
transportation.
F
Hey,
do
your
job
in
a
different
way,
and
it's
completely
within
the
city
council's
right
to
say,
hey.
You
should
really
think
long
and
hard
about
doing
your
job
in
a
different
way.
For
all
these
reasons,
I
do
not
think
it's
within
the
authority
of
the
city
council
to
say:
do
your
job
in
a
different
way
like
just
by
law,
unless
we
sort
of
restructure
the
department
so.
F
While
that
case
about,
while
the
budget
powers
have
changed,
if
there's
not
like
an
appropriation
change
that
comes
along
with
something
you
know,
I
just
believe
that
it's
it
hasn't
been
dealt
with
in
the
mayor's
response
right.
It
hasn't
been
accepted
or
rejected.
It's
just
hey
this
appropriation
was
there
nothing
changed
in
the
budget.
She
got
back
and
maybe
nothing
changed
in
the
budget.
You
got
back
so
I
I
would
maybe
like
in
terms
of
thinking
about
you,
know
lessons
learned
and
all
this
stuff
that
you
know
going
forward.
F
M
I
get
that
so
it
sounds
like
the
disagreement
is
over
what
constitutes
an
appropriate
appropriation
right.
There's
disagreement
about
that.
But
there
is
acknowledgement
from
your
office
based
on
this
legal
memo
that
there's
a
lot
of
gray
area
in
determining
what
the
full
breadth
of
our
power
is
to
do.
A
It's
time,
but
just
just
to
be
clear:
let's
not
lose
sight
or
mix
up
what
we've
already
agreed
on.
That
is.
That
only
applies
when
it's
not
new
monies
and
to
make
it
plain,
if
we
don't
actually
bring
in
money
to
that
department,
new
money,
some
not
from
the
original
budget,
but
rather
the
counselors
said,
take
money
from
this
department
bring
in
an
additional
amount.
We
increased
that
the
second
department
and
then
we
said,
use
it
in
this
way.
That
is
appropriation.
A
N
N
What
is
your
message?
You
want
me
to
tell
my
constituents
about
the
last
hour
that
we
focused
on.
I
need
to.
I
need
to
explain
that
to
my
residents
to
my
constituents
about
this
budget
in
in
your
presentation.
So
what
is
the
message
that
you're
trying
to
relay
to
us,
but
also
to
the
public
because
it
is
being
watched
on
television
and
everyone
goes
to
community
meetings
at
night,
three
or
four
meetings
at
night.
N
So
we
have
an
obligation
to
explain
ourselves
what
we're
doing
during
the
day
to
our
constituents
and
again
have
great
respect
for
you
adam,
as
you
know,
but
just
just
tell
me
what
our
message.
Your
message
is
for
my
constituents
and
and
and
what
is
what
is
your
message
today
that
I
can
relate
to
my
constituents
tonight.
F
D
O
F
F
You
know,
issues
that
have
come
up
and
probably
will
continue
to
come
up
that
I
do
not
believe
were
sort
of
addressed
specifically
in
the
language
of
the
charter,
amendment,
okay,
but
that
you
know
I
I
I'm
here,
because
I
think
you
know
I
we
all
want
to
sort
of
address
those
new
questions
sort
of
as
openly
and
honestly
as
possible,
and
you
know
we
will
all
learn
a
lot
this
time
through.
I
you
know
with
respect
to
the
specific
budget
items.
F
You
know,
that's
not
sort
of
my
area
of
expertise,
and
I
think
that
these
guys
would
sort
of
say
that
you
know
between
the
three
budgets
we've
seen
at
this
point:
the
proposed
budget,
the
amendment
amended
budget,
the
council's
amended
budget
and
the
amended
budget
returned
by
the
mayor.
You
know,
as
the
chair
said,
we're
actually
down
to
you-
know
not
giant
differences
at
this
point,
but
that
we
are
sort
of
clearly
still
working
through.
F
N
Well,
well,
not
to
cut
you
off
adam,
but
please.
What
you
said
is
is
is:
is
the
most
important
thing,
I've
I've
heard
you
say
so
far.
You
know
it's
a
brand
new
process
we're
working
together.
It's
a
new
dynamic.
Both
the
mayor
and
the
city
council
are
working
together.
There's
challenges
that
we
have.
We
need
to
continue
working
together.
N
N
F
N
F
Therefore,
I
guess
what
I
would
say
is
you
know,
as
these
questions
arise,
I
you
know
learning
from
you
know
not
having
you
know
anticipated
some
of
the
particular
questions
that
have
come
up.
I
don't
know
what
obstacles
will
arise,
but
we
will
be.
You
know,
researching
feverishly,
to
provide.
You
know
our
advice
to
the
chair
to
the
administration,
to
the
council
as
they
do.
You
know
it
seems
like
you
know
to
me
it
seems
like
the
so
anyway,
that's
all
I
can
say
I
don't.
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
today,
adam
hi.
I
don't.
I
think
the
question
that
I
had
has
been
answered.
I
think
the
intra-departmental
changes
and
our
ability
and
what's
within
the
scope
of
the
city
council,
is
also
clear
to
me.
I
know
that
it
might
not
be
to
to
everyone
on
the
council,
but
I
think
that
I
understand
in
terms
of
what
we
can
do.
P
I
think
the
the
example
that's
coming
up
for
me
right
now
is
that
the
mayor
can
increase
the
line
item
on
the
city
council's
staffing
budget,
but
can't
tell
us
that
we
need
to
use
that
to
hire
like
a
budget
analysis.
Person
right
like
can't,
tell
us
that
we
need
to
use
that
money
for
something
yeah
and
ultimately,
the
decision
on
how
we
use
our
line
item
for
our
for
our
offices
to
us
and
we
can
move
money
to
btd.
P
We
can
move
money
from
personnel
from
somewhere
else
from
btd,
but
we
can't
necessarily
tell
the
commissioner
that
he
knew
what
he
can
do
or
where
that
personnel
specifically
goes
like.
We
can't
tell
him
that
the
personnel
needs
to
go
to
a
specific
neighborhood.
Even
if
we
do
increase
the
personnel
line
item,
they
can
hire
two
meter
maid,
I'm
just
using
counselor
coletta's
example.
They
could
hire
two
meter
maids,
but
that
doesn't
necessarily
mean
that
they're
going
to
end
up
in
east
boston,.
P
I
know
so
yeah
the
question
that
I
had
really
was
about
the
city
council,
adding
money
to
the
department.
If
we
could
specify
what
program
it
goes
to
which
the
the
answer
to
that
seems
to
be
yes
and
the
question
about
sub
line
items
on
the
budget
and
allocating
it
to
different
programming.
So
I
don't
think
I
have
any
questions.
Thank
you.
G
G
D
F
D
So
there
was
an
interesting
line
of
question
earlier.
Councillor
mejia
was
asking
about
how
you
guys
were
gonna,
help
us
through
this
process
and
there's
a
separation
of
the
of
the
two
bodies.
So
I
don't
think
it's
on
you
guys
to
help
us,
but
I
think
when
we
were
all
going
through
this
process,
when
we
were
sitting
in
this
room,
there
should
have
been
people
from
the
administration
here
to
say:
whoa
wait
a
second.
Let's
think
about
that.
You
know
it
was.
D
D
I
was
never
in
favor
of
this
process.
I
think
it's,
I
think
we're
going
to
have
issues
with
our
with
our
with
our
bonding
and
jim.
The
next
question
to
you
is:
are
the
bonding
agencies
looking
at
this
and
saying
look
what's
happened
to
boston,
we
better
knock
an
a
off
that
knock
two
a's
off
that
you
can
get
to
that
later,
but
in
moving
forward.
D
What's
this
going
to
look
like,
is
it
going
to
be
the
same
thing
next
year
or
or
is
it
going
to
be
a
real
effort,
because
this
meal
was
part
of
the
charge
to
to
put
this
in
place,
and
now
that
this
new
mayor
is
an
executive,
it
doesn't
seem
like
the
executive
board.
The
executive
office
over
there
is
necessarily
on
board
with
this
process.
D
So
I
think
it's
I
think
it's
for
to
figure
out.
What's
this
going
to
look
like
next
year,
I
mean
we'll
get
through
this
this
year,
but
it
messi
is
an
understatement
and
jim.
If
you
can
talk
about
bond
rating
now
like
what
is
this
process
right
here,
this
meeting
the
the
previous
meetings
we
had,
what
does
that
mean
to
surety
of
our
budgets,
because
I
mean
honestly
now
we're
looking
at
now
looking
at
the
budget
to
pass
your
budget,
this
administration
only
needs
five
votes.
Something
like
that.
I
mean
it's.
D
It's
absurd
to
me.
You
know
I'm
still
trying
to
figure
out
what
this
budget
looks
like
and
and
and
what
are
the
chances
of
us
going
to
a
112th
if
nobody
likes
anything
and
then
we're
we're
really
going
to
have
issues.
So
what
do
you
think
the
bond
rating
agencies
are
they
looking
at
this?
Are
they
paying
attention
to
this
so.
R
D
Why
weren't
you
guys
here
when
we
were
when
we
were
going
through
these
amendments,
because
I
think
there
could
have
been
some
guidance
there,
because
it
felt
coming
from
a
city
department
knowing
that,
if
you
have
a
good
department
head
that
department
head
is
going
to
fight
for
what
he
or
she
thinks
that
they
need
in
those
departments
and
for
us
to
go
in
there
and
not
really
know
what
the
needs
are
and
stop
pulling
from
here
and
there
I
mean
it
was
fun.
But
you
know
like
why?
Weren't
you
guys
there.
R
Well,
I
I
think
part
of
it
was
respecting
this
body,
sort
of
internal
deliberative
process
and
sort
of,
and,
to
be
honest
it
to
be
in
line
with
sort
of
atoms
sort
of.
We
didn't
know
what
we
didn't
know,
so
we
we
we
sort
of
didn't
sort
of
understand
the
full
complexities
of
intra
versus
insurance
really
until
until
until
that
day,
I
think
we
we
saw
our
list
of
a
shared
list
of
projects
that
you
guys
were
collaborating
on.
R
D
R
Yeah,
I
think
in
terms
of,
and
I'm
thinking
of
it
like
from
an
account
structure.
Is
you
know,
following
to
being
a
budget
person?
Sort
of
the
structure
of
the
budget
is
really
a
department
which
is
like
a
three-digit
code
in
our
mind
and
then
it's
broken
up
into
categories
of
funding,
so
personal
services
contracted
services,
miscellaneous
supplies,
equipment
and
those
those
are
sort
of
the
the
rough.
R
In
fact,
our
state
statute
requires
that
the
mayor
authorize
transfers
within
you
know
when
you
alter
the
tax
order
and
that's
that's
the
structure
of
the
tax
order
so
chili
we
clearly
understood
when
there
was
movement
between
those
those
groupings.
You
say:
oh,
that's,
that's
the
desired
intent
to
appropriate
dollars
in
this
way,
so
you
know
we
understand
it
and
the
systems
and
the
controls
are
in
place
based
on
that
construct.
D
A
So
I
mean
I
think
from
looking
at
that
I
mean
your
your
like
I
said
about.
I
think
I
said
this
about
counselor,
bach,
being
that
she
knew
the
stuff
she
was.
She
was
a
nerd,
but
she
was
a
nerd
on
crack,
and
so
I
I'm
gonna
say
you're
the
numbers
guy
on
crack.
So
you
know
the
stuff
in
and
out
and
when
you
see
it,
you're
like.
Oh,
I
get
it
but
you're
saying
it
took
time
before
you
guys
actually
got
together.
Okay,.
R
A
R
Just
understanding
how
it
laid
out
in
the
tax
construct
construct
of
the
tax
order,
and
so
it
we
really
do
appreciate.
I
think
you
guys
did
a
a
very
good
job
and
and
about
sharing
information
in
in
a
in
a
format
that
we
could.
You
know,
use
and
stuff,
but
it
just.
It
did
take
time
for
us
to
understand
it
and.
A
A
Council
bach
is
way
more
than
just
a
nerd,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
I'm
clear
on
that,
and
so
I
want
to
before
you
go
adam
and
I
know
you
turning
city
bomb.
I
know
that
you
have
to
go
now,
but
before
you
go,
let's
do
a
summation
of
what
we've
gotten
accomplished
today.
So
I
have
the
amendment
to
the
charter
here
in
front
of
me
and
really
quickly.
It's
I'm
going
to
start
at
where
it
says
at
the
very
top
I
am
submitting.
A
I
am
submitting,
would
amen,
amend
what
would
I
guess
the
change
I
am
submitting
would
amend
the
city
charter
only
as
the
municipal
only
as
to
the
municipal
budget,
which
defines
the
structure
for
creation
and
approval
of
municipal
budget
and
the
relative
authorities
of
the
mayor
and
council
to
read
as
follows,
and
then
we
go
into
a
creation
and
approval
of
municipal
budget.
The
mayor
city,
the
mayor
and
city
council
of
the
city
of
boston
shall
hold
budgetary
powers
together.
A
A
And
then
we've
discussed
that
to
further
public
engagement
and
democratic
involvement
in
city
spending.
The
city
of
boston
shall
create
by
city
ordinance
an
independent
office
of
respiratory
budgeting,
with
an
external
oversight
board
to
create
and
oversee
an
equitable
and
binding
decision
making
process
open
to
all
boston
residents
by
fiscal
year.
2024
consistence
with
general
law,
section,
44
and
53.
A
The
mayor
not
later
than
the
second
wednesday
in
april
of
each
year,
shall
submit
to
the
city
council.
The
annual
budget
of
the
current
expenses
of
the
city
and
county
for
the
forthcoming
fiscal
year
and
the
mayor
may
submit
af
thereafter
such
supplementary
appropriation
orders
as
they
may
deem
necessary.
A
We
have
no
questions
on
that
no
later
than
the
second
wednesday
in
june.
The
city
council
shall
take
definite
action
on
the
annual
budget.
We
did
that
right
by
adopting
amending
or
rejecting
it.
We
decided
to
amend,
providing
that
the
amended
version
shall
not
be
for
a
higher
total
budget
than
the
original
proposed.
A
A
10
million
the
additional
10
million
that
reminded
me
of
like
thanks,
mom
mayor
wolf,
you're,
watching
like
when
your
mom
finds
money
out
of
the
mattress
because
it
was
like
pretty
cool.
I
was
happy
about
that
in
the
event
of
the
failure
of
the
mayor
to
act
on
a
budget
approved
by
the
council.
The
budget
shall
be
in
effect
as
approved
by
the
council.
A
A
It
shall
be
the
duty
of
the
city
and
the
county
officials,
when
requested
by
the
mayor,
to
submit
to
the
mayor
for
with
in
such
detail,
as
the
mayor
may
require
estimates
for
the
next
fiscal
year
of
the
expenditures
of
the
department
or
office
under
their
charge.
I'll
stop
there,
because
then
it's
more
detail
about
that.
A
It
you
file
those
two
dockets
and
yes,
we
all
agree
that
that
was
probably
not.
We
need
more
clarity
on
doing
that
better
in
the
future,
but
it
presented
itself
as
though
we
could
take
action
on
docket,
1
and
tech
action
on
docker
2,
that
if
we
took
action
on
docker
2
as
a
budget,
the
new
budget
that
essentially
it
would
default
to
the
charter
rules
and
then
we
could
reject
it
or
amend
or
accept.
A
A
F
Where
we
are,
I
would
say,
it's
sort
of
in
the
in
the
last
step
of
that
city
charter
process
or
from
the
amendment
that
you
just
sort
of
walked
us
through
by
way
of
background.
When
sort
of
so
we
have.
The
mayor
may
modify
a
budget
approved
by
the
council
by
returning
it
to
said
council
with
amendments
to
any
line
item
right.
F
Q
F
I
say
that
is
you
know
to
to
back
up
yes,
last
week
the
mayor
provided
two
letters
to
the
city
clerk
right.
One
saying
I
I'm
I'm
disapproving
that
the
budget
has
passed
by
the
council
and
a
second
one
saying
you
know
I'm
returning
to
your
honorable
body,
this
budget
right,
I
think,
without
getting
too
too
into
the
details.
I
mean
my
understanding
is
that
was
the
preference
of
the
clerk
as
to
how
to
get
the
returned
budget
filed.
F
The
mayor
is
on
a
pretty
tight
timeline
to
make
sure
she
got
that
in
that
second
letter,
which
says
over
and
over
again
here's
what
I'm
doing,
I'm
returning
a
budget
as
amended.
You
know,
as
contemplated
by
this
line
of
the
city
charter,
that
we
just
went
through
when
they
brought
that
to
the
clerk
the
clerk
said.
Oh
you
know
just
to
clean
things
up.
You
know
we
need
the
second
letter
which,
in
order
to
get
this
document
on
time,
the
administration
did.
I
don't
think
that
changes
the
intent
of
the
mayor.
F
I
think
that
the
the
transmittal
letter
is
really
really
clear
about
what
is
going
on
here
and
that's
that
under
the
charter
right,
she
has
to
approve
or
return
right.
The
charter
tells
her
when
you
get
this
budget
from
the
from
the
council.
You
approve
or
return
with
the
amendments
you
know
which
of
those
two
boxes
are.
We
in.
I
think
it's
really
clear.
We're
in
the
return
didn't
approve
in
fact
was
asked
to
sort
of
specify
that
sure
I
agree
with
councilor
bach
that
you
know.
F
F
F
G
A
F
I
that,
unfortunately,
is
a
slightly
new
question
to
me,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
that
my
department
has
a
little
bit
of
a
chance
to
sort
of
research
and
analyze
that
and
try
to
provide
additional
guidance
as
soon
as
we
can.
I
understand
that
this
is
a
very
tight
timeline,
so
we
will
take
that
as
an
important
question.
F
A
F
A
F
F
A
The
beautiful
thing
about
this
is
that
we
want
to
work
together
with
administration,
so
we
got
this
in
time,
so
I
said,
oh
then
we
need
a
conversation
and
that's
why
we're
here
today.
That's
the
beautiful
thing
is
that
we
say:
oh,
maybe
the
filing
wasn't
the
best
way,
but
let's
talk
about
that-
and
I
think
that's
the
good
faith
and
I
think
that's
the
collaborative
sort
of
working
together
moving
forward
holding
this
power
together
means.
F
F
This
process
so-
and
I
I
yeah
and
I
appreciate
the
invitation-
I
appreciate
everybody's
patience
and
difficult
questions
and
all
the
work
that
everybody
has
put
in
you
know,
including
our
you
know,
really
a
ton
of
work.
You
know
our
budget
team
into
this
process
and
I
apologize
for
sort
of
taking
so
much
of
everybody's
time
today.
A
F
A
G
A
D
S
You
thank
you
so
much.
My
name
is
maddie
wee.
I
work
for
the
phoenix
I've
been
in
front
of
the
city
council
a
couple
of
times
before,
so
you
might
recognize
me,
I'm
the
senior
engagement
manager
at
the
phoenix,
which
is
a
non-profit
organization
that
provides
free
fitness
and
social
activities
to
anyone
with
48
hours
of
sobriety.
S
I
wanted
to
speak
a
little
bit
today
about
the
community
response
to
the
pandemic
and
how
it
mirrors
what
is
happening
with
the
addiction
and
overdose
epidemic.
I
think
you
know.
During
the
pandemic
we
saw
that
cobia
19
is
not
just
a
virus
that
affects
individuals
as
a
illness.
It's
something
that
required
a
community
response
and
affected
economies
and
communities
and
social
issues
and,
as
we've
seen
in
the
intent
of
the
american
rescue
plan,
act
to
address
a
pandemic
like
that,
it
requires
a
broad
full,
reaching
community
response.
S
T
T
I
want
to
thank
flynn
for
asking
the
question.
What
do
I
say
to
my
constituents
and
I
think
I
hope
I
paraphrased
you
correctly-
counselor
flynn,
president
flynn,
but
I'm
one
of
those
constituents,
and
I
and
others
have
spent
hours
and
hours
and
hours
researching
the
information
researching
the
budget
and
its
implications
looking
into
different
departments
of
the
mayor's
office
and
to
get
and
testify,
and
to
hear
now
that
we
really
don't
know
have
a
clear
path.
U
So
first
want
to
say
that
you
know
so
many
community
members,
myself
included,
have
been
so
excited
to
see
the
city
council
come
together
and
also
similarly
frustrated,
as
you
all
are,
with
the
mayor's
response
to
your
budget.
To
your.
You
know,
first
changes
and
really
appreciate
the
hard
work
you
all
are
doing,
trying
to
figure
out
what
is
even
possible
here.
I
still
think
it's
really
important
for
you
all
to
move
forward
with
the
changes
that
you
all
had
agreed
on
collectively,
particularly
for
the
police
overtime
budget,
which
I
want
to
reiterate.
U
The
aclu
of
massachusetts
has
has
data
that
you
all
should
be
looking
at.
That
shows.
Increasing
officers
does
not
decrease
over
time.
It
has
not,
in
the
past
10
to
20
years,
actually
addressed
over
time
over
time,
for
bpd
has
just
continued
continuously
increased
year
after
year,
regardless
of
how
many
officers
they
have.
U
So
that
is
not
a
solution
and
I
think
for
you
all
to
exercise
your
power
as
a
council
before
the
mayor
goes
into
contract
negotiations,
it's
actually
really
important
for
you
all
to
make
this
change
and
give
her
the
mandate
that
says,
city
council
wants
to
see
over
time
and
the
police
budget
come
down
rather
than
waiting
until
after
contract
negotiations,
which,
obviously
you
all
have
power
afterwards
to
vote
it.
Yes,
you
know,
vote
it
down
if
you
want,
but
even
in
this
moment
you
all
have
the
power
to
say.
U
Actually,
this
is
where
we
need
to
move
money
and
that,
over
time,
the
the
overspending
on
overtime
is
just
unacceptable.
It
has
really
increased
so
dramatically
in
the
past
20
years,
so
want
to
also
encourage
folks
to
to
take
a
look
at
that
and
again
many
of
us
are
here.
You
know
if
you
all
want
to
talk
about
police
budget.
U
If
you
all
want
to
talk
about
the
alternatives
that
people
are,
are
building
up,
not
just
youth
jobs,
but
mental
health
crisis
response,
and
so
many
other
exciting
things
that
community
wants
to
see.
Investments
in,
but
again
just
want
to
appreciate
the
hard
work
here
and
really
seeing
the
council
come
together
for
the
first
time
for
this
historic
amendment
has
been
so
exciting
and
wanted
to
share
that.
Thank
you
all.
P
Thank
you
so
much
for
coming.
That
concludes
our
zoom
public
testimony.
We
have
two
people
who
are
signed
up
for
public
testimony
in
person.
The
first
person
that
I
have
on
the
list
is
john
and
I'm
sorry,
john,
but
I
can't
read
your
last
name.
John.
Are
you
here
your
last
name,
please,
for
the
record,
once
you
come
down,
you
can
come
to
this
podium
here
on
the
left
right
here.
V
Hi,
my
name
is
john
provenzano,
I'm
a
lifelong
resident
of
south
boston.
I
had
one
issue
that
I
really
want
to
talk
about
it,
but
I
want
to
respond
to
I've
been
keeping
in
touch
with
all
the
meetings
that
I
could.
As
far
as
the
budget
I
apologize,
I
came
late.
I
thought
this
was
for
tomorrow.
It's
my
age,
but
anyway,
my
main
concern
is
in
all
the
meetings
that
I've
tried
to
attend
and
watch
tv
on
channel
8
and
get
the
previous
meetings.
V
V
I
have
five
members,
two
sons,
a
daughter
and
two
granddaughters-
that
all
are
very
proud
to
be
in
the
city
of
boston,
two
in
south
boston,
two
in
dorchester,
one
in
hyde
park,
they're
real
estate
and
none
of
them
have
rental
income.
Their
real
estate.
Taxes
are
going
up
in
such
a
degree
that
my
oldest
son
will
be
the
first
one,
pretty
soon
to
be
retiring,
and
what
I'm
looking
at
is
just
what
happened
to
me
a
few
years
ago.
V
Is
that,
as
I
retired,
I
believe
I
was
paying
around
nine
thousand
dollars
back
then
he's
up
to
over
twelve
thousand
if
he
is
to
retire,
it's
pretty
impossible
for
him
and
the
rest
of
my
I'm
looking
at
all
of
them
to
stay
in
their
home
with,
and
I
realized
you
do,
give
discounts.
There
are
discounts
for
people
that
live
in,
and
I
love
that
what
I'm
looking
for.
V
If
anyone
can
tell
me
that
you've
had
a
discussion
about
the
real
estate
taxes,
I'd
love
to
hear
it
because
I
haven't
and
along
with
all
the
other
problems
of
the
police-
and
you
know
you
want
to
cut
the
police
budget-
and
I
see
where
the
mayor
has
made
a
little
bit
of
a
concession
and
she's
come
up
with
a
couple
hundred
thousand,
instead
of
a
million
five
or
whatever
for
for
the
police.
I
agree
with
her
because
my
children
and
I
love
this
city.
V
It's
one
of
the
best
cities
in
the
country,
and
I
don't
want
it
to
look
like
like
chicago
the
police
in
this
city
do
an
excellent
job,
one
of
them
being
my
son.
So
I'm
I'm
being
a
little
bit
tight
on
that
one.
But
that's
the
way
it
goes.
He's
got
a
master's
degree.
He
does
a
wonderful
job
and
what
he
does
and
the
overtime
is
there.
V
V
I
understand
that
people
retired
can
volunteer,
you
know
and
get
some
kind
of
a
discount.
It
has
to
go
further.
The
more
you
can
do
the
I
really
appreciate
it
and
thank
you
for
letting
me
the
whistle
goes
off.
I
seem
to
talk
too
much,
but
I
could
go
on
with
that.
I'd
love
to
hear
someone
in
the
council
speak
about
the
real
estate
tax
and
and
any
idea
I
I've
got
ideas
and
I'll
go
to
visit.
V
My
counselors
and
I'll
go
to
every
one
of
you
if
you
want
and
give
you
my
ideas,
but
I
appreciate
if
someone
could
speak
on
it
or
your
guests,
if
they
have
anything
that
they
could
speak
on,
that
to
make
me
feel
a
little
bit
better,
that
my
grandchildren,
who
they,
I
already
have
great
grandchildren
that
they're
going
to
stay
here,
because
I
want
them
here.
I
don't
want
them
going
anywhere
else.
V
A
Thank
you
so
much
john.
We
appreciate
your
dedication
and
advocacy
for
what
you
believe
and
hold
true
to
yourself.
We
have
a
list
of
people
that
signed
on.
If
you,
if
george
lee
anthony
sorry,
is
this
the
first
list
anthony
mary
gillen,
michael
kane,
can
we
all
come
down
please,
so
that
we
can
specify
and
move
it
along.
Q
Hi
good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
having
us
here
today
we're
here
from
charlestown
we're
just
concerned
community
members
recently
we're
here
just
to
advocate
for
funds
for
the
clarity
pool.
Recently.
Last
week
this
pool
was
identified
as
a
pool
that
will
close
due
to
diet
repairs.
The
filtration
system
needs
repair,
it
does
a
ton
of
structural
damage
which
was
identified
in
2017
in
the
engineers
report
to
it
was
cited
in
2017
that
these
repairs
should
have
been
made
in
2018..
Q
Our
pool
has
been
open.
The
only
time
it
wasn't
open
was
during
the
pandemic.
We
know
that
there's
funds
available
in
the
george
robert
white
fund.
We
looked
into
that
and
there
are
funds
available
there.
We
just
don't
know
why
it's
not
being
tapped
into
for
these
funds
and
we've
seen
in
the
2023
budget
that
there's
no
money
allotted
for
this
pool
and
it
was
identified
as
a
problem
just
recently.
Q
So
we
could
understand
that,
but
we're
wondering
if
that
could
we
could
have
some
attention
made
to
this
pool
in
2023
no
2013
sal
lamatina
put
2
000
2.7
million
dollars
into
the
budget
for
this
pool
and
as
we
follow
it,
it
disappears
in
2019
without
any
kind
of
explanation.
It
just
goes
away,
so
we
don't.
I
don't
know
if
that
was
reallocated
or
where
that
is,
but
we're
just
wondering
if
those
funds
could
be
identified
and
put
into
the
pool
that
it
it's
projected
to
be
about.
Q
Maybe
a
10
million
project
which
we
understand.
We
don't
want
our
kids
to
be.
You
know
we
want
to
put
them
in
unsafe
positions,
but
in
2017
I
feel
like
something
should
have
been
done
at
that
point
and
it
was
probably
you
know
just
kind
of
band-aid
for
a
little
while
and
now
here
we
are
with
a
10
million
dollar
project.
So
pretty
much.
Why
we're
here.
W
Woods
I'm
a
resident
of
charlestown,
it's
very
intimidating,
but
we
just
really
want
to
know
where
the
2.7
million
went.
It
was
in
the
budget
from
2013
to
2020,
and
then
it
disappeared.
No,
no.
It
was
never
used
for
the
clarity
pool
which
it
was
allocated
for,
like
mary,
said,
the
georgia
white
fund,
we
also
have
mitigation
money.
W
We
are
supposed
to
have
mitigation
money
from
the
wynn
casino,
encore
casino,
our
city
hasn't
our
neighborhood
hasn't
seen
any
of
it,
and
it's
just
sad
that
the
pool's
closing-
and
I
think
you
were
talking
about
like
getting
rid
of
red
tape
and
just
getting
things
done,
just
wondering
as
citizens
who
don't
really
you
know,
participate.
We
we
just
have
faith
you're,
doing
the
right
thing.
W
A
I
encourage
you
to
continue
to
advocate,
and
I
know
that
you
have
a
wonderful
counselor
coletta,
who
will
definitely
advocate
for
you
and
work
with
you
in
whatever
ways
that
we
can
continue
to
encourage
participate.
At
least
your
engagement,
then
we're
probably
gonna
move
forward
with
some
processes
that
are
going
to
train
the
community
or
teach
the
community
about
this
entire
thing,
and
I
look
forward
to
that.
A
A
X
I
I
X
You
hello
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
george
lee
and
I'm
an
organizer
with
youth,
justice
and
power
union.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
for
being
here
today.
I
just
wanted
to
say
a
few
things.
One
is
just
what
what's
at
stake
with
the
decision
before
you
right
now,
which
is
echoing
what
fatima
said
before,
as
a
body
unanimously,
really
took
a
lot
of
care
looking
at
the
budget
and
figuring
out
what
to
cut
what
to
put
back
in,
and
a
lot
of
that
is
in
jeopardy
right
now,
whether
it's
obviously
y'all
know.
X
From
our
end,
any
justice
in
power
union
really
been
pushing
around
youth
jobs.
The
council
added
about
6.8
million
in
and
the
mayor
cut
3.3
of
that
3.3
3.4
million.
So
that's
a
lot
of
jobs
that
are
being
cut
in
in
her
veto
money
for
the
office
of
blackmail
advancement.
She
only
funded,
I
believe,
two
hundred
thousand
out
of
six
hundred
thousand,
I
believe
youth
workers
in
austin
brighton,
seventy
five
thousand
for
the
mission
hill
link
and
sora
charlestown
director
of
waterfront
planning
car
five.
X
She
also
added
money
back
in
for
the
police.
She
added
in
unspent
money
that
councilor
bach
and
the
council
identified
as
y'all
didn't
even
spend
it
last
year,
and
yet
she
added
it
back
in
which
will
just
give
them
a
reason
to
find
a
way
to
spend
it.
Similarly
with
overtime,
she
added
all
the
overtime
back
in,
and
I
just
want
to
emphasize
why
it
makes
sense
to
cut
over
time
now.
X
X
For
example,
there's
a
comp
time
scheme
where
officers
will
work
overtime,
then
they'll
take
time
and
a
half
off
in
comp
time.
Then
another
officer
will
work
that
time
and
a
half
shift
in
their
overtime
and
it
just
multiplies,
because
now
it's
one
and
a
half
times
one
and
a
half
times
one
and
a
half
and
all
of
a
sudden
everyone's
just
working
each
other's
shifts,
but
getting
paid
overtime
for
it
that
happened
in
oakland
also
and
they're
trying
to
reform
it
there.
The
audit
also
mentioned
the
way:
overtime
works.
It's
not
just.
X
Oh
police
have
a
parade
to
go
to.
We
have
to
pay
them.
Actually,
the
districts
and
special
unions
get
a
bank
of
overtime
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
You
have
this
many
hours
give
it
out
how
you
see
fit.
You
can
actually
cut
that
bank.
The
bbd
can
do
that
now
before
the
contract
is
done
and
they've
already
said,
they
cut
discretionary
overtime
time
23
this
year,
so
they
can
cut
it
now.
X
X
A
lot
of
them
are
non-criminal,
and
so
there's
a
verbal
dispute.
There's
someone
who's
sick,
there's
someone
who
is
unhoused.
There's
someone
with
a
mental
health
crisis.
The
city
is
adding
ems,
a
co-response.
There's
a
community
group.
That's
going
to
have
a
report
out
by
september.
You
can
send
mediators
out
for
verbal
disputes
for
verbal
disputes.
You
can
send
ems
out
for
sick
people.
You
know
in
my
life.
I
have
to
balance
all
my
priorities.
X
X
If
someone
better
pay
me
overtime,
like
that's,
not
a
way
to
live
my
life
and
it's
not
a
way
for
the
police
either
senator
citizens
for
juveniles,
justice
has
a
report
out
called
two
blue
that
breaks
down
these
calls
to
service
if
the
police
actually
just
re-prioritized
what
they
do
during
their
regular
hours,
they
wouldn't
need
to
spend
all
this
overtime
so
anyway.
The
point
is
that
there
are
ways
to
cut
over
time
now
and
really
asking
y'all
to
crack
down
on
overtime.
X
I
know
you're
kind
of
hidden
behind
this
pillar,
but
when
you're
kind
of
concerned
that
the,
if
the
police
go
over
anyway,
that
it'll
eat
into
the
reserves,
you
could
actually
override
the
mayor's
veto
and
it
actually
wouldn't
hit
into
the
reserves.
Because
there's
more
money
that
you
can
cut
than
you
have
to
put
back
in,
so
just
hoping
that
you
all
can
do
a
do
that
and
also
call
on
the
mayor
to
do
an
audit
of
overtime
so
that
she
can
actually
identify
these
scams
going
into
the
contract
to
change
them.
X
So
thank
you
once
again
and
hope
you
stick
together.
You
know,
please
don't
make
the
side
deals
that
would
be
going
against
each
other
on
the
council
on
your
vote,
it'd
be
going
against
the
community
priorities
that
folks
identified
together.
Please
stay
on
the
side
of
the
community
to
put
these
investments
back
in
and
to
cut
the
excessive
spending
from
especially
the
police.
A
I
O
Okay,
just
talk:
okay,
thank
you,
counselors
for
holding
this
hearing
and
extending
an
invitation
to
me.
I
appreciate
one
of
the
counselors
lejeune
emailed
me
this
morning
to
encourage
me
to
come.
I'm
michael
kane,
I'm
from
the
mass
alliance
of
hud
tenets
and
also
we
anchor
the
city
rent
subsidy
coalition
that
proposed
the
city
rent
subsidy
program
that
is
currently
funded
at
5
million
a
year
and,
as
you
know,
the
mayor
proposed
to
increase
it
to
7.5
million
a
year.
O
We
sought
an
increase
to
10
million
and
we
are
very
pleased
that
the
council
unanimously
endorsed
that
in
its
budget
amendment
last
week,
and
we
share
the
disappointment
that
they
just
heard
from
the
youth
jobs
coalition
and
george
lee
in
the
cuts
that
were
made
to
both
youth
jobs
and
to
affordable
housing.
So
we
encourage
you
to
restore
those
those
cuts
and
to
revisit
the
police,
overtime,
budget
and
other
overtime
budgets
that.
O
Incur
wasteful
spending
the
overtime,
the
police
overtime
is
notorious
where
you
know,
particularly
when
they,
if
they
show
up
at
a
hearing
for
15
minutes,
they
get
four
hours
in
overtime.
That
is,
that
must
be
changed
and
renegotiate
a
contract
along
with
the
other
scams
that
are
built
into
that.
So
I
think
making
the
modest
cuts
that
the
council
made
sends
a
message
to
the
police
union
that
they
need
to
step
up
in
the
interests
of
real
community
safety
and
community
needs
like
housing
and
youth
jobs.
O
That
will
benefit
the
city
as
a
whole.
They're
myopic
and
narcissistic
obsession
with
their
own
prerogatives
and
ripping
off
the
taxpayers,
as
they
have
done
for
many
years,
really
cannot
be
allowed
to
stand.
So
we'll
support
the
mayor,
of
course,
in
seeking
negotiated
changes.
I'm
sure
the
council
will
be
behind
that
too,
but
in
the
meantime,
the
the
the
action
that
you've
taken
to
make
a
modest
modest
cut
in
overtime
in
order
to
pay
for
these
important
needs
is
you
know
to
be
commended
you're.
O
O
One
of
the
biggest
flaws
in
the
city
government
in
the
city
charter
was
the
lopsided
power
given
to
the
mayor
in
relation
to
the
council.
Unlike
other
cities,
like
los
angeles
or
chicago,
where
the
city
council
can
actually
amend
the
budget
and
adopt
amendments
that
are
binding
on
the
executive,
it
was
a
major
step
forward
that
the
movement
to
increase
the
power
of
the
council
succeeded
in
making
some
modest
changes
in
the
referendum
the
past
last
year.
O
O
I
think,
as
you
stand
up
for
the
council's
prerogatives,
the
mayor
will
will
learn
to
make
compromises
and
there
will
be
more
of
a
negotiated
process
going
forward.
But
this
is
an
historic
moment
where
the
new
charter
is
being
implemented
and
looking
at
it
from
the
long
view
of
democratizing
the
political
system
by
increasing
the
power
of
the
council.
In
relation
to
the
really
lopsided
power
of
the
mayor
in
this
political
system,
I
think
you're
making
an
important
step
on
that
trajectory
and
we
applaud
and
support
you
in
that.
B
Hello:
everyone,
oh
hello,
everyone,
my
name,
I'm
a
of
mission
hill
and
I'm
a
member
of
youth
justice
power
union.
I'm
going
to
keep
this
real
short,
because
george
really
covered
a
lot
of
the
stuff
that
I
wanted
to
also
say.
I
wanted
to
speak
on
behalf
of
youth
in
the
city
of
boston
that
I
want
to
increase
in
youth
jobs
in
the
city.
B
I
want
other
youth
in
the
city
to
feel
what
I
felt
at
that
moment
and
continue
to
feel
with
this
decrease
in
the
with
this
back
and
forth
about
the
budget.
I
want
you
to
think
about
youth
jobs
in
the
city.
Think
about
what
out
think
about
the
youth
in
the
city
and
investing
in
the
next
generation
of
youth
to
explore
whatever
they
want
to
do
increase
the
pool
of
jobs,
the
diversity
of
jobs,
so
youth
can
explore
what
they
want
to
do
and
allow
that
opportunity.
B
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
think
about
youth
jobs
when
you're
thinking
about
this
budget
thinking
about
increasing
youth
jobs.
Thinking
about
that
one
child
who
wants
to
explore
but
doesn't
know
what
they
want
to
do
and
yeah
just
overall
think
about
these
jobs.
Think
about
increasing
the
budget,
a
lot
more
youth
to
more
youth
in
the
city
of
boston
to
explore
your
jobs
yeah.
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
farrell.
We
appreciate
the
work
that
you're
doing
and
your
advocacy
moving
forward.
We
are
going
to
go
straight
to
questions
counselor
lujan
expressed
that
she
has
to
leave.
Council
murphy
is
not
here
anyway.
I
was
going
to
ask
if
it's
okay
with
the
remaining
counselors.
If
council
legion
goes
first
council
jen,
we
only
have
guys
we
have
to
allow
at
least
four
time
for
our
admin
staff
to
get
a
lunch
break,
so
we
have
less
than
an
hour,
so
I'm
gonna
give
folks.
A
M
Be
very
brief,
thank
you
and
apology
trying
to
make
it
to
your
graduation
for
my
cousin
with
just
a
comment
without
a
revised
budget
book
or
analyze
boston
data,
it's
really
hard
for
us
to
do
our
job
of
being
accountable,
and
I
found
the
budget
process,
and
I
know
you
do
so
much
work,
and
so
it's
just.
How
do
we
do
this
better
together
as
we're
sharing
as
we're
sharing
this
power?
When
we
received
the
mayor's
response,
it
would
be
great
to
have
a
breakdown.
We
saw
increases
it.
M
It
was
hard
to
make
sense
of
it.
So
how
do
we
do
our
job
of
of
holding
you
accountable
of
seeing
where
the
the
line
item
increases
are
of
seeing
what
was
happening?
It
was
really
hard
for
us
and
I
think,
throughout
the
budget
process,
I'd
love
to
sit
down
and
talk
about
the
budget
book
and
how
we
can
update
that
as
we
go,
because
it
seems
like
that.
These
are
actually
weren't
line
item
amendments
that
were
made.
M
They
were
additional
revenue
that
was
received
from
whatever
sources
that
were
then
just
added
that
we
had
known
all
along
about
not
in
response
to
this
process,
but
in
response
to
the
natural
fluctuation
of
things,
and
that
makes
it
hard
for
us
to
do
our
job.
So
if
we
could
just
talk
about
in
the
future
how
we
get
information
in
real
time
from
from
you
all
that,
I
think,
would
be
helpful.
Another
question
is
about
you
know.
M
A
lot
of
folks
have
mentioned
today
about
overtime,
and
we
had
the
bpd
itself
come
and
talk
about
the
efficiencies
that
they've
made
to
over
time
to
see
a
great
reduction,
and
so
we
pulled
a
lot
from
over
time
based
on
the
information
that
we
received
from
bpd.
I'm
not
sure.
If
that's
information
from
that
we've
received
in
previous
years
from
bpd,
it
seems
new
and
it
seems
different,
which
is
why
we
were
relying
on
that.
M
You
know,
in
response
to
an
rfi
that
I
asked
they
said
we
added
a
third
medical
provided
to
our
occupational
health
unit,
allowing
us
to
increase
the
number
of
officers
seen
each
week
we
implemented
and
streamlined
new
procedures
and
occupational
health,
increased
oversight.
Management
of
discretionary
overtime
has
led
to
a
23
decrease
compared
to
last
year.
R
Sure
that's
an
excellent
question
and
we
all
you
know,
aspire
to
do
better
management
of
overtime
resources
and
the
I
think,
as
part
of
their
presentation
they
still
even
with
their
modifications
to
get
injured.
Officers
back
on
the
street
to
address
the
the
biggest
component
of
their
overtime
is
with
the
replacement,
overtime,
making
sure
there's
an
appropriate
level
of
police
in
the
districts
that
they
still
were
going
to
be
projecting.
R
You
know
north
of
60
million
dollars
in
overtime,
so
the
the
overtime
budget
is
not
is
not
at
its
current
state
sufficient
to
cover
the
the
expenditure
level,
and
we
just
I
don't
know
that
we're
at
a
point
where
we
feel
that
there's
enough
mechanical
or
you
know,
process
changes
that
would
result
in
that
in
a
budget
in
spending
levels
that
would
fall
within
this
budget.
Yeah.
M
I
understand
that
it
is
a
line
item
in
the
budget
that
we
are
allowed.
You
know
in
this
process
to
perform,
but
I'm
sure
there
will
be
other
questions.
Third
question
is
in
this
response.
There
were
monetary
changes
made
to
you
know
the
office
of
returning
citizens
to
office
of
blackmail
advancement.
What
was
the
thought
process
in
terms
of
what
the
decreases
should
look
like.
R
Yeah,
I
think
it
was.
It
was
trying
to
strike
a
balance
I
think
far
and
away
there
was
more
agreement
than
disagreement.
I
think
there
was
more
resources,
but
we
wanted
to
live
within
the
construct
of
our
available
resources,
with
the
revision
of
so
we
started
with
the
governor's
budget,
with
with
the
most
recent
estimates,
updates,
there's
a
change,
so
it
provided
resources
in
two
ways.
It
gave
us
more
money
in
revenue,
but
also
there
was
a
readjustment
of
the
charter
school
assessment
that
lowered
our
costs.
R
That's
not
that's
sort
of
a
fixed
cost,
it's
not
an
appropriation
per
se.
It
just
comes
right
off
the
top
from
the
from
the
commonwealth,
but
we
still
treat
it
as
part
of
the
entire
budget.
So
what
we
did
when
when
the
budget
was
returned,
you
you
noted
that
there
was
additional
things
even
beyond
what
the
council
had
amended
and
some
of
those
were
just
pretty
pretty
traditional
union
contracts
that
have
settled
so
we
do.
R
We
do
it
kind
of
like
in
two
places
we
we
do
it
in
the
current
year,
so
we
recently,
I
think,
during
this
week
sometime
we
had
a
hearing
on
on
a
supplemental
for
bphc
afscme
and
the
housing
inspectors
union.
So
those
are
things
that
you
do
it
in
the
fy
22
to
make
sure
the
resources
are
available
to
accommodate
the
wage
increases
in
22,
but
also
reflect
it
in
the
23
budget,
and
that
was
a
good
opportunity.
M
Thank
you.
I'm
just
saying
that
that
money
that
was
reallocated
it
looks
like
to
other
departments
could
have
also
gone
to
you
know
the
council.
The
council's
amendment
requests
correct,
especially
since
it
seems
like
it
wasn't
the
validity
of
the
amount
that
you
assessed
or
like
what
could
actually
be
happening.
It's
just
like,
oh
well,
how
much
money
do
we
have,
which
just
thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thanks
to
my
colleagues
for
allowing
me
to
go.
Thank.
C
C
C
R
R
So
in
terms
of
car
five
and
exclusion,
I
think
there
is
a
desire
across
all
public
safety
agencies.
You
know
we
just
talked
about
a
little
bit
with
police
department
to
look
at
operational
deployment,
and-
and
this
is
sort
of
also
an
opportune
time
with
with
a
change
of
leadership
at
the
fire
department
to
sort
of
pause
on
that
for
now.
But
it's
not
it's
it's
it's
one
of
those
items
that
been
given
sort
of
the
balancing
of
resources
that
was
just
it
was
it
was.
R
R
R
You
know
if,
during
the
year
they
decided
that
they,
you
know
you
know,
didn't-
want
to
buy
as
many
trash
bags
and
wanted
to
buy
more
rakes,
because
that
that's
within
this
sort
of
discretion,
operational
expertise
in
in
so
and
we
wouldn't
want
to
be
hamstrungs
right,
10
000,
trash
bags.
That's
what
you
said.
You
know
we
want
to
have
that
level
of
flexibility.
So
when,
when
resource
it
makes
the
resources
available,
but
it's
really
the
sort
of
executive,
administrative
execution
that
makes
it
really
happen.
C
R
We
so
that
that
is
a
program
that
we
we
think
it's
a
great
program.
We
use
the
city's
sort
of
you
know
credit
status
to
go
out
and
issue
sort
of
short-term
debt
for
equipment
replacement
and
that's
vehicles
and
I.t
stuff,
and
so
I
you
know
I
know
castle
bark
is
not
here,
but
I
think
she
did
a
decent.
You
know
analysis
of
the
spending,
but
that
sort
of
is
a
one-time
event.
R
I
think
that
occurred
in
fire
and
we
did
not
feel
comfortable
that
it
was
going
to
replicate
itself
based
on
the
schedules.
We
did
a
financing
in
the
current
year
for
fire
equipment.
We
trued
up
anything
that
we
might
not
have
done
the
previous
year
or
decided
to
do
a
different
way.
So
I
that's
that's
why
we
returned
it
with
those
resources
for
place,
because
we
feel
like
it's
necessary,
would.
G
P
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
for
the
record
that
the
of
the
requested
amount
for
car
five
was
750
000
and
250
000
separate
both
for
personnel,
and
there
was
only
a
hundred
and
that
was
not
funded
at
all.
There
was
185
000
that
was
increased.
Her
personnel
from
bfd,
so
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
councilor
murphy's
is
that
they
did
it.
The
car
5
wasn't
wasn't
funded
correct.
Yes,.
N
N
It's
continuing
to
support
the
mass
and
cass
area.
It
would
be
an
essential
addition
of
having
district
chiefs
district
chiefs
with
diversity
and
inclusion
within
our
seeing
the
ranks
of
the
boston
fire
department.
If
that
were
to
take
place,
I
know
car
5
and
ladder.
13
also
would
play
a
critical
role
in
you
know
the
mass
and
cass
area.
That's,
I
represent
some
of
that
area
just
down
towards
andrew
square.
N
I
know
the
chair
represents
some
of
that
area,
as
does
my
colleague,
frank
baker
as
well,
but
it
would
have
a
critical
role
in
the
new
market
square
area,
nubian
square,
and
it
would
help
so
many
residents
in
need.
I
think
I
think
it's
critical
and
again
I've
had
also
had
conversations
with
public
safety
officials
with
boston,
firefighters
as
well,
about
car
5
and
ladder
13,
and
the
incredible
incredible
role
who
could
play
in
not
only
in
public
safety
but
adding
more
diversity
to
the
department.
N
N
N
We're
not
doing
that.
But
that's
that's.
A
critical
part
of
it
is
making
sure
we
have
enough
police
on
the
street
to
deal
with
these
quality
of
life
issues,
not
just
public
safety
issues,
but
with
public
with
quality
of
life
issues,
including
in
and
around
the
mass
and
cass
anders
square
area.
Moakley
park
that
I
that
I
represent
public
housing,
development,
muriel,
mccormick,
west
broadway
and
lynch
homes
so
just
want
to
ask
you
jim
again,
respect
your
opinion
and
position.
R
Sure
I
really
appreciate
council's
advocacy
for
that.
I
think
we
there's
a
lot
of
respect
and
trust
on
the
on
the
ground
knowledge
of
counselors,
particularly
in
the
district,
particularly
with
their
their
expertise
and
interaction
with
city
agencies,
that
you
can't
get
much
more
of
a
more
well-informed
sort
of
advocate
for
our
agencies.
R
In
terms
of
of
we
agree,
sort
of
providing
public
safety
through
through
the
mix
of
overtime
and
replacement
classes
is
key
to
preserving
sort
of
public
safety
and
quality,
maintaining
a
quality
of
life
that
we've
sort
of
all
come
to
to
rely
on
and
expect
so
those
are,
those
are,
will
will
continue
to
be
prioritized.
You
know,
through
the
budget
process
in
terms
of
specific
operational
changes,
whether
it's
car,
5
or
line
of
13
there
they
can.
There
can
be
continued
discussions
about
the
execution
in
that
regard.
R
I
think
I
think
the
budget
as
a
plan
you
know,
has
resources
and
obviously
we
revisit
that,
just
as
just
as
we
revisit
the
sizing
of
replacement
classes,
we
might
start
the
year
saying:
oh,
you
know
we
want
a
replacement
class
of
50,
but
you
know
we
know
that
if
there's
more
retirements
than
expected,
the
class
can
go.
Obviously,
this
operational
capacities
of
the
training
facility
and
things
like
that,
but
but
we
we
will
are
willing
to
make
those
adjustments
throughout
the
year
to
make
sure
that
we
respond
to
things
as
they
happen.
N
Most
of
the
time
I
finished
I
I
would
speak
second,
the
person
that
would
speak
first
would
be
the
cso
community
service
officer
or
the
police
captain
in
that
district
and
the
police
captain
would
highlight
what
some
of
the
crime
trends
or
crime
stats
are
and
how
the
neighborhood
has
been
going
over
the
last
month
and
and
then
I
would
speak
after.
But
in
my
experience
going
to
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
these
meetings,
I
go
to
three
at
night
for
six
six
nights
a
week
or
seven
nights
a
week.
N
N
N
N
R
Yeah,
no,
I
agree.
Public
safety
is
paramount
with
you
know
they
all
stack
up
and
they
sort
of
align
with
the
how
we
allocate
the
budget.
Education
is
a
very
prior,
a
huge
priority
for
folks
public
safety
is
is
typically,
you
know,
falls
right
right
there.
Second,
and
it
continues
to
be
a
commitment
to
to
to
you
know
to
look.
Obviously,
police
reform
is
a
movement
and
it's
operationalized
in
the
city
now,
but
you
know
we.
R
N
E
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank
you
good
to
see
you
again,
so
it
seems
I
I'm
just
astounded
at
the
the
percentage
of
our
revenue
that
comes
from
real
estate
taxes
like
10
years
ago.
I
remember
everybody
was
freaking
out
because
it
was
53
or
something
in
that
area
and
I
was
74
and
we
really
and
it
creeps
up
every
year,
so
this
is
sort
of
unsustainable,
especially
if
we
is
there
anything
we
can
do
to
diversify
our
revenue
stream
that
we
can,
because
I
think,
we're
vulnerable.
R
Yeah,
it's
it's!
It's
a
double-edged
sword
for
real
estate.
It's
it's
sort
of
fairly
insulated
from
a
short-term
economic
shocks
and
impacts,
but
it
it
it
is.
You
know
we
have
a
lot
of
eggs
in
one
basket.
You
know
it's.
74
of
our
revenue,
streams
come
from
property
taxes,
and
so
it's
it's.
It's
got
its
good
points
as
bad
points.
We
obviously
are
open
to
exploring
our
both
new
revenue
and
also
revenue
maximization
for
for
our
existing.
You
know
opportunities,
so
yeah.
E
E
E
R
R
Yeah,
I
know
historically,
there
used
to
be
sort
of
even
a
bound
sort
of
annual
report.
I
think
I
think
over
time
where
we
continue
to
want
to
sort
of
measure
performance
through
through
metrics
and
having
sort
of
sort
of
you
know,
dashboards
and
the
like.
So
but
it's
it's
it's
a
good
point.
It
will
well
people
ask
about
that.
E
K
Okay,
there
we
go.
Apologies.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
will
spend
my
time
in
three
parts
so
first
to
say
thank
you
ask
why,
on
the
record
and
then
hold
a
moment
of
silence
for
my
rejected
amendments
at
the
end
of
this
intra-departmental
unfortunate
fiasco,
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
bha
payments
for
a
homeownership
pilot
as
well
as
payments
for
returning
citizens.
Thank
you
very
much.
We
don't
we
don't
say
thank
you
enough,
so
this
is
why
I'm
doing
this.
K
Tree
maintenance
roles
in
d1,
east
boston
has
the
lowest
tree
canopy
in
the
city,
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that
and
thank
you
to
everybody
for
their
advocacy
for
that
consolidated
amendment.
I
want
to
also
say
thank
you
for
the
hokies
and
advocate
for
east
boston
again
publicly.
Thank
you
again
for
everybody
and
their
advocacy.
K
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
the
hundred
thousand
dollars
for
the
immigrants
lead
boston
program.
It's
an
insanely
special
program
and
I
am
very
excited
about
that
two
questions
about
why,
on
the
record,
so
the
so
we've
seen
recent
reports
about
the
store
program,
and
so
there
are
issues
but
in,
but
even
before
I
get
into
that,
and
I
I
really.
I
really
hope
that
there
is
work
done
within
the
administration
to
revitalize
that
program,
because
it
is
so
important
and
I
did
see
a
lot
of
success
in
east
boston.
K
R
R
K
I
do
understand
that
there
is
a
one
person
in
the
bpda
who
oversees
all
the
waterfront
planning
and
he
is
very
bright
and
brilliant.
He
has
limited
time
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
are
going
on,
and
this
particular
position
that
I
proposed
would
move
within,
depart
sorry
beyond
departments
and
bring
everybody
together.
K
It
would
be
a
mayor's
office
of
policy
and
planning
position
that
would
interact
with
the
bpda
that
would
interact
with
the
energy
environment
and
open
space
cabinet
and
work
with
the
dozens
of
waterfront
advocacy
groups
that,
quite
frankly,
need
a
beacon
to
push
this
effort
forward.
So
why
was
that
cut.
R
Yeah
again
it
was,
it
was
more
sort
of.
We
acknowledge
the
the
resources
available
in
the
bpda
that
are
not
as
familiar
with
their
budget
to
see
if
there
are
any
more
more
recent,
more
resources
there
to
bring
to
bear,
but
but
we
did,
we
definitely
concur
with
the
sort
of
the
the
issues
going
on
on
the
one
front
with
resiliency
and
development,
and
it's
very
very
important
it
just
it
wasn't.
We
didn't
have
the
time.
You
know
the
prioritization
of
that
at
this
point.
K
K
I
mean
we
cannot
originate
the
budget
that
comes
from
the
mayor's
office,
so
we
interact
with
this
process
the
way
that
we
can
and
with
this
within
this
new
authority.
I
still
think
that
the
executive
directive
is
not
something
that
I
necessarily
agree
with.
So
if
it's
okay
through
the
chair,
I
have
a
formal
question
that
to
be
sent
to
attorney
cedar
bomb.
K
K
Sorry,
my
notes
are
confusing
me
so
that
the
first
part
of
that
was
correct,
but
in
my
estimation
the
administration
has
the
authority
to
figure
out
what
happens
with
the
money
after
it
is
appropriated
right.
So
we
have
say
in
the
appropriation
and
they
have
say
on
how
it
is
appropriated
afterwards.
So
if
we're
giving
direction
throughout
this
process,
I
think
that's
something
that
I
need
clarity
on.
So
that's
a
formal
question
that
I
have
to
go
to
attorney
cedar
bond
because
I
know
that
he
is
not
here
and
then
under
that
bucket.
K
I
do
just
want
to
say
out
loud
these
amendments
that
I
had
fought
for
and
that
did
not
make
it
the
nizara
center
programming
in
the
north
end
for
our
seniors
and
our
youth.
Two
enforcement
officers
in
east
boston,
the
o'donnell
school
playground,
is
still
something
that
I'm
waiting
on
from
the
administration,
and
I
look
forward
to
their
answer
on
that
and
then
also
this
clarity
pool
situation.
In
charlestown
there
was
2.7
million
dollars,
as
aaron
stated,
that
was
in
the
fy.
K
L
I'm
just
curious.
The
mayor
stated
that
the
bpd
personnel
cost
would
decrease
by
a
million
by
delaying
the
class
by
two
months
and
I'm
just
curious,
because
the
veriz
budget
decreases
personnel
only
by
seven
hundred
and
fifty
seven
thousand
four
hundred
and
fifty-five.
So
can
you
just
explain
that
discrepancy?
Please.
H
H
L
R
L
Thank
you.
I'm
going
to
go
to
some
of
my
specific
amendments
that
I
filed
and
I
just
would
love
a
little
bit
of
clarity
to
understand
the
the
thought
process
you
know
so
I'm
going
to
go
specifically
to
the
council,
asked
for
1.1
million
funding
to
increase
office
of
equity
and
inclusion,
and
of
that
we
asked
for
500
000
to
be
allocated
towards
supporting
immigrant-owned
businesses.
L
L
R
In
terms
of
when
I
think
by
and
large
so
in
terms,
so
is
this
in
the
office
of
african
economic
opportunity
yeah.
So
there
was,
I
think,
it's
it's
a
an
agreement
with
a
half,
a
million
dollars
which
which
would
go
to
increasing
that
budget.
You
know
and
it
could
be
sort
of
reworked
proportionally
or
whoever
yeah.
L
No,
I'm
not
clear
I.
What
I
need
to
know
specifically
is
that
we
asked
for
immigrant
businesses
to
get
additional
support,
because
we
know
that
immigrant
businesses
have
struggled
and
therefore
we
asked
specifically
to
increase
their
capacity.
So
what
I
need
to
know
is
whether
or
not
that
request
was
fulfilled,
yay
or
name.
R
Yeah,
I
would
have
to
defer
to
the
the
chief
I
do
for
whether
how
it's
being
executed-
I
know
there
was
unique
programs
within
the
department
programs
for
responding
to
immigrant
business
owners
would
be
what
could
be
one
of
those
items.
I
would
just
have
to
defer
to
him
on
how
exactly
that
would
be
executed.
L
Okay,
so
then,
basically
for
all
of
the
questions
that
I
will
have,
you
guys
would
need
to
defer
to
the
chiefs
on
our
advocacy
so
therefore
again
reiterating
that
the
process
or
the
alleged
power
that
the
council
has
is
really
limited,
because,
despite
our
advocacy
efforts,
most
of
the
things
that
we're
fighting
for,
which
is
fallen,
death
ears.
Is
that
what
I'm
hearing.
R
I
I
wouldn't
necessarily
go
advocacy.
I
think
I
think
the
council's
advocacy
is
a
very,
very
important
part
of
the
process.
In
fact,
I
think
the
return
budget,
with
with
the
majority
of
those
amendments
being
accepted
in
terms
of
dollar
value,
that
that's
sort
of
emblematic
of
that
sort
of
respect
in,
but
but
in
terms
of
like
the
specifics
of
of
program,
design
and
execution
and
procurement
laws,
those
are
sort
of
things
that
you
follow.
You
know
you
look
to
people
who
are
the
experts
in
that
business.
You
know
so.
L
So
I
just
would
like
to
also
go
on
the
record
in
support
of
ladder.
Five
right.
You
know
this
whole
situation
here
and
that's
also
another
example.
We
talk
about
increasing
diversity,
we
talk
about
seizing
this
moment
meeting
the
moments
and
all
of
this
really
beautiful
narrative
around
diversity,
but
yet,
when
we're
presented
with
an
opportunity
to
do
just
that
within
the
fire
department
that
has
struggled
with
it
that
that
this
was
not,
it
didn't
make
it
to
the
final
budget.
So
can
you
explain
to
me
the
contradiction
in
that.
L
L
You
know
I
just
really
want
to
go
on
the
record,
to
say
that
for
me,
just
based
on
principle
like
just
based
on
the
fact
that
we
fought
so
hard
to
even
have
a
little
ounce
of
power
and
for
us
to
get
back
a
budget
that
does
not
reflect
that
agreement
or
at
least
that
appetite
to
share
power,
I'm
disheartened
by
what
you,
but
what
is
being
presented
back
to
us
and
in
good
faith.
I
just
don't
think
that
for
me,
I'm
gonna
I
learn
so
now.
A
A
A
A
A
R
R
R
If
anecdotally,
I
think
2010
was
a
not
a
great
budget
process
to
be.
You
know
we
had
nine
t
cuts
from
the
commonwealth,
we'd
lost
a
lot
of,
so
there
was
a
so
that
was,
and
I
think
they
the
way
public
safety
explains
at
the
time
was
that
there
wasn't
that
they
felt
that
risk
that
they
were
ratcheting
down.
But
I
think
that
was
probably
the
last
time
I
remember
overtime,
but
we
can.
We
can
get
you
that.
A
Okay
and
again,
I
think
the
answers
to
these
questions
help
us
inform
us
moving
forward
since
most
of
the
cut.
What
we
thought
was
not
hurting
personnel,
because
we
weren't,
we
didn't
want
people
to
lose
their
jobs,
but
rather
implement
some
sort
of
plan.
To
eventually
reduce
crime
eventually
need
needing
less
overtime
in
police
right.
Do
I
make
sense?
A
A
A
A
R
A
Guess
it's
also
like
matching
our
budget
to
our
policies.
You
know
what
I
mean
and
then
the
following
are
sort
of
specific
about
mayor's
changes
and
rejections
to
new
city
council
investments.
Why
did
the
administration
decrease
the
city
council's
6.79
million
amendment
for
youth
jobs
to
3.5
million.
R
I
think
it's,
it
was
both
a
mixture
of
both
available
resources.
You
know
the
number
we
had
to
in
and
also
an
acknowledgement
of
capacity,
and
in
the
time
of
the
year
I
mean
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
the
sort
of
the
design
associated
with
youth.
Jobs
is
done,
you
know
way
in
advance,
so
we
didn't
know
if
necessarily
all
that
resources
being
introduced
at
this
point
would
result
in
in
the
desired
results.
I
A
R
R
A
I'm
sure
this
was
a
challenge.
It
would
have
been
a
challenge
for
me
now.
I
have
the
challenge
of
doing
the
same
and
furthering
this
process
so
yeah.
I
can
appreciate
the
long
late
hours.
Why
did
the
mayor
or
the
administration
decrease
the
city
council's
600
000
amendment
for
the
office
of
black
male
advancement
to
just
200
000?
A
R
R
A
There
are
so
many
arguments
and
I
got
so
many
letters
and
emails
and
I
think
it's
as
a
chair
not
because
I'm
popular
but
about
how
this
office
was
thriving
and
growing
really
fast
and
obviously,
as
we
know
it,
you
know
with
education,
and
we
can
talk
about.
You
know
social
determinants
of
health
and
just
disenfranchisement
in
black
communities
and
how
there
is
a
strong
need
and
also
the
equity
questions
that
I
asked
throughout
the
30.
A
I
don't
I
forget
how
many
hearings
I
held
and
how
the
responses
was
often
just
about
all
of
the
departments.
Department's
exceptions
to
one
was
65
64,
with
bps
being
64,
white
and
above
right.
So
all
of
the
departments
in
the
city
of
boston
exceptions
to
one
is
disproportion
disproportionately,
does
not
reflect
the
diversity
of
the
population
or
the
demographics
of
the
population,
the
city
of
boston.
A
If
the
programming
is
not
ready,
the
council
feels
that
we
would
have
prioritized
working
collaborative
with
the
department
to
assist
them
in
programming
to
ensure
that
they're
successful,
and
I
think
that
that
disagreement.
You
know
there
still
stands
so
just
wanted
to
make
that
statement.
Why
did
the
mayor
or
the
sorry
administration
or
the
mayor,
because
I
I
know
it's
not
just
the
mayor
right-
looks
like
it's
a
big
team.
The
city
council
decreased
the
city
council's
800
000
amendment
for
the
office
of
returning
citizens
to
just
300
000.
R
A
Yeah,
I
guess
you
know
that
extra
500
000
didn't
make
it
over
or
yet
we
wonder
like
we,
we
talked
we
put
it
in
contractor.
We
said,
if
you
put
it
in,
if
you
do
it
in
grants,
then
there
are
so
many
non-profit
organizations,
the
office,
the
returning
citizens
and
non-profits
and
advocates,
and
all
these
people
came
into
the
chamber
and
talked
about
how
if
there
were
grants
that
these
these
nonprofits
that
were
struggling,
could
obtain
some
supports
and
could
support
the
office
of
returning
citizens
also
to
thrive
and
build
capacity.
A
So
again,
that's
still
a
disagreement,
a
strong
disagreement.
Why
did
the?
Why
did
the
administration
decrease
the
city
council's
1
million
amendment
for
technical
assistance
to
main
streets
to
just
500
thousand?
That's
a
clear
need,
and
I
have
to
say,
as
an
experienced
executive,
direct
former
production
director
for
main
streets.
A
A
It's
one
that
you
supported
halfway,
but
it's
not
now.
We
can't
tell
the
main
streets
which
main
streets
to
be
prioritized
when
we
know
that
affluent
communities
have
like
strong
boards
with
like
people
with
resources
and
money
that
can
raise
funds
for
technical
assistance
but
poorer
communities,
don't
so
that
that
one
there.
I
think
I
look
forward
to
if
we
don't
override
it.
I
look
forward
to
like
working
with
administration
to
see
or
the
department
economic
opportunity
to
see
how
we
can
prioritize
the
poor
communities
because,
like
how
else
can
we
do
that?
A
R
Yeah,
yes,
it.
I
think
I
think
we
addressed
this
with
council
collab,
but
it
also
is
sort
of
we.
We
know
the
function
right
now
resides
in
the
bpda
and
sort
of.
If
there's
sort
of
some
built
capacity
there
that
you
know
it
may
be
the
place
to
do
it,
and
also
we
were
you
know
just
in
terms
of
prioritization.
It
just
didn't.
A
But
again
I
was
going
by
the
conversation
that
we
were
having
and
understanding
that
that
was
okay
in
terms
of
in
terms
of
the
way
we
did
it
as
a
footnote
to
prioritize
things,
but
not
like
encroaching
on
someone's
powers
or
whatever
and
so
again,
all
in
good
faith
and
now
we're
here,
and
I
think
that
some
of
these
were
just
choices.
And
again
some
of
them
was
like.
Let's
use
this
rule,
to
cancel
out
what
we
don't
want
to
move
or
what
we
don't
think
that
we
can
build
capacity.
R
Oh,
I
I
think
it
was
something
that
we
know
that
there
are
opportunities
for
other
it's
right
now,
it's
not
a
it's,
not
a
engagement
that
we
are
directly
participating
in.
So
you
know
in
terms
of
just
decision
making,
it
was
sort
of
like
there
might
be
opportunities
within
their
existing
sort
of
funding
structure
to
to
expand
that.
R
Yeah,
I
I
think,
there's
there's
a
few
dynamics
going
on
there
with
some
some
reorganization
of
the
soar
program
and
and
just
to
you
know,
in
terms
of
also
just
trying
to
make
the
numbers
work
to
re.
You
know
allocate
the
resources
on
what
we
thought
was
available,
but
we
think
there
are
other
strategies
to
address
some
of
the
over
general
concerns
too.
I
A
A
Yes,
if
it's
not,
if
it's
an
appropriation,
yes,
it
is
violating
a
rule
like
we
can't
tell
folks
what
to
do.
We
did.
We
did
think
that
it
was
okay
to
put
it
there
as
a
priority
or
footnote,
but
know
that
if
it's
a
new
appropriation
that
we
have
that
right
to
say
so,
I'm
gonna
look
at
those
items
and
figure
out
how
we
move
forward
or
how
to
recommend
it
for
override
or
accept,
but
also
that
overall.
A
So
I
intentionally
understood
that
I
as
a
chair
could
command
certain
processes
or
certain
things
or
respond
back
through
the
chair.
Do
not
speak
or
whatever
in
terms
of
jurisdiction
on
what
speaking
on
specific
budget
things
questions,
but
I
would,
I
hope
that
we
are
going
to
move
forward
and
we're
going
to
work
together.
We're
going
to
be
like
good
friends
and
we're
going
to
work
together
in
collaboration,
I'm
going
to
obviously
put
we'll
do
a
hold
a
working
session
tomorrow.
A
I
have
not
had
a
request
for
you
guys
to
attend.
I'm
sure
you're
happy
to
hear
that
more
less.
You
know
you
have
a
lot
of
meetings
and
a
lot
of
work
to
do
I'm
sure,
but
then,
after
I
will
put
together
my
report
and
we'll
see
each
other
on
the
29th.
I
don't
know
if
you're
going
to
join
us
here.
Do
you
have
any
final?
No.
R
R
Your
staff,
the
central
staff
igr,
has
been
instrumental
in
getting
us
through
this
process,
so
we
we
really
appreciate
it.
We're
very
cognizant
that
this
is
a
a
new
process
with
the
most
diverse
council
in
the
city's
history,
with
six
new
councillors
very
excited,
very
inspired
by
the
passion
and
the
advocacy
of
counselors.
So
we
just
want
to
thank
you,
for
you
know,
conducting
the
process
as
it's
laid
out,
and
we
look
forward
to
you
know
working
with
you
through
the
passage
of
a
final
budget.
So
thank
you.
A
The
mayor
yourselves,
a
f
legal
everyone
involved.
Igr
has
been
amazing,
but
that
we
one,
I
think
I
will
definitely
I've,
learned
to
definitely
restructure
this,
where
we
go
into
working
sessions
much
earlier
much
sooner,
but
that
a
f
and
myself
as
a
chair
meet,
and
we
begin
conversations
that
we
actually
make
this
inclusive
of
myself.
The
chair
that
we
do
that
more
intentionally
and
that
we
are
patient
with
each
other,
that
our
meetings
are
not
you
know
short
and
rushed.
A
N
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
will
I
will
be
very
brief.
I
just
want
to
put
a
couple
things
on
the
record.
I
know
the
hour
is
late.
So
as
a
as
a
former
probation
officer,
I
did
work
with
soar
and
I
know
the
important
work
they
do
in
the
city.
So
the
only
so
I
I
read
about
that
globe
article,
but
that
was
the
only
information
I
learned
about.
The
sewer
program
is
through
that
globe
piece,
but
is
there
something
from
the
city
of
boston?
N
That
explains
exactly
what
happened
and
why
there
are
challenges
in
seoul
and
let
me
say
for
the
record:
I
support
soar.
I
think
they
do
wonderful
work,
but
if
there
are
issues
that
the
the
newspaper
highlighted,
are
we
able
to
have
something
written
so
us
counselors
can
review
it.
That's
one
question.
N
N
So
we
can
get
through
this
process
and
work
together,
especially
over
the
next,
whatever,
whatever
it
is
ten
days
or
so.
So
we
appreciate
both
of
you
what
you're
doing
in
the
hard
work
that
you're
doing,
but
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
my
colleague,
hawaii
hawaii
support
a
thousand
percent
on
her
positive
leadership
and
inclusive
style
as
well.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.