Notice was received from the City Clerk in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Ordinances of 1979 re: action taken by the Mayor on papers acted upon by the City Council at its meeting of November 19, 2025.

Summary

This document is a notice from the City Clerk detailing actions taken by the Mayor on items previously acted upon by the City Council on November 19, 2025. Key actions include:

• Ordinance 0969: Establishing a Transgender, Gender-diverse, lntersex, and LGBTQIA2S+ Oversight Commission, approved by the Mayor on December 4, 2025.
• Grant Acceptance: Multiple grants totaling over $2.3 million were approved by the Mayor on November 24, 2025, for various city departments including Police (CIT training, recovery coach, overtime for training), Age Strong Commission (elder services), Office of Workforce Development (Climate Service Corps, Boston Tax Help Coalition, MLK Scholars Program), and Fire Department (forensic science improvements).
• Donations: In-kind donations of 1,200 frozen turkeys valued at over $31,000 were accepted for Thanksgiving.
• Special Laws: Petitions for special laws regarding a police officer age waiver for Matthew Cummings and a matter related to One Joslin Place were approved by the Mayor on November 24, 2025.

Citizen Impact

Residents will benefit from new oversight for LGBTQIA2S+ issues, increased funding for police mental health response and elder services, job training programs, and Thanksgiving food donations, while also seeing progress on special law petitions.

Confidence

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