By Boston Mayor said Monday that she is vetoing a series of budget adjustments that the made last week, which included cutting allocations for the city’s police and fire departments. By a 10-3 vote, councilors chose to from the Police Department, the Fire Department, Public Works Department, and the Transportation Department toward areas like housing assistance and youth jobs. Wu introduced her in April.
Councilors had been formulating their amendments to it during more than 30 hearings and working sessions that culminated in the vote last week. The City Council reallocated $15.3 million of the proposed $4.
6 billion budget. They did not reduce the overall spending level proposed by Wu. Under the council’s amendments, all of the city’s major departments, including those focused on public safety, would still see increases to their individual budgets.
Wu has the power to approve or deny the changes made by councilors, which she exercised Monday. “Boston is now the safest major city in the country, and we must continue that progress through continued coordination and strong infrastructure for community safety and excellent city services for youth, families, and seniors,” Wu wrote in a letter to councilors. “Our record-low levels of violence are tied to well-resourced public safety efforts, beautiful parks and public spaces, and comprehensive programming to serve every generation of our community.
” Councilor Brian Worrell, who chairs the Ways and Means Committee, def.
