Across the country the growth of inflexible costs such as state assessments, debt service and pension payments have put pressure on the departmental expenditures of municipalities. That situation is no less true for the City of Boston. From FY11 to the current FY16 budget, Boston’s inflexible costs have grown as a share of the total operating budget from 16% in FY11 to 21% in FY16. (continued . . .)
The Boston School Committee Nominating Panel is now accepting applications for two seats on the seven-member School Committee for four-year terms that begin on January 4, 2016. The terms of Meg Campbell and Miren Uriarte will expire this January. Both members may reapply for a new term. Committee members serve staggered, four-year terms and play an important leadership role in improving public education in Boston. Those applying must be residents of the City of Boston.
The School Committee Nominating Panel met on September 29 to begin the process of submitting vetted candidates to Mayor Walsh for his appointment to the seats now held by Meg Campbell and Miren Uriarte whose terms expire on January 4, 2016. Both members may reapply for a four-year term. This year the Panel is required to submit its recommendations to the Mayor no later than December 7, 2015. The Mayor must make his appointments no later than January 4, 2016. (continued . . .)
The City of Boston and its 44 bargaining units are starting to gear up for the next round of collective bargaining negotiations. Practically all of the current contracts will expire on June 30 or August 31, 2016. Even so, the Walsh Administration and Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society still have not settled on a contract to replace the contract that expired on June 30, 2010. (continued . . .)