The City of Boston City Council is the elected legislative branch of the municipal government of Boston. It drafts and adopts ordinances and resolutions, approves the city budget, conducts oversight of city departments and public services, and represents neighborhood and constituent interests across the city.
Local ordinances and regulatory policy; municipal budget and appropriations; land use, zoning and development review; affordable housing and homelessness; public safety and police oversight; transportation and infrastructure; public health and social services; workforce and labor relations; climate resilience and environmental policy; economic development and small business support.
Operates through the City of Boston municipal budget, funded primarily by local tax revenues (property and excise taxes and other municipal receipts) and supplemented by state and federal grants.
Mayor of Boston; Boston city departments (e.g., Boston Police Department; Boston Public Schools; Boston Planning & Development Agency; Department of Neighborhood Development); neighborhood associations and community development corporations; Massachusetts state legislators representing Boston; local labor unions and business and civic organizations.
Municipal legislative body (governmental authority)
