This document contains the agenda and accompanying orders for the City of Quincy City Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2025, held at The Great Hall, Historic City Hall, 1305 Hancock Street. The meeting includes a Public Hearing on FY2026 Property Tax Classification at 6:30 PM, followed by the main City Council Meeting at 7:00 PM.
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| Order | Description | Amount | |-------|-------------|--------| | 2025-138 | Ward Six Mitigation Funds for Quincy Community Action Programs (QCAP) – supporting low-income families | $8,802.39 | | 2025-139 | Appropriation to Community Preservation Accounts (Admin, Housing, Historic, Open Space & Reserve) | $3,386,510.00 | | 2025-140 | Reduction of the FY26 Budget | TBD | | 2025-141 | Free Cash to reduce the tax rate | TBD | | 2025-142 | Pension Bond Stabilization Account | TBD | | 2025-145 | Hotel/Motel Tax appropriation | TBD | | 2025-146 | Transfer of $150,000 within Public Buildings budget from Contracted Services to Overtime | $150,000 |
- 2025-143 – Transfer of Special Revenue to Stabilization - 2025-144 – Use of Stabilization as a Revenue Placeholder
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Two orders address the FY2026 property tax levy structure:
- Order 2025-128: Adopts a Residential Factor of 87.6332 in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40 §56. - Order 2025-129: Establishes the tax levy distribution by property class: - Residential: 75.23% - Open Space: 0.00% - Commercial: 18.10% - Industrial: 1.87% - Personal Property: 4.80%
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- Order 2025-147: Authorises the Mayor to enter into an Amended and Restated Land Disposition Agreement with R3 Project Company, LLC for Parcels R-2 and R-3 in the Hancock Parking Lot, as part of the Quincy Center Urban Revitalization District redevelopment plan.
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- Order 2025-148: Accepts a $10,000 donation from the Colonial Federal Savings Bank Charitable Foundation designated for the D.A.R.E. Program.
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- Council President: Ian C. Cain - Mayor: Thomas P. Koch (introduced the majority of orders) - City Clerk: Nicole L. Crispo - Ward Six Councillor: William P. Harris (co-introduced Order 2025-138)