A Special Meeting of the Quincy City Council was scheduled for Monday, June 22, 2026, at The Great Hall, Historic City Hall. The agenda contained four key ordinances focused on government transparency and the repeal of salary increases for elected officials.
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This ordinance proposes new rules requiring: - All supplemental meeting materials (reports, presentations, documents) to be posted publicly at least 48 hours before any City Council meeting, concurrent with the agenda posting - A prohibition on voting on any matter at the same meeting it is first introduced, unless an emergency is declared - Materials not posted on time cannot be used during meetings - The City Clerk must certify compliance before each meeting and submit an annual compliance report - An emergency exception exists but cannot be used for administrative delays or lack of preparation
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- Repeals Ordinance 2024-055, which raised the Mayor's salary to $285,000 - Reverts the Mayor's salary to the previous level of $150,943 - The higher salary cannot be used to calculate retirement or other benefits
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- Repeals Ordinance 2024-056, which raised each Councillor's salary to $44,500 - Due to conflict-of-interest law (MGL Chapter 268A, §6), the repeal cannot legally take effect until January 3, 2028 - Councillors' salaries will revert to $29,700 from that date - The higher salary cannot be used to calculate retirement or other benefits
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- Repeals Ordinance 2024-090, which established automatic annual salary adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area - Eliminates future scheduled CPI increases for: - The Mayor (set to begin January 1, 2033) - City Councillors (set to begin January 1, 2031)
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These ordinances reflect a push by several Quincy City Councillors to increase government transparency in council proceedings and roll back salary increases for the Mayor and Councillors that were passed in 2024, including the elimination of future automatic cost-of-living raises tied to inflation.