City Council, August 11, 2026
Votes on Hearing on Docket 1541 - Unarmed Security Guard Training Ordinance
What happened
This was a Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations hearing on docket number 1541, an ordinance establishing minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards; no vote was taken as this was an initial hearing with testimony from the administration, 32BJ labo…
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
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Hearing on Docket 1541 - Unarmed Security Guard Training Ordinance
Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on docket 1541, an ordinance establishing minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards, sponsored by Councilors Henry Santana and Ruthie Louis-Jean. The ordinance would require 40 hours of initial in-person training, 8 hours annually,...
Meeting Summary
This was a Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations hearing on docket number 1541, an ordinance establishing minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards; no vote was taken as this was an initial hearing with testimony from the administration, 32BJ labo…
Key Decisions (1)
Hearing on Docket 1541 - Unarmed Security Guard Training Ordinance
Market Signals (2)
Labor
Boston has approximately 9,000 unarmed security guards (more than the…
Commercial Demand
Higher education, life sciences, and healthcare institutions in Boston contract…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 8 councilmembers, 2 staff members, a witness, and 7 members of the public.
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