City Council, September 17, 2026
Votes on Docket 1541 - Ordinance establishing minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards
What happened
This Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations hearing concerned Docket 1541, an ordinance establishing minimum training requirements (40 hours) for unarmed security guards; no vote was taken and the docket remains in committee.
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Docket 1541 - Ordinance establishing minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards
Committee hearing on an ordinance requiring 40 hours of initial training within 90 days for new unarmed security guards, 180 days for existing guards, and 8 hours annually thereafter, delivered by city-certified nonprofit programs with employers paying costs. No vote taken; docket remains in...
Meeting Summary
This Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations hearing concerned Docket 1541, an ordinance establishing minimum training requirements (40 hours) for unarmed security guards; no vote was taken and the docket remains in committee.
Key Decisions (1)
Docket 1541 - Ordinance establishing minimum training requirements for unarmed security guards
Market Signals (2)
Labor
Boston's private security industry reports turnover rates of 200% or…
Commercial Demand
Boston is described as increasingly reliant on private security to…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 4 witnesses, and 8 members of the public.
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