Council Refers Transparency Resolution To Committee

Select Board · Meeting of September 22, 2026

QUINCY — The Quincy City Council voted 9-0 to refer a "No Surprise Government" resolution to the Oversight Committee after Councilor Yuen said records requests showed Flock camera searches topping 600,000 a month for most of this year before dropping to 19 in early September. The resolution also cites an $850,000 statue purchase, a roughly $2 billion debt load, and a $700,000 paving bid that closed before public comment. "I think this is also an example, is no ask, no tell," Yuen said.

Councilor Riley separately criticized a stalled Nickerson Squaw Rock master plan, comparing it to "an ornate and much promoted bridge to nowhere." The council also referred a solar lease for two McGrail Way garages, a pay-raise review, and a public art ordinance to committee, all unanimously. An Oversight Committee hearing on Flock cameras is set for October 6 at 6 p.m.

In the full story:

• Public Hearing: GoNetSpeed Utility Grant
• Municipal Technology Committee: Online City Services Review
• Open Forum: Public Comment
• Recognition of Renzi Daly
• State Primary Election Update
• Solar Lease, McGrail Way Parking Garages
• Pay Raises, Public Art Ordinance and Stretch Code Resolve
• No Surprise Government Resolution
• Traffic, Utility Referrals and Committee Reports
• Petitions, Memorials and Closing Remarks
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 3,703 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of September 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.