City Minutes

Kevin Mahoney and Joe Murphy break down the October 5 Quincy City Council meeting, from a fresh approach to setting elected officials’ salaries to proposals on capital planning, noise, and city services. They also unpack Councillor Susan Yuan’s apology and the tense exchange that followed over the Clasby scandal, the council’s oversight role, and the need for accountability and stronger safeguards to protect taxpayers.

Joe Murphy and Kevin Mahoney break down the September 22 Quincy City Council meeting, focusing on Councillor Susan Yuan’s “No-Surprise Government” resolution and the Council’s response to Mayor Thomas Koch’s comments on QATV.

City Minutes is back!Joe Murphy and Kevin Mahoney break down the September 8 Quincy City Council meeting, beginning with the extraordinary public response to Quincy’s use of Flock Safety license-plate-reader cameras.

In Part 2 of our Season 1 finale, Joe and Kevin discuss the Quincy Housing Authority appointments, Councillor Yuan’s transparency ordinance, and the City Council’s repeal of salary increases for the mayor and councillors. We also cover the debate over the mayor’s future salary, the obligatory Open Meeting Law complaint, and the long-awaited ordinance strengthening the City Auditor’s office. Join us as we break down the votes, the debate, and the decisions that wrapped up the Council’s first session before its summer recess.

After a brief delay, City Minutes returns with Part 1 of our Season 1 finale. Joe and Kevin break down the Oversight Committee hearing on the Tom Clasby case, including the sentencing, questions about purchasing and accountability, a contentious exchange involving a city official, concerns over employee bonding, and what the debate revealed about oversight in Quincy government. The discussion was so extensive, and the hearing generated so much debate, that we had to split our season finale into two parts.