Julia M. Mejia

Context

Associated municipality: Boston.

At-Large Councilor. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify. Chair of the Education Committee at the October 20, 2026 hearing and sponsor of Docket No. 0407.

Issues

• English learner services and spending in Boston Public Schools
• Boston Residents Jobs Policy compliance
• Bullying, sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in Boston Public Schools
• Civil rights and rapid transit equity in Boston
• Blue Hill Avenue Transportation Action Plan
• Quarterly Revenue Reports
• Displacement Impact Mitigation Trust Fund
• Neighborhood Based Affordability Standards
• Success Link Youth Employment Program
• MBTA General Manager Summons
• Election Day Holiday for Council Staff
• Boston Water & Sewer Commission Discrimination Verdict
• Central Booking Agreement with Suffolk County Sheriff
• Retiree Cost of Living Adjustment
• Gas Tax Suspension Resolution - voted present
• Tremont Street Roadway Alterations - not present for the Section 17F vote

Log

• 2026-10-21 - 2026-10-21 - City Council - Official minutes: sponsor of the displacement and neighborhood affordability ordinances; voted yes on the MBTA summons and the Election Day holiday; not present for the Fire Department age-waiver vote.
• 2026-09-30 - 2026-09-30 - City Council - Not present for the Tremont Street 17F vote and one resolution vote.
• 2026-09-23 - 2026-09-23 - City Council - Objected to the resolution for a police hiring commission, forcing a committee referral; recorded present on the gas tax resolution; seconded Durkan's reconsideration motion; not present for several grant votes.
• 2026-10-21 - 2026-10-21 - City Council - Reported on the bullying hearing as Education chair; lead sponsor of the displacement and neighborhood affordability ordinances; co-sponsored several hearing orders and supported the MBTA summons and Election Day resolution.
• 2026-10-08 - 2026-10-08 - Government Operations Committee - Co-sponsor of Docket No. 1099; asked why departments get monthly reports but the Council does not, and asked for fiscal 2026 actual revenue, first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue and the World Cup effect.
• 2026-10-15 - 2026-10-15 - Labor, Workforce & Economic Development Committee - Sent a letter of absence for the Docket No. 0218 hearing.
• 2026-10-20 - 2026-10-20 - Education Committee - Chaired the hearing on Docket No. 0407; read Councilor Louijeune's letter of absence, proposed a crisis action team and independent oversight, and said she will hold a second hearing.
• 2026-10-14 - 2026-10-14 - Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement Committee - Vice chair; rejected the 'take this or nothing' framing, asked panelists how the city can repair harm and improve engagement, and noted she had hosted earlier community hearings; left partway.
• 2026-10-13 - 2026-10-13 - Education Committee - Chaired the second hearing on Docket No. 0276 (sponsor); said she wants a district-wide plan tied to the budget, pressed BPS for yes or no answers and disaggregated annual data, and promised regular meetings and a quarterly check-in hearing.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.