# Quincy City Council: October 26, 2026

The Quincy City Council’s combined Oversight and Finance Committee met on October 26, 2026, to review pending orders and decide which issues required further information or hearings. No new contract awards, bid approvals, or spending votes were made. Procurement and budget oversight included a request for a fuller accounting of American Rescue Plan spending—including a breakdown of cemetery and gate expenses within the discussed $5 million—and questions about the contractor used for that work. Members also sought follow-up on purchasing controls related to the Council on Aging theft matter, city property transactions, and quarterly reporting on debt and bond issuances. A council appropriation request for contracted services remained active for consideration in a future budget cycle; members cited Revere’s $10,000 annual outside-legal-services budget as a comparison, not as a Quincy allocation.

Members discussed the Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) acquisition by the Quincy Housing Development Corporation, a nonprofit arm of the Quincy Housing Authority, and raised questions about possible Community Preservation Act funding and taxpayer exposure; a $21 million acquisition figure was mentioned, but no city funding decision was made. The committee also retained oversight of the Quarry Hills lease and Public Works funds, while supporting follow-up on a rolling five-year capital plan. On surveillance technology, members discussed the administration’s deactivation of the city’s Flock cameras and its plan to switch to another ALPR vendor, identified in the transcript as “Ordinary” or “Ordina.” A proposed ordinance would require public discussion and City Council approval before adopting intrusive surveillance technology; a separate public hearing and ordinance discussion were to be scheduled. Other follow-ups included assessor modeling of residential tax exemptions and presentations on the Monroe Building and Quincy Center Station.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity
**Published:** October 26, 2026

### Sources
- [Quincy City Council: October 26, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYV3uVf7S4c) - Quincy Access Television