City Council
This department had 7 City Council budget hearings.
BPS
According to their sign traits, these two staff (to my knowledge) would be better off in these roles:
Volunteer therapist
Curbside fortune teller
Amateur poet
Sad clown
Harry and Johanna (Pisces)
This was the first public beach in the U.S.
Revere Beach (established in 1896)
Constituents visit this department often dressed up in fancy attire.
City Clerk
This City Councilor is known to be, like many of us in OBM, a "nerd."
Kenzie Bok
According to their sign traits, these two staff (to my knowledge) would have the following attributes:
Primary emotion is betrayal
Looks cool in a leather jacket
OK with uncomfortable silence
Can’t be sure if they’re serious or joking
Eyes that look into your soul
Moh/Gaby (Scorpio)
This Boston neighborhood houses the country’s first chocolate factory.
Dorchester (the year was 1765 when Walter Baker opened his chocolate factory there)
This quasi-agency is responsible for giving out small white and orange boxes to City employees.
BPHC
According to the Chair of Ways & Means at the FY23 Budget Breakfast, “budget” does this.
sucks
This staff member has the most surprising horoscope sign, based on their sign description:
“have a range of emotions going on inside, which can at times make them seem overly sentimental or moody; this is due to their connection with the moon phases”
Kevin (Cancer)
This holiday was banned between 1659 & 1681.
Christmas (THERE WAS NO CHRISTMAS IN BOSTON BETWEEN 1659 & 1681. The Pilgrims believed it was a corrupt holiday and banned any celebrations during that time period.)
This department used to be called the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians.
Immigrant Advancement
The mythical City Council budget analyst makes this salary annually.
$130k
This staff member can be described as follows, according to their sign:
"Like their fellow fire signs, Leo and Sagittarius, their sign is a passionate, motivated, and confident leader who builds community with their cheerful disposition and relentless determination."
Era (Aries)
Before the Red Sox were renamed in 1908, they were known under this name.
The Boston Americans
This City department will see a new leader in the near future, and has faced potential state receivership.
BPS
This notorious mafia movie starring a recently deceased actor is one of the Ways & Means Chair’s all time favorite films, and was quoted by her several times during the FY23 budget hearings.
Goodfellas
This staff member's alternate careers are the following, based on their sign:
Professional dilettante
Bohemian
Casual anthropologist
Rioter and looter
Artificial Intelligence
Armchair philosopher
Erin (Aquarius)
A reenactment of this historical event occurs in Boston every December 16th.
The Boston Tea Party
(To commemorate that fateful event, there is a celebration and reenactment in the Boston Harbor.)
This department is located on the 8th floor, to the right when you exit the South Elevators.
MOAC or Tourism