Providence City Council to Vote on City’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget, Consider Juvenile Justice Reform

Providence, RI – On Thursday, June 18th at 6 p.m., the Providence City Council will convene in the Council Chamber on the third floor of City Hall. Press and the public are invited to attend.

After extensive vetting in the Special Committee on Ways and Means, the Council will vote for the second and final time on the City’s fiscal year 2027 budget.

Councilors will also consider an ordinance reforming the Juvenile Hearing Board, which would ensure that all eligible young people arrested for a nonviolent offense are automatically referred to the Board.