Juan Jaramillo, a Revere City councilor at-large and candidate for reelection, used a public comment to summarize his accomplishments and outline priorities for his next term, including housing affordability, childcare and continued local waste-reduction efforts.

Jaramillo said his office has focused on policies to help residents remain in place as they age and to support working-class families. “We’ve been making sure that people can age and stay in place here in the city,” he said.

Why it matters: Jaramillo is seeking one of five at-large council seats in the Nov. 4 election and positioned the items he cited as central to his reelection campaign. He emphasized local ordinances and programs — including a composting law already on the books and a policy to provide free feminine-hygiene products in city buildings — as examples of actions he said will address health and environmental concerns.

Jaramillo listed several specific policy points. He said he filed a “waste leaf ordinance” that he hopes the council will pass and send to the mayor for approval. “I wrote the composting ordinance that is now law here in the city,” he said, adding that the program gives residents an opportunity to opt into composting that he said will divert material that otherwise would go to a local incinerator.

He criticized rising costs and housing pressures in Revere, saying, “Costs are still too high. Rent is out of control. Residents can’t afford health care and childcare,” and that parents are often forced to choose between working and caring for children. Jaramillo said that during his term, for the first time, new development included affordable housing units but that “we’re not doing quite enough.”

On the election, Jaramillo reminded listeners that voters will choose five councilors at large and urged support for his reelection bid. “Come November 4 and when the early voting starts in a couple of weeks, you’ll get to vote for 5 councilors at large … vote for me, Juan Jaramillo, for 1 of your 5 votes for councilor at large,” he said.

The remarks were delivered as public comment and did not include a formal motion or vote by the council during the recorded segment.