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Taunton council approves payrolls, multiple license renewals, a cannabis host-community waiver; union contract approved in executive session
Summary
Taunton municipal committees approved weekly payroll and accounts-payable warrants, renewed multiple business licenses, approved a cannabis host-community agreement waiver and recorded a 7–0 executive-session vote to approve a successor contract with Public Employees Local Union 1144b.
Taunton’s municipal bodies approved routine finance warrants, several license renewals and other procedural items and took a mix of approvals, referrals and one denial at the Committee on Police & License and the Committee of the Whole.
Finance: The Committee on Finance and Salaries approved the weekly payroll warrant for city departments in the amount of $4,520,668.68 and an accounts payable warrant for $6,478,430.97. The committee noted the largest accounts payable items included $1,240,000 for the quarterly assessment for Bristol-Plymouth, $255,000 for school solar panels, $190,000 for student transportation, $282,000 for federal and Medicare tax payments, $3,900,000 for group health insurance payments and $151,000 for electricity payments. Both warrants were approved by voice vote.
Police & License renewals and decisions: The Committee on Police and License reviewed and approved multiple renewals and petitions, including billiard table license renewals for Bobby’s Place…
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