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Finance Committee recommends favorably on minutes, an appointment, transfers and three grants/resolves; NAACP and Cape Verdean delegations presented
Summary
The Brockton Finance Committee accepted minutes, recommended favorably on an appointment and several financial orders and resolves including a transfer and two state grants. The committee also heard presentations from the Brockton NAACP on prostate cancer awareness and from visiting Cape Verdean anti‑gender‑violence staff.
At its March 17 meeting, the Brockton Finance Committee accepted minutes for its Feb. 18 and March 3 sessions and recommended favorably on several orders, grants and resolves that will move to the full City Council for final action.
The committee took the following formal actions (summary):
- Acceptance of minutes: Minutes of the Feb. 18, 2025 and March 3, 2025 Finance Committee meetings were "accepted and placed on file." (hand votes recorded; counts not specified in the transcript.)
- Appointment: The committee recommended favorably the appointment of retired officer Brian Kirby as a special police officer. Officer Kirby identified himself as a recently retired Brockton Police Department officer who remains certified through 2026. (Motion carried by hand vote; counts not specified.)
- Item 7 — Prostate cancer awareness resolve: The committee recommended favorably a resolve inviting Steven Bernard of the Brockton…
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