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Votes at a glance: Westfield council approves reorganization appointments, temporary budgets and consultant agreements
Summary
The council approved acting mayor appointments, board and commission appointments, temporary budgets, consultant contracts and other routine resolutions during the Jan. 7 reorganization meeting; several items were moved as packages and carried by voice vote or roll call.
At its Jan. 7, 2025 reorganization meeting, the Westfield Town Council approved a series of resolutions and appointments covering acting and alternate acting mayor designations, board and commission appointments, temporary municipal and pool budgets, and contracts for on‑call and redevelopment consultants.
Key votes and motions recorded at the meeting included:
- Acting and alternate acting mayor appointments: motion to name Linda Hapgood as acting mayor and Michael Dardia as alternate acting mayor — moved by Councilman Contract (recorded mover), second by Councilman Armento. Motion carried by voice vote.
- Council and mayoral board/commission appointments: multiple appointments to the Planning Board, Special Improvement District (Downtown Westfield Corporation), board of health, recreation commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Tree Preservation Commission, Memorial Library Board, Westfield Housing…
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