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Citizen petition on town health insurance for part‑time elected officials passes as nonbinding advisory vote
Summary
A citizen petition asking the town to bar part‑time elected officials who receive a stipend from participating in the town’s health and life insurance plan passed as a nonbinding advisory vote at Lakeville’s special town meeting.
A citizen petition asking the Town of Lakeville to advise the select board to prohibit part‑time elected officials who receive a stipend or salary from participating in the town’s contributory health and life insurance plan passed at the special town meeting as a nonbinding advisory vote.
The petitioner, Michael Smith (speaker 18), said he gathered 115 signatures and presented a fiscal analysis he said showed rising costs and projected long‑term increases; he told the meeting that "this previous year [it] was about a $140,000" in town cost for these benefits and said his 10‑year forecast suggested a multi‑million‑dollar exposure if current practice continued. Town counsel explained the legal framework under…
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