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Finance Committee approves unpaid DPW bills and discusses refuse enterprise deficits and mattress dumping

Brockton Finance Committee · December 2, 2025
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CFO and DPW commissioner presented unpaid prior-year bills across refuse, stormwater, highway and other DPW funds and warned of refuse-enterprise pressures; councilors discussed mattress dumping, possible fee changes and camera upgrades; committee recommended the payments and a transfer to retained earnings.

The Finance Committee recommended paying a package of prior-year DPW bills and discussed mounting pressure on the refuse enterprise, including options to offset a growing deficit.

CFO Troy Clarkson told the committee the DPW pays thousands of invoices a year and recent staffing shortages have contributed to processing delays for unpaid bills. Commissioner Pat Hill said…

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