Votes at a glance: Brockton Finance Committee (Dec. 15, 2025)
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Summary
Summary of motions the Finance Committee recommended to the City Council: tabling of one appointment; recommendations to approve a residency waiver, several grants and transfers, payment of prior bills, and a five‑year golf cart lease.
The Brockton Finance Committee took the following formal actions on Dec. 15, 2025. All items below were recommended favorably by the committee unless noted.
- Appointment of Aurelia Mbollo to the Women's Commission (term to December 2028): Motion to table (moved by Councilman Castrone); result: tabled.
- Residency waiver for Officer Spencer Benoit under city ordinance section 2‑1‑10: Committee heard Benoit describe family and commuting hardship and recommended the waiver favorably to the full City Council.
- Transfer of $1,609,443 from certified free cash to reserve for appropriation deficits (Item 3): Finance staff described related CDBG/HOME deficits, current audit engagement (CliftonLarsonAllen) and policy/procedural steps; committee recommended the transfer favorably.
- Acceptance and expenditure of grant funds to the Brockton Fire Department: $323,822.71 from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPS) — recurring staffing grant (nonmatching). Recommended favorably.
- Acceptance and expenditure of senior‑service grants: $175,688 from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to the Council on Aging (recurring, no match) and $13,000 from the Old Colony Planning Council for exercise programs at the senior center. Both recommended favorably.
- Lease agreement with New England Golf Cars for 74 golf carts (5‑year term; payments begin May 2026): Committee recommended favorably after detailed questions about payments, service agreement and fleet replacement plans.
- Payment of $44,134.24 in prior fiscal‑year bills for public property/stadium (vendors include Antonea Plumbing, Quabbin Well and Pump, Verizon, United Security, Granite City): Interim Commissioner William Forte said the bills resulted from late vendor invoices and some costs may be the responsibility of prior stadium management; committee recommended payment.
- Transfer of $40,642.50 from human resources benefits to DPW (sewer $14,461.20; water $26,181.30) to cover settled contracts: Recommended favorably.
- Transfer of $1,300,000 within the Fire Department from personal service non‑overtime to overtime: Chief Brian Nardelli said the move is funded within the fire budget; recommended favorably.
Next steps: Each recommended item will be presented to the full City Council (including a special meeting referenced for tax‑rate items). Motion proponents and seconders were recorded in the meeting audio but committee-level roll‑call tallies with member names were not included in the transcript.
This list reflects only the actions discussed and recommended at the Finance Committee on Dec. 15, 2025.
