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Votes at a glance: Brockton council adopts ordinance, waivers, grants and transfers
Summary
The Brockton City Council on Dec. 22 adopted an amendment to the vacation-leave ordinance, waived residency for an officer, accepted three grants and approved several budget transfers and an equipment lease; roll-call tallies are recorded in the minutes.
At its Dec. 22 meeting the Brockton City Council took action on a package of measures: an ordinance amendment, residency waiver, grant acceptances, a five-year lease and several budget transfers and expenditures.
Ordinance: The council ordained an amendment to Article 3 Division 2 Section 2-137 (vacation leave, retitled to include personal days) after a roll-call vote that recorded 9 in the affirmative and 1 in opposition; the ordinance was adopted as amended.
Residency waiver: The council adopted an order waiving the city’s residency requirement under section 2-110 for Officer Spencer Benoit; the roll call recorded 9 in the affirmative and 1 in opposition.
Grants and funds: The council authorized acceptance and expenditure of three grants: $323,822.71 to the Brockton Fire Department from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security; $175,688 to the Council on Aging from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs; and $13,000 from the Old Colony Planning Council to the Council on Aging. Each item was referred to the standing committee on finance, reported favorably and adopted by roll call (tallies recorded in the minutes).
Lease and expenditures: The council accepted a lease agreement with New England Golf Cars for 74 new golf carts for DW Field Golf Course on a five-year term with payments beginning May 2026 and ending October 2030. The council also approved expenditures totaling $44,134.24 across public property line items to named vendors (Anania Plumbing, Quabbin Well and Pump, Verizon, United Security and Granite City).
Budget transfers: The council approved a transfer of $40,642.50 from Human Resources benefits to Department of Public Works accounts (sewer $14,461.20; water $26,181.30). It also approved a $1,300,000 transfer from fire personal-service non-overtime to fire personal-service overtime; the latter was adopted with 10 in the affirmative and 1 in opposition according to the roll-call record.
All actions were recorded in the council minutes and the clerk called the roll on each adoption.
