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Brockton council adopts ordinance changes, accepts grants and approves transfers; vote roundup
Summary
On Dec. 22 the council ordained an amended vacation-leave ordinance, approved multiple grants (including $323,822.71 for the fire department), authorized a five-year lease for 74 golf carts, approved $44,134.24 in expenditures, and adopted budget transfers including a $1.3 million shift to fire overtime.
At its Dec. 22 meeting the Brockton City Council completed a series of formal votes on ordinances, grants, a lease, expenditures and budget transfers.
Ordinance: The council voted to ordain an amendment to Article 3, Division 2, Section 2-137 (vacation leave) as amended; roll-call voting produced nine in favor and one opposed and the order was ordained as amended.
Residency waiver: The council adopted an order waiving Brockton’s residency requirement for Officer Spencer Benoit by roll call (9 in the affirmative, 1 opposition recorded during that vote sequence).
Grants: The council authorized acceptance…
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