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Westfield council approves reorganization slate, board appointments and temporary 2026 budgets
Summary
At its Jan. 6 reorganization meeting the Westfield Town Council approved acting-mayor appointments, a slate of board and mayoral appointments, committee assignments, and temporary 2026 operating and pool utility budgets, voting unanimously to carry the motions.
The Westfield Town Council on Jan. 6 approved a slate of reorganization appointments and temporary budgets to start municipal operations for 2026.
Mayor Jeremy Berman proposed Jen Gilman as acting mayor and Vik Venkataraman as alternate acting mayor for 2026; the motion was moved by Councilman Narmiento and seconded by Councilwoman Raesch Madwar, and the council voted in favor. The mayor then read and the council approved a broad set of council and mayoral appointments naming liaisons, planning board members and representatives to county committees and redevelopment bodies.
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