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Warrants review flags postage, Amazon spending and Munis costs; committee requests school legal billing for Boys and Girls Club

Accounts Committee of the Brockton City Council · May 7, 2026
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Summary

During its warrants review the committee flagged high postage spending and Amazon purchases by schools, discussed large Munis/cloud costs, and voted to request FY26 purchase orders and invoices tied to legal work on the Boys and Girls Club easement.

The accounts committee reviewed multiple warrants and raised several procurement and expenditure questions at its May 7 meeting, then voted to request records of school‑related legal spending.

Committee members examined warrant P26-097 and others, asking whether apparent duplicate entries were true duplicates. The auditor explained many seemingly identical entries result from splitting a purchase order across departments (for example, Core & Main charges split between sewer and water). Members also highlighted postage spending (year‑to‑date about…

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