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Selectboard schedules hearings, places ambulance-billing item on warrant
Summary
The Selectboard agreed to place ambulance billing (BABEC) on the March Town Meeting warrant, set public budget hearings for Jan. 13–14 (snow dates Jan. 21–22) and scheduled a Selectboard public hearing on Jan. 6 to discuss ambulance billing.
The Brookline Selectboard agreed at its Nov. 25 meeting to place an ambulance-billing warrant article (BABEC) on the March Town Meeting warrant and scheduled public hearings to consider the proposal.
Town staff said the warrant article would be placed on the warrant whether or not the Selectboard approved it; the board set budget hearings for Jan. 13 and 14 at 6:30 p.m. (with Jan. 21 and 22 as snow dates). The board also set Jan. 6 as a Selectboard meeting that will include a public hearing specifically on ambulance billing.
Why it matters: Ambulance-billing proposals typically affect cost recovery and the fees charged to residents or insurance; placing the item on the warrant ensures voters will have an opportunity to consider the measure at Town Meeting. The minutes record the board's procedural decision to include the article and set hearing dates but do not specify the article's final wording or fiscal impact.
What happens next: The town will publish the precise warrant language and supporting fiscal information ahead of the scheduled hearings; interested residents can attend the Jan. 6 Selectboard meeting for the public hearing and the Jan. 13–14 budget hearings for more detailed budget discussion.
