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In City Council April 27th, 2026
Notice is hereby given that the regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council will be held on Monday evening April 27th, 2026 at 7:00PM in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 45 School St., Brockton, MA.
APPOINTMENTS:
1.
Reappointment of James Sweeney, of 33 Montrose St, Brockton, MA 02301, to the Planning Board for a five-year term, ending in April 2031.
2.
Appointment of Abraham Belice, of 22 Intervale St, Brockton, MA 02302, to the Zoning Board of Appeals as an alternate for a three-year term, ending in April 2029.
3.
Appointment of Alix Arthur Gayaud to the Brockton Housing Authority Board of Directors for a five-year term, ending in April 2031.
4.
Appointment of Yves Cajuste, of 14 Michael Dr., Brockton, MA 02301, to the Brockton Community Access Advisory Board, for a three-year term, ending in April 2029.
HEARINGS:
5.
Petition of National Grid to relocate 1 SO pole on Rosemary Street beginning at a point approximately 125 feet east of the centerline of the intersection of Annella Road. National Grid is proposing to relocate pole 4-8 out of customers backyard. This pole provides support to pole 4 on Rosemary Street. Pole will now be solely owned by National Grid.
6.
Petition of Montello 14 Group LLC., of 121 Hamilton Avenue, Saugus, MA 01906 for a Garage License located at 1114 Montello Street, Brockton, MA 02301.
COMMUNICATIONS:
7.
From the Mayor reappointing James Sweeney, of 33 Montrose St, Brockton, MA 02301, to the Planning Board for a five-year term, ending in April 2031.
8.
From the Mayor appointing Abraham Belice, of 22 Intervale St, Brockton, MA 02302, to the Zoning Board of Appeals as an alternate for a three-year term, ending in April 2029.
9.
From the Mayor appointing Alix Arthur Gayaud to the Brockton Housing Authority Board of Directors for a five-year term, ending in April 2031.
10.
From the Mayor appointing Yves Cajuste, of 14 Michael Dr., Brockton, MA 02301, to the Brockton Community Access Advisory Board, for a three-year term, ending in April 2029.
11.
From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $75,000.00. This transfer is necessary to fully fund the Auditor-Mail budget for the remainder of the fiscal year.
12.
From the CFO in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 324 of the Acts of 1990, certifying that the financial resources and revenues of the City of Brockton are and will continue to be adequate to support the total proposed transfer of $75,000.00, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal services. This transfer is necessary to fully fund the Auditor-Mail budget for the remainder of the fiscal year.
13.
From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $116,538.04. This transfer
fulfills the City’s obligation to Bristol Agricultural School for the fiscal year 2026.
- From the CFO in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 324 of the Acts of 1990, certifying that the financial resources and revenues of the City of Brockton are and will continue to be adequate to support the total proposed transfer of $116,538.04, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal
services. This transfer fulfills the City’s obligation to Bristol Agricultural School for the
fiscal year 2026.
15.
From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, I hereby recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $3,000.00. This transfer is necessary fund the overtime costs of City halls extended Wednesday night hours.
16.
From the CFO in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 324 of the Acts of 1990, certifying that the financial resources and revenues of the City of Brockton are and will continue to be adequate to support the total proposed transfer of $3,000.00, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal services. This transfer is necessary fund the overtime costs of City halls extended Wednesday night hours.
17.
From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $50,000.00. This transfer
will fully fund the Sewer department’s overtime category for the remainder of the fiscal
year.
18.
From the CFO in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 324 of the Acts of 1990, certifying that it is my professional opinion, after an evaluation of all pertinent financial information reasonably available, that the financial resources and revenues of the City of Brockton are and will continue to be adequate to support the total proposed transfer of $50,000.00, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal services. This transfer will fully fund the Sewer department’s overtime category for the remainder of the fiscal year.
19.
From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $40,000.00. This transfer
will fully fund the Water department’s overtime category for the remainder of the fiscal
year. - From the CFO in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 324 of the Acts of 1990, certifying that the financial resources and revenues of the City of Brockton are and will continue to be adequate to support the total proposed transfer of $40,000.00, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal
services. This transfer will fully fund the Water department’s overtime category for the
remainder of the fiscal year.
21.
From the Fire Chief requesting to accept and expend fifty thousand dollars and zero cents ($50,000.00) from the Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program and the Department of Fire Services.
22.
From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety and
Security to the Fire Department. These funds will be used to purchase ten (10) new
portable radios. There is no match required.
23.
From the CFO in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 324 of the Acts of 1990, certifying that the financial resources and revenues of the City of Brockton are and will continue to be adequate to support the acceptance and expenditure of the grant award in the amount of $50,000.00 from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Fire Department, without detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal services. These funds will be used to purchase ten (10) new portable radios. There is no match required.
24.
From the Mayor In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $150,000.00. This transfer is necessary to fund the electricity costs for the department for the remainder of the year.
25.
From the CFO in accordance with Section 5 of Chapter 324 of the Acts of 1990, certifying that the financial resources and revenues of the City of Brockton are and will continue to be adequate to support the total proposed transfer of $150,000.00, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal services. This transfer is necessary to fund the electricity costs for the department for the remainder of the year.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
26.
Ordinance: Ordinance Amending Chapter 17 Planning and Development, Article V – Department of Planning and Economic Development to amend the term of the Director of Planning and Economic Development for a three-year term. (FAVORABLE) (PASSED TO A THIRD READING)
27.
Ordinance: An Ordinance to adopt a new ordinance regarding the release of towed motor vehicles. (FAVORABLE) (PASSED TO A THIRD READING)
28.
Ordinance: Ordinance relative to Short-Term Rental regulations and uses in the City of Brockton during the World Cup events applicable April 1, 2026 to July 31, 2026. (FAVORABLE) (PASSED TO A THIRD READING AS AMENDED)
29.
Ordinance: Ordinance increasing the refuse trash bill to quarterly payments of $130.00 bill four times a year. (FAVORABLE) (PASSED TO A THIRD READING AS AMENDED)
30.
Ordinance: An Ordinance amending Article III – Problem Properties Task Force and Article IV Regulation of Vacant and Abandoned Properties. (FAVORABLE) (PASSED TO A THIRD READING)
ORDINANCE: - ORDINANCE: An ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article VI, Division 8 Youth Council, of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Council as follows:
Strike “twelve (12) and eighteen (18)” in Section 2-521(A) and replace the language with “thirteen (13) and nineteen (19)”, strike “city” and insert the words “City of Brockton” in each instance, and correct a typo in the existing ordinance so that “make-p” is corrected to “makeup”;
Insert “, or equivalent,” following the words “parent liaisons” to Section 2-521(B) and strike the words “of the six (6) junior high/middle schools’ language in the same section and insert
in its place “middle school/junior high school located in the City of Brockton”; and insert the
following language at the end of the section: In the event that the total number of seats exceed nineteen (19) due to the addition of new
schools, the Mayor’s Office shall work with the City Council to recommend the appropriate
adjustment to the total membership or allocation of seats while maintaining broad representation.
Correct a typo in the existing ordinance in section 2-522 so the “prospective” is correct to read as “perspective”.
ORDERS:
32.
ORDERED: That the following named sum be and the same is hereby transferred as the same was submitted by the Mayor as follows: Transfer of: $75,000.00
FROM: AUDITOR -PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $75,000.00 TO: AUDITOR MAIL – PURCHASE OF SERVICE $75,000.00
33.
ORDERED: That the following named sum be and the same is hereby transferred as the same was submitted by the Mayor as follows: Transfer of: $116,538.04
FROM: POLICE -PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $116,538.04 TO: EDUCATION – COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS $116,538.04
34.
ORDERED: That the following named sum be and the same is hereby transferred as the same was submitted by the Mayor as follows: Transfer of: $3,000.00
FROM: CITY CLERK – PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $3,000.00 TO: CITY CLERK – PERSONAL SERVICES OVERTIME $3,000.00
35.
ORDERED: That the following named sum be and the same is hereby transferred as the same was submitted by the Mayor as follows: Transfer of: $50,000.00
FROM: DPW SEWER -PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $50,000.00 TO: DPW SEWER -PERSONAL SERVICES OVERTIME $50,000.00
36.
ORDERED: That the following named sum be and the same is hereby transferred as the same was submitted by the Mayor as follows: Transfer of: $40,000.00
FROM: DPW WATER -PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $40,000.00 TO: DPW WATER -PERSONAL SERVICES OVERTIME $40,000.00
37.
ORDERED: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $50,000.00.
FROM: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY $50,000.00
TO: FIRE DEPARTMENT $50,000.00 - ORDERED: That the following named sum be and the same is hereby transferred as the same was submitted by the Mayor as follows:
Transfer of: $150,000.00
FROM: PUBLIC PROPERTY – PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME
$150,000.00
TO: PUBLIC PROPERTY – PURCHASE OF SERVICE
$150,000.00 - ORDERED: The City of Brockton is hereby authorized to grant and convey, a nonexclusive perpetual easement over certain real property owned by the City and known as
D.W. Field Park, located on the northerly side of Oak Street in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, for the benefit of MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY, a Massachusetts corporation having an address at 170 Data Drive, Waltham, Massachusetts 02451, and VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC., a New York corporation having a local address at 6 Bowdoin Square, 9th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, and their respective successors and assigns.
Said easement shall be for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, repairing, maintaining, operating and patrolling an overhead utility system for the transmission of high and low voltage electric current and telecommunications, including but not limited to one (1) utility pole, wires, cables, and all related foundations, anchors, guys, braces,
fittings, equipment and appurtenances (the “Overhead System”), over, across, under and
upon a portion of said City-owned property.
FURTHER ORDERED:
That said easement shall originate from existing Pole P.42-1 located on the northerly side of Oak Street and extend in a northerly direction over City property to proposed Pole P.42-2, as more particularly described in a Grant of Easement and as generally depicted on a plan entitled “EXHIBIT ‘A’ NOT TO SCALE; THE EXACT LOCATION OF SAID FACILITIES TO BE ESTABLISHED BY AND UPON THE
INSTALLATION AND ERECTION OF THE FACILITIES THEREOF,” dated December
10, 2025, W/R #31150765, copies of which are on file with the City.
FURTHER ORDERED:
That the easement shall include the right of ingress and egress over City property
for the purposes of installing, maintaining, repairing, replacing, operating and removing
said Overhead System, and the right to clear and keep cleared such vegetation and
obstructions as may interfere with its safe and efficient operation, with restoration of the
surface to reasonably good condition following any disturbance.
FURTHER ORDERED:
The City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute the attached Easement and to take other actions as necessary to carry out the terms, purposes, and conditions of the same and subject to such additional terms and conditions as deemed to be in the best interest of the City.
Councilor’s Recognition
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