2026-05-11 – City Council Meeting – Meeting Agenda

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Related Meeting: City Council Meeting (May 11, 2026 7:00 pm)
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In City Council May 11th, 2026
Notice is hereby given that the regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council will be held on Monday evening May 11th, 2026 at 7:00PM in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 45 School St., Brockton, MA.

On April 28, 2026 Councilor Tavares filed for reconsideration:
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) (ORDINATION FAILED 4-4)

REPORTS:

Of the Planning Board for its meeting of April 7th, 2026.
Of the Finance Committee for its meeting of April 21st, 2026.
Of the Finance Committee for its meeting of May 4th, 2026.

COMMUNICATIONS:

5. From the Mayor advising that effective May 5, 2026, Elijah Romulus has been appointed as Interim Director of Planning and Economic Development for the City of Brockton, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 41, Section 61A.

6. From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $375,000.00. This transfer allows the Law Department to fulfill its functions for the remainder of the fiscal year.

7. 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 $375,000.00, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal services. This transfer allows the Law Department to fulfill its functions for the remainder of the fiscal year.

8. From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $5,000.00. This transfer will fully fund the Parking Authority’s Overtime category for the remainder of the fiscal year.

9. 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 $5,000.00, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal
services. This transfer will fully fund the Parking Authority’s Overtime category for the
remainder of the fiscal year.

10. From the Mayor in accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council authorize the transfer of $250,000.00. This transfer
will fully fund the Police Department’s Overtime category for the remainder of the fiscal
year.

11. 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 $250,000.00, without a detrimental impact on the continuous provision of the existing level of municipal
services. This transfer will fully fund the Police Department’s Overtime category for the
remainder of the fiscal year.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

12. Appointment of Jorge Vega to the position of Chief Information Officer. (FAVORABLE)

13. Appointment of Ron Gonsalves, of 7 Vermont Ave, Brockton, MA 02302, to the Commission on Human Rights, for a three-year term, ending in April 2029. (FAVORABLE)

14. Reappointment of Joe Miranda, of 19 Wallace St., Brockton, MA 02302, to the Brockton Community Access Advisory Board, for a three-year term, ending in April 2029. (FAVORABLE)

15. Reappointment of Manuel Centeio, of 29 Kenneth Ave, Brockton, MA 02302, to the Brockton Community Access Advisory Board, for a three-year term, ending in April 2029. (FAVORABLE)

16. Reappointment of Laura Biechler, of 37 Fern Ave, Brockton, MA 02301, to the Brockton Community Access Advisory Board, for a three-year term, ending in April 2029. (FAVORABLE)

17. Reappointment of Larry D. Young, of 1111 North Main St., Brockton, MA 02301, to the Brockton Community Access Advisory Board, for a three-year term, ending in April 2029. (FAVORABLE)

18. Reappointment of Brian Madden, of 16 Ellis St., #3, Brockton, MA 02301, to the Brockton Community Access Advisory Board, for a three-year term, ending in April 2029. (FAVORABLE)

19. 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. (FAVORABLE)

20. Appointment of Alix Arthur Gayaud to the Brockton Housing Authority Board of Directors for a five-year term, ending in April 2031. (FAVORABLE)

21. 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. (FAVORABLE)

22. Reappointment of James Sweeney, of 33 Montrose St, Brockton, MA 02301, to the Planning Board for a five-year term, ending in April 2031. (FAVORABLE)

23. 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) (FAVORABLE AS AMENDED)

24. 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: $20,000.00
FROM: TREASURER -PERSONAL SERVICES NON OVERTIME $20,000.00
TO: TREASURER -PERSONAL SERVICES OVERTIME $20,000.00
(FAVORABLE)

25. 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: $9,043,440.00
FROM: CERTIFIED FREE CASH $9,043,440.00
TO: CHAPTER 324 SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVE $9,043,440.00 (FAVORABLE)

26. Ordered: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $125,000.00.
FROM: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ADMINSTRATION AND FINANCE $125,000.00
TO: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS – WATER $125,000.00 (FAVORABLE)

27. Ordered: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $647,185.48.
FROM: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY $647,185.48
TO: POLICE DEPARTMENT $647,185.48 (FAVORABLE)

28. Ordered: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $175,000.00.
FROM: MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM $175,000.00
TO: MAYOR’S OFFICE $175,000.00 (FAVORABLE)

29. Ordered: In accordance with the General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 44, recommending that the City Council approve the expenditure of $1,401.60
FROM: HUMAN RESOURCES – EMPLOYEE BENEFITS $1,401.60
TO: WORKCARE INC. $1,401.60 (FAVORABLE)

30. Ordered: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $19,800.00.
FROM: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY $19,800.00
TO: POLICE DEPARTMENT $19,800.00
(FAVORABLE)

31. Ordered: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $100,000.00.
FROM: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF EDUCATION $100,000.00
TO: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS – HIGHWAY $100,000.00
(FAVORABLE)

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 (FAVORABLE)

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 (FAVORABLE)

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 (FAVORABLE)

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
(FAVORABLE)

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 (FAVORABLE)

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 (FAVORABLE)

38. 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 (FAVORABLE)

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. (FAVORABLE)
WHEREFORE, currently, The city cannot fill all private detail positions needed during
road and building construction. Officers up to age 70 from other departments are often
called in for assignment because other communities have established the age seventy (70)
provision. NOTE: The city receives a ten percent (10%) fee of the costs of private details
when a Brockton officer is assigned.
THEREFORE, be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Brockton to adopt a
Home Rule Petition to authorize retired officers in the City of Brockton to serve as
special police officers up to the age of 70.
ORDERED: That the following petition be approved and submitted to the Great and General Court for approval under Clause (1) of Section 8 of Article 2, as amended, of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and to the end that legislation be adopted precisely as follows, except for clerical or editorial changes of form only.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS IN THE CITY OF BROCKTON TO SERVE AS SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
(a)
The City of Brockton may appoint, subject to City Council approval, as they deem necessary, and upon the recommendation of the chief of police, retired police officers of the City of Brockton as special police officers to perform police details or police duties arising from the police details or during the course of police detail work, whether or not related to the detail work. The retired police officers shall have been regular police officers and retired based on superannuation. The special police officers shall not be subject to the maximum age restrictions applied to regular police officers under chapter 32 of the General Laws but shall not be eligible to serve as special police officers on the last day of the month in which have reached the age of 70. A special police officer shall pass a medical examination by a physician or other certified professional chosen by the City to determine that the officer is capable of performing the essential duties of a special police officer, the cost of which shall be borne by the special police officer, prior to performing police details.
(b)
Special police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall not be subject to chapter 31 of the General Laws, section 85H of chapter 32 of the General Laws or sections 99A, 100 or 111F of chapter 41 of the General Laws. Special police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall be subject to chapter 151A of the General Laws.
(c)
Special police officers shall, when performing their duties under subsection (a), have the same powers to make arrests and perform other functions as do regular police officers in the City.
(d)
Special police officers shall be re-appointed annually, subject to removal by the City at any time with 14 days written notice. Upon request, the chief of police shall provide reasons for removal in writing.
(e)
Special police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall be subject to the rules and regulations, policies and procedures and requirements of the police department and chief of police, including restrictions on the type of detail assignment, requirements regarding
medical examinations to determine continued capacity to perform the duties of a special police officer, requirements for training, requirements for firearm licensing and qualification and requirements regarding uniforms and equipment. Special police officers shall not be subject to section 96B of chapter 41 of the General Laws.
(f)
Special police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall be sworn in before the City Clerk, who shall keep a record of all such appointments.
(g)
An individual who is appointed as a special police officer pursuant to this act shall be eligible for assignment to any detail, subject to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement then in effect in the City between the City and the police union.
(h)
Retired police officers in the City serving as special police officers pursuant to this act shall be subject to the limitations on hours worked and on payments to retired city employees set forth in subsection (b) of section 91 of chapter 32 of the General Laws.
(i)
No further deductions under chapter 32 of the General Laws shall be made from the regular compensation of a special police officer appointed pursuant to this act for any service subsequent to them reaching the age of 65 years and upon retirement a special police officer appointed pursuant to this act shall receive a superannuation retirement allowance equal to that which the officer would have been entitled had the officer retired at the age of 65.
(j)
A special police officer appointed pursuant to this act shall comply with all requirements of chapter 6E of the General Laws, including: (i) maintaining certification and good standing with the Massachusetts peace officer standards and training commission; and (ii) complying with all annual in-service and other training requirements mandated by the municipal police training committee.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. (FAVORABLE)
41.
Resolve: Be it resolved by the Brockton City Council to invite Troy Clarkson, Chief Financial Officer, Mayor Moises Rodrigues, T.J. Plante, Commonwealth Compact Grant consultant and Juan Gonzalez, City Auditor, to appear before the Finance Committee to discuss and provide an update on the current status of the FY26 budget. (FAVORABLE)
42.
Resolve: Whereas: The Office of the Inspector General for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts has undertaken and delivered a review of the “Brockton Public Schools FY23 $18 Million Budget Deficit”.
And Whereas: The Inspector General, Jeffrey Shapiro looks forward to a discussion of the findings and recommendations in the review, be it resolved to invite Jeffrey Shapiro and any personnel that he deems appropriate to a meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance of the Brockton City Council for a discussion of the report. (FAVORABLE)
ORDINANCE:
ORDINANCE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE XIII MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
BROCKTON
Be it hereby ordained that the following amendment shall be adopted to Ch. 11, Art. XIII as follows:
Section 11-210 is amended by adding the following language:
Commercial garage shall mean any business in which a motor vehicle is kept or stored in a building or structure, whether temporarily or regularly, except residential structures or accessory structures thereto.
Hours of operation shall mean when any person having an interest in the business or an employee of such business is performing any type of work that is subject to the license.
Section 11-211 is amended by deleting the provisions of this section in their entirety and inserting the following language:
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person or firm to maintain and use a building or structure for a commercial garage, motor vehicle repair shop or motor vehicle body shop, unless such person or firm has first obtained a license for such purposes from the City of Brockton; however, the City of Brockton, itself is exempt from such requirement.
(b)
No owner of any real property shall allow any person or firm to maintain and use a building or structure for a commercial garage, motor vehicle repair shop or motor vehicle body shop on the owner’s real property without the person or firm having obtained a license from the City of Brockton and complying with the terms of City Ordinances.
(c)
The city clerk may establish a policy regarding expired licenses and retroactive payments owed, and may receive an application for renewal of a license within six (6) months of expiration. Until such renewal is obtained, any entity operating a commercial garage, motor vehicle repair shop or motor vehicle body shop is doing so without a license and in violation of this ordinance. If no application for renewal is submitted to the City of Brockton within six (6) months of expiration, then such license will be considered forfeited and unable to be renewed. Any entity renewing a license following the date that city council signs this ordinance must comply with general conditions on all licenses as stated in Section 11-219.
(d)
After July 1, 2019, an auto body repair license shall not be issued or renewed unless a licensed appraiser as required by state law or regulation is employed by the licensee.
(e)
Transferability.
(1)
A current licensee may, subject to approval of the city council, transfer said license to another address providing the licensee complies with all regulations and requirements for the new location and all required approvals are obtained from city departments.
(2)
The license provided for in this article shall allow the holder to operate only on the property address for which the license is granted. The license shall terminate upon the transfer of the business to another location.
(3)
The license may be transferred by the license holder to any other person or entity, subject to the approval of the city council, after application to the city clerk on forms provided by the clerk and upon the payment of the twenty-five-dollar fee.
(4)
A license may be issued if, within the two (2) years preceding the date of application, a prior licensee continuously operated at the same address and the license was not suspended or revoked.
(5)
Any license transferred following the date on which the city council approved this ordinance is subject to the general conditions as stated in Section 11-219.
Section 11-212 is amended by inserting “commercial garage license” before “motor vehicle repair shop license” in the first sentence of Section (d).
Section 11-213 is amended by deleting the last sentence in subsection 11-213© and inserting the following language in in its place:
It shall be the responsibility of the department of inspectional services, the fire department, or any designee by the city to assure compliance with any such conditions and restrictions. The applicant agrees to allow inspectional services to inspect the property at any reasonable hour.
Section 11-213 is amended by inserting the following language:
(e) Licenses issued or renewed after the effective date of this ordinance shall contain the name and telephone number of the manager responsible for the operation of the business.
Section 11-214 is amended by deleting the provisions of this Section in its entirety and inserting the following language in its place:
11-214 Enforcement.
The provisions of this article may be enforced by the department of inspectional services, the fire department, or any designee by the city. Said department or designee of the city may report and recommend revocation or suspension of any license applicable under this Ordinance to the City Council.
Section 11-219 is amended by inserting the following language:
11-219 Conditions.
(1)
The use and occupancy of the property that is identified on the license shall be subject to the following conditions:
(A)
All vehicles, serviced by the license holder shall be serviced inside the building and not on any public or private way. All vehicles shall be stored within property lines in accordance with the parking plan submitted for the license.
(B)
Hours of operation shall be within Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(C)
There shall be no blocking of the sidewalk or any public way with snow during snow removal periods.
(D)
All automotive parts and/or byproducts shall be stored inside a building on the property in accordance with M.G.L. c. 148.
(E)
The property must be free of any nuisance and in compliance with all city ordinances and state and federal laws and codes at all times.
(F)
A copy of the parking plan and license shall be visibly posted at the property.
(G)
Due to the materials used and stored at a property being used for auto repair and/or auto body repair, there shall be no smoking allowed at any such property.
(H)
Additional restrictions and conditions shall be as established by the city council, and each license will be accompanied by a list of uses and conditions to be determined by the city council.
(2)
If spray painting is allowed, the following conditions shall be met: exterior garage doors shall be closed while painting vehicles and painting of cars shall be done in a spray booth or spray space which conforms to 780 CMR Section 411, and all sections of 527 CMR.
ORDINANCE: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR
PRIVATELY COLLECTED DOMESTIC WASTES
Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of Brockton as follows:
Chapter 23, Article III, Section 23-57 is repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following sections:
(a)
All domestic waste collections shall be disposed of at the facility treatment plant only.
(b)
In addition to the provisions of Section 23-82, and any other section regulating the discharge of private waste, the vendor seeking permission to discharge waste shall present the septage discharge permit issued from the community in which it was issued upon demand of the commissioner or employee supervising the discharge process.
Notwithstanding any other fees or charges for the depositing of such wastes from septic tank or cesspool cleaning, whenever and wherever permitted by the commissioner, the fee shall be as follows:
July 1, 2026 – One dollar ($1.00) per gallon payable within thirty (30) days of discharge.
July 1, 2027 – One dollar and ten cents ($1.10) per gallon payable within thirty (30) days of discharge.
Thereafter, the cost shall increase ten (10) cents ($0.10) per gallon on each July 1st, and such increase shall remain unless the mayor and commissioner jointly agree to waive the annual fee increase.
ORDERS:
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: $375,000.00
FROM: LAW -PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME
$100,000.00
LAW – OTHER INSURANCES
$100,000.00
LAW – COURT JUDGEMENTS
$75,000.00
DPW SEWER – PURCHASE OF SERVICE
$40,000.00
FIRE – PERSONAL SERVICES NON – OVERTIME
$60,000.00
TO: LAW – PURCHASE OF SERVICE $175,000.00 LAW – WORKERS COMPENSATION $200,000.00
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: $5,000.00
FROM: PARKING AUTHORITY-PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $5,000.00
TO: PARKING AUTHORITY-PERSONAL SERVICES OVERTIME $5,000.00
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: $250,000.00
FROM: POLICE -PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $250,000.00 TO: POLICE -PERSONAL SERVICES OVERTIME $250,000.00
ORDERED: That the following petition be approved and submitted to the Great and General Court for approval under Clause (1) of Section 8 of Article 2, as amended, of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and to the end that legislation be adopted precisely as follows, except for clerical or editorial changes of form only.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF BROCKTON AND THE BROCKTON CITY COUNCIL TO DECLARE CERTAIN LAND AS SURPLUS ON LAND KNOWN AS “KEITH FIELD” IN THE CITY OF BROCKTON
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1: Notwithstanding Section 1 of Chapter 99 of the Acts of 1920, the school committee of the city of Brockton shall have the authority to declare as surplus, pursuant to the provisions of Section 15A of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, that portion of the athletic field as described in said Section 1 that is shown as Lot 1 on the approval not required plan entitled “Plan of Land, Eldon Keith Field, Brockton, MA”, prepared by Beals and Thomas for Boys and Girls Club of Metro South, Inc, last dated 8-28-2025, and recorded in the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 1815 at Page 973.
SECTION 2: Notwithstanding said Section 1, the city council of said city, pursuant to said Section 15A, may transfer the care, custody, management and control of said Lot 1 for any lawful municipal purpose, including without limitation, in order to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of the same.
SECTION 3: Notwithstanding said Section 1, or any other special or general law to the contrary, said city council may sell, convey or otherwise dispose of a non-exclusive access and utility easement over the portion of said athletic field labeled as “Proposed Access & Utility Easement” on said plan, without said school committee having declared said easement area as surplus pursuant to said Section 15A or otherwise losing care, custody, management or control of the same, provided that said school committee has still voted to authorize the creation of said easement.
SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Councilor’s Recognition
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