FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA
The Standing Committee on Finance will meet on Monday, June 15th, 2026 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers, Brockton City Hall, 45 School Street, to consider the following:
- Appointment of Shannon Kartal, of 183 Ellsworth St, Brockton, MA 02301, to the Commission on Human Rights, for a three-year term, ending in May 2029.
Invited: Shannon Kartal
- Appointment of Jacob Matthews, of 25 E Nilsson St, #403, Brockton, MA 02301, to the Commission on Human Rights, for a three-year term, ending in May 2029.
Invited: Jacob Matthews
- 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.
Invited: Derek Haim And/Or Designees
City Solicitor James O’Brien
Vice Chair of Brockton School Committee Claudio Gomes
- ORDERED: The City of Brockton grants to Massachusetts Electric Company a utility easement for electrical purposes over and under City owned land identified as 45 School Street, Brockton, Mass., as more particularly described in the proposed Grant of Easement attached with this Order. And further that the City Council authorizes the Mayor to execute the attached “Grant of Easement” and to take other actions necessary to carry out the terms, purposes and conditions of the same.
Invited: Mayor Moises Rodrigues And/or Designees
City Solicitor James O’Brien
And/or Designees
5. 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 RELATIVE TO ELECTION RECOUNT PROCESS AND SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE IN THE CITY OF BROCKTON FOR NAME TO BE PLACED ON BALLOT FOR NOMINATION.
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 – Any person who is qualified to vote for a candidate for any elective municipal office and who is a candidate for nomination thereto, shall be entitled to have his or her name as such candidate printed on the official ballot to be used at a preliminary election; provided, that within the time prescribed by section ten of chapter fifty-three in the case of preliminary elections in cities he to shall file with the city clerk a statement in writing of his candidacy as provided for in the City Charter for the City of Brockton, and with it the petition, he or she must submit the signatures of at least one hundred voters qualified to vote for a candidate for the positions of Ward Councilor or School Committee Member, and signatures at least two hundred and fifty voters qualified to vote for a candidate for the positions of Mayor and City Councilor at Large.
SECTION 2 – A petition for a recount may be filed with the city clerk on or before five o’clock post meridian on the sixth day following a primary or preliminary election, or on or before five o’clock post meridian on the tenth day following an election, if fifty or more voters of shall sign in person as registered, or substantially as registered, and shall state the address where he or she is currently living with the street and number, if any, and his or her address on January the first preceding. If it appears that the difference in the number of votes cast for the two leading candidates for the office, or in the number of affirmative and negative votes on a question, for which recount is desired is more than one half of one per cent of the total number of votes cast for such office or on such question, the petitions for recount shall be void.
SECTION 3- This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Invited: Executive Director Cynthia Hogan And/or Designees
6. ORDERED: A waiver of the City of Brockton’s residency requirements under section 2-110 of the city ordinances for Doni Watson.
Invited: Doni Watson
Chief Information Officer Jorge Vega And/or Designees
7. ORDERED: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $17,100.00.
FROM: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY $17,100.00
TO: FIRE DEPARTMENT $17,100.00
Invited: Fire Chief Brian Nardelli And/or Designees
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson
8. 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: FINANCE – PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $25,000.00
AUDITOR – PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $25,000.00
TO: AUDITOR – PURCHASE OF SERVICE $50,000.00
Invited: City Auditor Juan Gonzalez
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson And/or Designees
9. ORDERED: That the City Council authorizes the acceptance and expenditure of the total grant funds in the amount of $15,000.00
FROM: MASSACHUSETTS COUNCIL ON AGING $15,000.00
TO: COUNCIL ON AGING $15,000.00
Invited: Director Janice Fitzgerald
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson And/or Designees
10. 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: DPW SEWER – PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $20,000.00
TO: DPW SEWER – PERSONAL SERVICES OVERTIME $20,000.00
Invited: DPW Commissioner Patrick Hill
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson And/or Designees
11. 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: $45,000.00
FROM: DPW WATER – PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OVERTIME $45,000.00
TO: DPW WATER – PERSONAL SERVICES OVERTIME $45,000.00
Invited: DPW Commissioner Patrick Hill
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson And/or Designees
12. 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: $2,000.00
FROM: ELECTIONS – PURCHASE OF SERVICE $2,000.00
TO: ELECTIONS – GOODS AND SUPPLIES $2,000.00
Invited: Executive Director Cynthia Hogan
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson And/or Designees
13. 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: $10,000.00
FROM: HUMAN RESOURCES – PURCHASE OF SERVICE $10,000.00
TO: HUMAN RESOURCES – GOODS AND SUPPLIES $10,000.00
Invited: Director of Human Recourses Sandra Knight
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson And/or Designees
14. 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: $46,000.00
FROM: PARKS AND RECREATION – PERSONAL SERVICES NON-OT $46,000.00
TO: PARKS AND RECREATION – PURCHASE OF SERVICE $46,000.00
Invited: Superintendent of Parks
Timothy Carpenter
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson And/or Designees
15. 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: $400,000.00
FROM: TREASURER’S DEBT SERVICE $400,000.00
TO: TREASURER’S MEDICARE TAX $400,000.00
Invited: Treasurer/ Collector Martin Brophy
CFO Dr. Troy Clarkson And/or Designees