Council approves $2.3 million fire truck bond

Select Board · Meeting of October 26, 2026

BROCKTON — The Brockton City Council approved a $2.3 million bond for new fire trucks and adopted a pay plan ordinance on a 9-1 vote, with Councilor Thompson dissenting. The council also referred two larger items to the Finance Committee: a $2.7 million request to cover legal settlements, including $2.2 million in firefighter medical claims against Massachusetts General Hospital, and an $18,184,462.35 transfer from the Pension Stabilization Fund covering fiscal 2027 deficits, including $4.79 million in non-net school spending. Councilor Farwell asked that "either the superintendent or her designee" be included in budget talks given that "about $8.4 million of this is for schools." The council also confirmed Sharif Mapp to the Conservation Commission, approved a residency waiver for Animal Control Administrative Assistant Colleen O'Donnell, and granted four motor vehicle repair license transfers.

In the full story:

• Hearings: Motor Vehicle Repair License Transfers
• Unfinished Business: Pay Plan Ordinance
• Unfinished Business: $2.3 Million Fire Truck Bond
• Confirmations and Grants
• New Orders: Pending Legal Settlements and the Stabilization Transfers
• Procedural Referrals: Executive Session and Budget Update Requests
• Late File: Economic Development Director Funding
• Councilor Announcements
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,848 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.