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Key Takeaways From Special Town Meeting

November 19, 2023
On Nov. 6, after close to two hours of discussion, voters approved a measure removing the uniformed police from the provisions of Civil Service. The predominant argument in favor of leaving: Civil Service, which provided a list of vetted, tested candidates to…

Nov. 13 Special Town Meeting Results

November 14, 2023
Article 5: Specialized Energy CodeMajority vote required for passage• This was approved by a 204-33 vote with 4 abstentions In the final of three nights of Special Town Meeting, members voted to move Belmont toward a future where new buildings are fully electrified,…

Nov. 8 Special Town Meeting Results

November 9, 2023
Town Meeting members met last night for more than three hours at Belmont High School for the second of three nights of Special Town Meeting to address restaurant bylaws, the allocation of Community Preservation funds and the town’s rainy day fund. Article…

A New Era for Hiring Belmont Police Officers

November 9, 2023
The Belmont Police Department is preparing its new hiring policies after Town Meeting members voted 160-101 (with one abstention) on Monday night to leave the state’s Civil Service process. The program required Belmont to make hires from a list of people who…

Nov. 6 Special Town Meeting Results

November 7, 2023
After a lengthy and hotly contested debate, Town Meeting members voted last night to leave a century-old system for hiring police in Belmont. In the first of three scheduled nights of Special Town Meeting at the Belmont High School auditorium, members approved…
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