2026-11-10 - City Council

Summary

• Unfinished business: continued presentation of the final FY2027 city budget (about $336 million), the mayor's request for reconsideration of the vote, the supplemental budget and the auditor's final appropriations.
• Executive session on the Police Chief's employment contract terms; see Police Chief Appointment.
• Requisition for six permanent full-time police officers (no dollar figure on the agenda); see Police Officer Requisition.
• Solicitor's items: ordinance 28-2 on the Director of Elections, ordinance 383-15 on snow and ice removal (fines up to $50), and a notice of intent to sell a Cotley St parcel under Chapter 61A section 14; see Cotley Street Parcel Sale.
• Petition: acceptance of Titus Way as a public way (hearing required). Second reading of a no-parking ordinance on Shores St.
• Retirement Board request to raise the COLA base (from $16,000 to $17,000 effective July 1, 2027) needs Council approval; buyout submissions and prior-year invoices were also listed; see Retirement Leave Buyouts.
• ADA Commission self-evaluation and transition plan acceptance; an earth removal permit extension with a $10,000 bond.
• New business: a motion by Councillor Botelho for a meeting with the Solicitor on the Council's own attorney appropriation, and a referral on agricultural deed restrictions at 115 Tremont St (Fraga Farm).
• Mayor's appointments to the Agricultural Commission and Cultural Council (no hearing).

Built from the posted agenda only, read from a scanned document by character recognition, so some figures may be misread and doubtful ones are omitted; no minutes or video found yet.

Agenda

Mayor's appointments: Agricultural Commission (two) and Cultural Council (one)

Communications from city officers

• Requisition for six permanent full-time police officers (Police Officer Requisition)
• Airport prior-year invoice transfer
• Retirement Board: COLA base increase from $16,000 to $17,000, effective July 1, 2027
• Retirement leave buyout submissions (two)
• ADA Commission self-evaluation and transition plan acceptance
• Earth removal permit extension (revised, $10,000 bond)
• Parks prior-year invoice

City Solicitor

• Ordinance 28-2, Director of Elections
• Ordinance 383-15, snow and ice removal (fine up to $50)
• Notice of intent to sell a Cotley St parcel under Chapter 61A section 14 ($200,000)

Petition

• Acceptance of Titus Way as a public way (hearing required)

Unfinished business

• Continued final FY2027 budget presentation (about $336 million); mayor's request for reconsideration; supplemental budget; auditor's final appropriations

Executive session: Police Chief employment contract terms

Second reading

• No-parking ordinance, Shores St

New business

• Councillor Botelho: motion for a meeting with the Solicitor on the Council attorney appropriation
• Referral: agricultural deed restrictions at 115 Tremont St (Fraga Farm)

Sources

• Agenda (scanned): https://www.taunton-ma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11102026-3018
• City video on demand: https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/taunton (no recording of this meeting identified)