Select Board ratifies police contract, appoints five committee members
The Belmont Select Board ratified a police contract and accepted five committee appointments. The Board unanimously ratified a memorandum of agreement with the Belmont Police Patrolmen's Association providing a $30 weekly stipend for Peace Officer Standards and Training requirements.
Select Board · Meeting of September 21, 2026
BELMONT — The Belmont Select Board ratified a police contract and accepted five committee appointments. The Board unanimously ratified a memorandum of agreement with the Belmont Police Patrolmen's Association providing a $30 weekly stipend for Peace Officer Standards and Training requirements. The Board appointed Aaron Pikcilingis, Mary Lewis, Margaret Velie, and Julia Wyman to three-year committee terms and designated Paul Cowling as Recreation Commission liaison to the Community Preservation Committee through June 30, 2027.
The Board designated Chair Matthew Taylor to draft testimony supporting H.5660, authorizing remote participation at Town Meetings, and accepted Town Administrator Patrice Garvin's waiver of a 1.5 percent merit increase, with funds redirected to a salary reserve for police and fire union negotiations.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of September 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
Checked against the official minutes. It was corrected where it differed.
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