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Select Board opens health insurance review; no vote taken at March 11 session

Select Board holds public session on state health insurance commission. Town Administrator Patrice Garvin presented analysis showing health insurance claims have grown from 13 million dollars in FY2021 to a projected 20 million by FY2027, with the municipal self-insured trust projected to reach

Townbrief news summary · Mar 11

Government · Select Board

Belmont Select Board eyes GIC switch as health insurance trust nears minimum reserve

BELMONT -- March 11, 2026, Belmont Select Board moves toward a vote on joining the state Group Insurance Commission to contain exploding health care costs. Town Administrator Patrice Garvin told the board at a March

Townbrief reporting · Mar 11

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves shared therapeutic recreation post with Watertown, fires staff policies review

Belmont Select Board authorizes full-time therapeutic recreation specialist shared with Watertown. The intermunicipal agreement, approved unanimously by Chair Matthew Taylor and the board, will support the Belmont-Watertown SPOT program serving more than 250 participants with intellectual and

Townbrief news summary · Mar 9

Government · Select Board

Belmont Select Board Signs Watertown Therapeutic Recreation Agreement, Reviews Policy Reforms

Belmont Select Board signs therapeutic recreation pact with Watertown and reviews sweeping policy reforms.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 9

Government · Select Board

Select Board hears union no-confidence vote as educators press for contract, funding priority

Select Board fielded union no-confidence vote from educators over school funding and contract stalemate. The Belmont Education Association announced that an overwhelming majority of its membership voted no confidence in the Superintendent, Director of Human Capital, School Committee, and Select

Townbrief news summary · Mar 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $200,000 water bond and two community events.

Select Board approves water authority loan and clears two major spring events. The Board unanimously approved a $200,000 no-interest loan from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority for water infrastructure improvements, to be repaid over ten years starting February 2027. Unanimously approved

Townbrief news summary · Feb 23

Government · Select Board

Belmont Select Board approves $200,000 water loan, spring community events

BELMONT -- February 23, 2026, Belmont Select Board approves $200,000 no-interest water loan and authorizes spring festivals as FY2027 budget shows $1.7 million gap. Meeting fully remotely due to a winter storm,

Townbrief reporting · Feb 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board unanimously appoints Shane Smith as police chief.

Select Board unanimously appoints Shane Smith police chief pending background check. Chair Matthew Taylor's Board interviewed three finalists, settling on Smith, Deputy Chief of Police in Salem, New Hampshire, citing his 25 years of law enforcement experience, leadership capabilities, and

Townbrief news summary · Feb 20

Government · Select Board

Belmont Select Board Unanimously Picks Salem Deputy Chief as Next Police Chief

Belmont Select Board unanimously appoints Salem, N.H. deputy chief as next police chief.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 20

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves oversight of March 4 Special Town Meeting zoning articles

Belmont Select Board votes to recommend zoning articles while rejecting a dozen parking-focused amendments. Chair Matthew Taylor, Vice-Chair Taylor Yates, and Member Elizabeth Dionne spent four hours on the March 4 Special Town Meeting warrant, unanimously approving favorable recommendations on

Townbrief news summary · Feb 9