Whitman public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Select Board
The Select Board approved a DBA change for the Memorial Field Association's liquor license and requested a Civil Service promotional list for the rank of Sergeant. The Board also designated September 2023 as National Suicide Prevention Month and scheduled a Comcast license ascertainment hearing for October 3, 2023.
- Approved bill and payroll warrants (5-0)
- Approved Open Session minutes from August 1, 2023 (5-0)
- Approved DBA change for Memorial Field Association, Inc. liquor license at 33 Legion Parkway (5-0)
- Designated September 2023 as National Suicide Prevention Month (5-0)
- Approved call for a promotional list for the rank of Sergeant from Civil Service (5-0)
- Scheduled Comcast Cable License Ascertainment hearing for October 3, 2023
- Entered Executive Session to discuss police employee health and collective bargaining strategy (5-0)
Select Board
The Select Board voted to seek speed limit reductions on Auburn Street and approved several personnel appointments. The board also granted permissions for cemetery cleaning and the placement of a memorial bench at Town Hall.
- Voted 5-0 to seek speed limit reductions on Auburn Street to 35 mph (Bedford St to Captain Allen Way) and 40 mph (Captain Allen Way to Brockton line)
- Appointed Shannon Burke as Veterans’ Services Officer (5-0)
- Appointed Christopher Lee and Peter Aitken as Auxiliary/Special Police Officers through June 30, 2024 (5-0)
- Approved annual Whitman Day on the second Saturday of June (5-0)
- Revoked Class II Auto Dealer’s License for Legacy Auto Sales and Repair, Inc. (5-0)
- Rescinded Class II Auto Dealer’s License for Platinum Auto Sales (Caroline Snow) at 10 Buckley Avenue (5-0)
- Granted Leslie DiOrio permission to clean gravestones at Mt. Zion Cemetery (5-0)
- Approved placement of a memorial bench and replacement tree on Town Hall lawn for Marie Lailer (5-0)
Select Board
The Select Board approved several administrative actions, including the ratification of a collective bargaining agreement and a Holiday MOA for the Whitman Firefighters Association. The Board also accepted a $7,500 donation for the animal shelter and processed several line-item budget transfers.
- Ratified Holiday MOA and signed CBA for Whitman Firefighters Association (4-0)
- Accepted $7,500 donation from Copeland Family Foundation, Inc. for Animal Shelter (3-0-1)
- Rescinded Class II Auto Dealer’s License for Rivers Custom & Classics LLC (4-0)
- Renewed Fortune Teller’s License for Starr’s Tarot Cards (4-0)
- Appointed Timothy Grenno and Fred Small to By-Law Study Committee (4-0)
- Approved four line-item budget transfers totaling $28,461.82 (4-0)
- Accepted resignations of VSO Sara Lansing and COA member Laura Andrade (4-0)
- Approved Town Hall auditorium use for Southeastern Philharmonic Orchestra (4-0)