Warrant Committee

Government · Warrant Committee

Warrant Committee hears stormwater fund, school aid pitches

The Warrant Committee and Select Board heard previews of two Special Town Meeting articles and took no vote. School officials sought about $90,000 in Chapter 70 funds for a seventh high school campus bus and $88,772 for printer replacement and a security audit.

Townbrief reporting · Nov 4

Government · Warrant Committee

Warrant Committee defers votes on fall warrant

Belmont's Warrant Committee heard dueling accounts of a stalled town clerk pay review and previewed a fall warrant it will vote on November 12.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 21

Government · Warrant Committee

Warrant panel reviews full November town meeting warrant

The Belmont Warrant Committee walked through all 11 articles of its November Special Town Meeting warrant without taking any formal positions.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 7

Government · Warrant Committee

Warrant Committee re-elects Rickter, creates new post

Belmont Warrant Committee re-elects Paul Rickter as chair and creates a new officer post.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 23

Government · Warrant Committee

Belmont Warrant Committee Closes Year With Debrief on Report Workload, Departing Members

BELMONT -- June 17, 2026, Belmont Warrant Committee closes its fiscal year with a wide-ranging debrief, six minutes approvals, and farewells to four departing members. Chair Paul Richter, leading what he described as an

Townbrief reporting · Jun 17

Government · Warrant Committee

Belmont Warrant Committee Backs $500,000 Teachers Contract Payment, Chenery Roof Fund

BELMONT -- May 27, 2026, Belmont Warrant Committee votes to back $500,000 in one-time teacher contract payments and $1.3 million for the Chenery roof ahead of June Town Meeting. Meeting on May

Townbrief reporting · May 27

Government · Warrant Committee

Belmont Warrant Committee Rejects Retiree COLA Increase 15-2 Before Town Meeting

BELMONT -- May 13, 2026, Belmont's Warrant Committee voted 2-15 against recommending a retiree cost-of-living adjustment increase, sending a contentious retirement funding fight to Town Meeting on May 18. The

Townbrief reporting · May 13

Government · Warrant Committee

Belmont Warrant Committee Backs CPA Projects, Paramedic Training Before Town Meeting

BELMONT -- April 29, 2026, Belmont Warrant Committee recommends favorable action on CPA projects and paramedic training ahead of May 4 town meeting. The committee, meeting April 29 under Chair Paul Richter and with Town

Townbrief reporting · Apr 29

Government · Warrant Committee

Belmont Warrant Committee previews paramedic training, pension, and library articles

BELMONT -- April 22, 2026, Belmont Warrant Committee reviews $125,000 paramedic pilot, pension gap, and hybrid meeting petition ahead of May Town Meeting votes. Meeting in information-only session Wednesday, the nine-member committee

Townbrief reporting · Apr 22

Government · Warrant Committee

Warrant Committee Deadlocks on Belmont Center Zoning Ahead of Special Town Meeting

BELMONT -- February 25, 2026, Belmont's Warrant Committee deadlocked 6-6 on the flagship Belmont Center Overlay District ahead of the March 4 Special Town Meeting. The committee spent more than two hours

Townbrief reporting · Feb 25