Recreation Commission approves $29,000 in budget transfers
The Cohasset Recreation Commission unanimously approves three separate budget transfers totaling approximately $29,000. Chair Tim Burnieika led the commission in voting 5-0 to transfer the revolving account field fund (over $24,000, a 13.5 percent reduction in the FY27 salary line) to the Town
Recreation Commission · Meeting of February 11, 2026
COHASSET — The Cohasset Recreation Commission unanimously approves three separate budget transfers totaling approximately $29,000. Chair Tim Burnieika led the commission in voting 5-0 to transfer the revolving account field fund (over $24,000, a 13.5 percent reduction in the FY27 salary line) to the Town Manager's office for three years and to approve up to $20,000 for Department of Public Works maintenance at Milliken Field, Beechwood, and 100 Sohier Street. A separate 5-0 vote authorized transferring $9,000 from the FY27 General Activity Fund to help cover the town budget deficit effective July 1.
The commission recognized Ted Carroll as the 2026 recipient of the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association's Peter C. and Eric W. O'Brien Humanitarian Award.
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Source: the Recreation Commission meeting of February 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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