Cohasset Select Board approves year-end budget transfers for FY26 deficits. Town Accountant Beth Mosley secured unanimous board approval to address shortfalls in police overtime, fire overtime, water services, snow and ice removal, unemployment, and Medicare costs through reserve fund drawdown and
Cohasset Select Board approves revised public safety facilities charge, sets strategic goals. The Board unanimously approved amendments to the Public Safety Facilities Committee charge providing greater operational flexibility and set revised goals for long-term capital planning with Board
Cohasset Select Board directs study of cell tower alternatives after public pushback. Chair David Farrag led a unanimous vote directing Town Manager Michelle Leary to investigate alternative public safety cell tower locations on town-owned land, preserving contractual rights while responding to
Cohasset Select Board defers cell tower decision pending legal review. Chair David Farrag and the five-member board heard public opposition to a proposed monopole tower in Wheelwright Park, with residents citing Article 97 trust restrictions and a town meeting vote favoring alternative locations.
Cohasset Select Board authorizes temporary Town Hall relocation during building renovation. The board unanimously approved the move, authorizing Interim Town Manager Michelle Leary to secure leased space by August 1 to avoid disruption during fall election and tax collection cycles. Member Gregory
Cohasset Select Board elects David Farrag as Chair in May leadership reorganization. The Select Board unanimously elected Farrag to replace Ellen Maher, who becomes Vice Chair, with William Ashton elected Clerk. The Board unanimously appointed Maher to negotiate Town Manager Michelle Leary's
Cohasset Select Board unanimously advances Town Manager appointment, environmental commitment, land-use plan. The board authorized an expedited Criminal Offender Record Information background check for Michelle Leary, confirming her appointment as permanent Town Manager, based on her tenure and
Cohasset Select Board unanimously offers town manager position to interim leader Michelle Leary. The board voted 4-0 to authorize Municipal Resources, Inc. to make a conditional offer to Leary after interviewing three finalists: Finance Director Karen Preval of Carver and Assistant Town Manager
Cohasset Select Board revises water budget downward by $110,000 after fund adjustment. Interim Town Manager Michelle Leary brought the correction after the Water Commissioner reported changes to the enterprise fund balance; the revised budget now stands at $5,959,488. The board had previously
Cohasset Select Board approves $7.69M bond sale at 3.51 percent rate. Treasurer-Collector Linda Cole reported the town received nine municipal bids, maintaining its AAA credit rating through collaboration with Interim Town Manager Leary and Town Accountant Beth Mosley. The board recommended the
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