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Select Board approves $113.4M operating budget, appoints Parks Director

Dartmouth Select Board approves $113.4M operating budget for fiscal 2027 with 4.3 percent increase. Finance Director Gary Carreiro reported the town has captured $2 million in health insurance savings redirected to employee retention and recruitment, with school costs as the largest budget driver;

Townbrief news summary · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Dartmouth Select Board advances 30-article town meeting warrant for June 2 vote

Dartmouth Select Board reviews 30-article town meeting warrant and hears budget warning ahead of June 2 vote.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Dartmouth Select Board re-elects Chair, appoints Constable and Environmental Affairs Director

Dartmouth Select Board reorganized and re-elected Heidi Silva Brooks as Chair for a second consecutive term, 4-1, with newly elected member Nathan Silva present. Christopher J. O'Neil was unanimously elected Vice Chair; the Board unanimously appointed Christopher Resendes as Constable and approved

Townbrief news summary · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Dartmouth Select Board reappoints chair, approves new Environmental Affairs Director

Dartmouth Select Board reorganizes, retains chair, and fills top environmental post.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves MSBA Statement of Interest for Middle School renovation.

Select Board backs MSBA Statement of Interest for Dartmouth Middle School, beginning a 30- to 40-year renovation planning process with potential state funding of up to 50 percent if approved. The Board unanimously adopted a Classification and Compensation Study finding the town 12.8 percent below

Townbrief news summary · Mar 30

Government · Select Board

Dartmouth Select Board Approves Health Insurance Switch Saving Employees Up to $11,000

Dartmouth Select Board unanimously approves health insurance overhaul projected to save employees and the town roughly $2 million annually.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 30

Government · Select Board

Dartmouth Select Board Approves $2 Million Health Insurance Switch for Town Workers

Dartmouth Select Board approves $2 million health insurance overhaul and closes June Town Meeting warrant.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 30

Government · Select Board

Dartmouth Offers Schools 4.5 Percent Budget Increase, Falls Short of 6.85 Percent Request

Dartmouth's Select Board and School Committee met jointly March 23 and ended without resolving a gap between the school department's 6.85 percent FY27 budget increase request and the 4.5 percent the town says it can offer.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Farmland Study Support

Dartmouth eyes $100 million in water and sewer borrowing over the next decade.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 9

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves pouring permits for Running Brook Vineyard and appoints animal control officer

Select Board backs vineyard permits and capital planning review. The board unanimously approved pouring permits for Running Brook Vineyard and Winery to resume wine service by the glass and distilled spirits operations at 335 Old Fall River Road, and appointed Devin Cloutier as Animal Control

Townbrief news summary · Mar 9