Government · Finance Committee
Newton Finance Committee Approves Four Spending Items in 8-0 Votes
Newton Finance Committee unanimously approves $178,000 in four routine transfers at first hybrid meeting in four years.
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Government · Other Committee
Newton Committee Advances Police Chief Nomination 6-0, With One Abstention
Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted 6-0, with one abstention, to advance the mayor's appointment of Timothy B. Cahoon as chief of the Newton Police Department.
Government · Other Committee
Newton Council Committee Holds Tree Notification and Design Items 8-0
Newton council committee advances standardized tree notification form, stalls on broader expansion.
Government · Other Committee
Newton Committee Reverses Two Traffic Council Rulings, Cuts Plaza Trial to May
Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to reverse two Traffic Council decisions and narrowly amended a third at its January 21 meeting.
Government · Select Board
Newton Council Unanimously Approves $300,000 Transfer to Staff New Mayor's Office
Newton City Council unanimously approved a $300,000 mid-year budget transfer to fund two new senior positions in the mayor's office.
Government · Traffic Council
Traffic Council Extends Suffolk Road Parking Ban
Newton's Traffic Council voted to extend a parking ban on Suffolk Road by 190 feet, rejecting residents' push for a full ban on double-sided parking.
Government · Other Committee
Newton Zoning Panel Votes 8-0 to Move Economic Development Commission to Mayor's Office
Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee voted 8-0 to advance an ordinance amendment moving oversight of the city's Economic Development Commission from the Planning Department to the Mayor's Office.
Government · Finance Committee
Newton Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $300,000 Transfer for New Mayor's Office Roles
Newton Finance Committee unanimously backs $300,000 transfer to staff Mayor Laredo's expanded executive office.
Government · Other Committee
Newton Committee Votes Unanimously to Create Standalone Arts and Culture Department
Newton's Programs and Services Committee voted unanimously to create a standalone Department of Arts and Culture, separating cultural programming from Parks and Recreation for the first time in more than a decade.
Government · Other Committee
Newton panel holds Eversource pole petition, demands engineering answers before vote
Newton's Public Facilities Committee votes 7-0-1 to hold an Eversource Energy utility pole petition on Rumford Avenue.
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