Halifax Board of Selectmen

• Art. 7 Street acceptance (one of five street-acceptance Articles 7-11; paperwork not completed) No action “Articles 7-11 PASSED.”
• Art. 8 Street acceptance (one of five street-acceptance Articles 7-11; paperwork not completed) No action “Articles 7-11 PASSED.”
• Art. 9 Street acceptance (one of five street-acceptance Articles 7-11; paperwork not completed) No action “Articles 7-11 PASSED.”
• Art. 10 Street acceptance (one of five street-acceptance Articles 7-11; paperwork not completed) No action “Articles 7-11 PASSED.”
• Art. 11 Street acceptance (one of five street-acceptance Articles 7-11; paperwork not completed) No action “Articles 7-11 PASSED.”
• Art. 1 · motion 1 Wage and Personnel Bylaw: 2% cost-of-living adjustment for non-union positions (about $21,000) Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously.”
• Art. 1 · motion 2 Wage and Personnel Bylaw: move the Veterans Services Officer from a stipend to a Grade 6 position Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously.”
• Art. 1 · motion 3 Replace the Wage and Personnel Bylaw, making the Board of Selectmen the personnel board Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously.”
• Art. 2 Set FY2026 salaries of elected town officers Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously.”
• Art. 3 FY2026 operating budget of $31,051,728, with an amendment to the PEG access funding line Passed as amended “Amendment PASSED”
• Art. 21 Adopt a proclamation opposing the state's MBTA Communities zoning requirement Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 24 Citizen petition: thorough audit of all town departments, committees, assets and liabilities No action “The motion to pass over Article 24 PASSED.”
• Art. 25 Citizen petition: study of the fiscal impact of the MBTA Communities zoning law on Halifax Failed “The motion FAILED.”
• Art. 6 Set FY2026 spending limits for the town's revolving funds Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 22 Citizen petition: sell two Vernon Street lots to an abutter for at least $500 plus legal fees No action “The motion to pass over Article 22 - PASSED.”
• Art. 27 Citizen petition: withdraw Halifax from the regional health board No action “The motion to pass over Article 27 - PASSED.”
• Art. 17 $3,500 for the South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center (domestic violence services) Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 26 Citizen petition: halt new housing building permits and new water services until voters lift it Failed “The motion FAILED.”
• Art. 14 Amend Town Meeting bylaws: allow meetings outside Halifax for capacity, non-resident department heads may speak, new rules guide Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 23 Citizen petition: allow body art (tattoo) establishments by right in the business zoning district Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 18 $150 for the County Cooperative Extension Service (4-H program) Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 28 Citizen petition: rescind Halifax's adoption of the Stretch Energy Code Failed “The motion FAILED.”
• Art. 13 FY2026 capital plan: $689,000 from free cash and $500,000 from water retained earnings Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 20 Replace the town's zoning bylaw (Chapter 167) with a revised version No action “The motion to pass over Article 20 PASSED.”
• Art. 5 $100,000 to the Reserve Fund and $50,000 to the Water Department Reserve Fund Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 16 Pay a $4,286.92 prior-year school transportation bill Passed “The motion PASSED with the required 4/5 majority.”
• Art. 19 Create a litter control bylaw with a $300 fine per violation Passed “The motion PASSED.”
• Art. 15 $3,500 for South Coastal Counties Legal Services Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously.”
• Art. 4 Add three revolving funds: school busing, full-day kindergarten and park maintenance Passed “The motion PASSED unanimously.”
• Art. 12 Move $32,901.14 from free cash to an opioid settlement special revenue fund; rescind two 2023 articles Passed “PASSED.”
• Art. 29 Citizen petition: zoning changes only at Annual Town Meeting, with a 2/3 vote and a ballot referendum Failed “The motion FAILED.”

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2025 Annual Town Report.

• Art. 2 Citizen petition: require a resident permit for personal watercraft (jet skis) on East and West Monponsett Pond, with limits Passed as amended “Article PASSES by Simple”
• Art. 1 Adopt an MBTA Communities multi-family overlay zoning district (about 194 acres) Failed “MOTION FAILED”

Source: Town Clerk's minutes of the December 16, 2024 Special Town Meeting.

• Art. 1 School Committee placeholder article for a possible FY2024 school budget shortfall (not needed) No action “PASSOVER PASSES”

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report.

• Art. 1 Accept the reports of town officers and committees Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 2 Amend the Wage and Personnel Bylaw (extra personal day, bereavement leave, 2% COLA for FY2025, wage adjustments) Failed “ARTICLE FAILS · 88-YES and 118-NO”
• Art. 3 Set FY2025 elected officers' salaries; amendment set Town Clerk, Treasurer-Collector and Highway Surveyor at 2% increases Other “AMENDMENT PASSES”
• Art. 4 FY2025 operating budget, voted line by line; three elected officers' salary lines reduced by amendment Passed as amended “Moved and Seconded Passes”
• Art. 9 Adopt the Community Preservation Act with a 1.5% property tax surcharge starting FY2026 (also needed ballot approval) Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 8 · motion 1 FY2025 capital plan, Fire: $174,400 for turnout gear and mold remediation from free cash Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 8 · motion 2 FY2025 capital plan, Police: $120,000 for two police vehicles from free cash Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 8 · motion 3 FY2025 capital plan, Highway: $300,000 for road maintenance from free cash Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 8 · motion 4 FY2025 capital plan, Water: $525,000 for treatment plant upgrades and a mini excavator from water retained earnings Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 5 Set FY2025 spending limits for the town's revolving funds Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 6 $75,000 to the Reserve Fund and $50,000 from water retained earnings to the Water Department Reserve Fund Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 13 Set a $15 fee for each written demand issued by the tax collector Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 10 $3,500 for South Coastal Counties Legal Services Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 14 $39,140 from free cash for a part-time School Resource Officer at Silver Lake Middle School Passed “ARTICLE PASSES · 52 – Yes and 30 – No”
• Art. 11 $3,500 for the South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center (domestic violence services) Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 15 $25,000 from the Stabilization Fund for a rooftop HVAC unit at Silver Lake Regional High School No action “PASSOVER PASSES”
• Art. 7 Approve a solar payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement with River Street Associates, LLC No action “PASSOVER PASSES”
• Art. 12 $150 for the County Cooperative Extension Service (4-H program) Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”
• Art. 16 $75,000 from free cash to the Unemployment Special Revenue Fund Passed “ARTICLE PASSES”

Source: Town Clerk's record in the 2024 Annual Town Report.