A $1.6 million rubbish barrel purchase was tabled, and the city says it is rethinking its approach. At its October 5 meeting, the Brockton City Council's Finance Committee took up an order to appropriate $1,600,000 for purchasing rubbish barrels.
A $1.6 million order to buy rubbish barrels was tabled at the October 5 Finance Committee meeting. The order would have appropriated $1,600,000 for the barrels and authorized the city treasurer, with the mayor's approval, to borrow under Chapter 44 and issue bonds and notes.
Brockton City Council confirms two appointments and adopts a state transportation grant order. At its September 28 meeting, the council confirmed the reappointment of James Wade to the Commission on Human Rights.
Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues is scheduled to face an assault and battery charge on Friday, stemming from a May parade incident in which a Brockton High School student alleges he touched her in a way that made her uncomfortable, according to WCVB's report.