Live coverage of the Spring Special Town Meeting and Annual Town Meeting held on Saturday, April 11
Sarah Farris
Plymouth Town Meeting opens at 8:05 AM
Annual Special Town Meeting Warrant: https://www.plymouth-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10365/2026-Spring-Special-Town-Meeting-Warrant-PDF
Annual Town Meeting Warrant: https://www.plymouth-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9809/2026-Spring-Annual-Town-Meeting-Warrant--FINAL?bidId=
Plymouth Local Seen is streaming the meeting live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHFzn4jk9jo
State Senator Dylan Fernandes gives State of the State address and Select Board Chair David Golden gives State of the Town Address
Chair of the Plymouth School Committee Luis Pizano gives State of the Schools address
Chair of Planning Board Steve Bolotin gives State of Plymouth Planning address
Town Manager Derek Brindisi said paper copy of special town meeting warrant was not circulated as they were not expecting to have a special town meeting this year.
Plymouth offered remote voting options and 20 members signed up in advance. Remote participation is offered to those who truly cannot attend in-person.
Town Moderator Steven Triffletti reviews Town Meeting procedures and policies. All voting at today's meeting will be electronic.
Voters have approved to allow hybrid voting at town meeting.
Motion to have an adjourned session on Monday, April 13 at 6 PM carries.
Annual Town Meeting has adjourned to allow Local Seen to reboot and fix live streaming.
Special Town Meeting has commenced as a remote hybrid Town Meeting.
PASSED: Special Town Meeting Article 1: Design of Wastewater Treatment Plant HVAC Systems
PASSED: Special Town Meeting Article 2: Police Station HVAC Replacement Project Supplemental Appropriation
PASSED: Special Town Meeting Article 3: 250th Anniversary Funding for July 4 Plymouth Inc
PASSED: Special Town Meeting Article 4: 250th Anniversary Funding for America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration
Special Town Meeting recessed for morning break
SpecialTown meeting resumes.
PASSED: Special Town Meeting Articles 5, 6, 7, 8: Charter Amendment – Town Election Date; Charter Amendment – Spring Annual Town Meeting Date; General Bylaws Amendment – Spring Annual Town Meeting & Town Election Dates; General Bylaws Amendment – Spring Annual Town Meeting Warrant Closing Date
PASSED: Special Town Meeting Article 9: Solar Credit Energy Contracts
FAILED: Special Town Meeting Article 10: Citizen's Petition, from Richard Serkey et al., Regarding Health Benefits for Retired Town Employees
Special Town Meeting Dissolved
Annual Town Meeting Opened
PASSED: Consent Agenda: Articles 1: Reports of Boards, Officers & Committees; 2: Revolving Fund Spending Limit; 3: Continuation of Committees; 4: Salaries of Elected Town Officials; 16: Rescind Debt Authorization 17: Chapter 90 Funds - Roads; 20: Town Promotion Fund Appropriation
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 5: Unpaid Bills of a Prior Year
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 6: Budget Amendments
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Sub-Committee Report A; MOTION TO AMEND: Wrestling Brewster, Precinct 15, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report A motion by reducing the appropriation by $48,130 (Items 2-10) as shown in the table below and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount to be raised by the 2027 Tax Levy by $48,130. (Town Manager, Human Resources, Town Clerk- All Divisions, Inspectional Services)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report A Main Motion (Town Manager, Human Resources, Town Clerk- All Divisions, Inspectional Services)
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report B, MOTION TO AMEND #1: Lori Downs, Precinct 17, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report B motion by reducing the Information Technology - Line Item 16, Personal Services, by $213,000 and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount to be raised from the 2027 Tax Levy by $213,000. (Finance- All Divisions and Information Technology)
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; MOTION TO AMEND #2: Wrestling Brewster, Precinct 15, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report B motion by reducing the appropriation by $156,297 (Items 14-18) as shown in the table below and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount to be raised from the 2027 Tax Levy by $156,297. (Finance- All Divisions and Information Technology)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report B Main Motion (Finance- All Divisions and Information Technology)
Town meeting recesses for 45 minutes.
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report C; MOTION TO AMEND #1: Geri Williams, Precinct 8, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report C motion by reducing the Police Overtime – Line Item 29, Personal Services, by $200,000 and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount raised by the 2027 Tax Levy by $200,000.
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report C; MOTION TO AMEND #2-A: Wrestling Brewster, Precinct 15, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report C motion by reducing the appropriation by $568,066 (Items 29-43) as shown in the table below and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount transferred from Free Cash by $142,010 and reduce the amount raised by the 2027 Tax Levy by $426,056.
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report C; MOTION TO AMEND #2-B: Wrestling Brewster, Precinct 15, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report C motion by reducing the appropriation by $568,066 (Items 29-43) as shown in the table below and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount transferred from Free Cash by $142,010 and reduce the amount raised by the 2027 Tax Levy by $426,056.
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report C Main Motion (Police, Harbor Master, Fire, Emergency Management, Energy & Environment)
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report D; MOTION TO AMEND: Wrestling Brewster, Precinct 15, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report D motion by reducing the appropriation by $179,571 (Items 45-46) as shown in the table below and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount to be raised by the 2027 Tax Levy by $179,571. (Dept of Public Works)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report D Main Motion (Dept of Public Works)
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report E; MOTION TO AMEND: Wrestling Brewster, Precinct 15, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report E motion by reducing the appropriation by $72,438 (Items 50-51) as shown in the table below and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount to be raised by the 2027 Tax Levy by $72,438. (Health & Human Services)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report E Main Motion (Health & Human Services)
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report F; MOTION TO AMEND: Wrestling Brewster, Precinct 15, moves to amend Sub-Committee Report F motion by reducing the appropriation by $1,500,000 (Item 56) as shown in the table below and to meet said appropriation reduce the amount to be raised by the 2027 Tax Levy by $1,500,000. (Plymouth Schools)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 7: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report F Main Motion (Plymouth Schools)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 8: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report G (Water Enterprise)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 9: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report G (Sewer Enterprise)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 10: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report G (Solid Waste Enterprise)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 11: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report G (Airport Enterprise)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 12: General Fund Operating Budgets; Subcommittee Report G (Cable Public Access Enterprise)
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 13: Facility Capital Maintenance Stabilization Fund
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 14: Nuclear Mitigation Stabilization Fund
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 15: Pavement Management Plan Debt Special Purpose Stabilization Fund
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements A1-A6, A8-A29, A31-A32, and A35-A40
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements A7, Police Rear Parking Lot Upgrades
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, A30 Dept. of Energy & Environment Downtown Resiliency Project, Phase II: Civic Areas
FAILED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, A33 DPW Parks & Forestry Training Green - Pedestrian Lighting
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, A33 DPW Parks & Forestry Training Green - Irrigation
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, A34 DPW Parks & Forestry Veterans Memorial Park Design
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, Airport Wastewater Treatment Plant - Gravity Line
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, B1 Town Wharf Phase 2
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, B2, Plymouth South Middle School (PSMS) - New Roof- Two Ply Modified
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, B3, Roadway Improvement Program & Preservation
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 18: Capital Improvements, B4, State Police Hangar Renovations
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 19: Revise Funding Source for Fire Equipment Purchase
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 22: Codification of Zoning By-Laws
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 23: Tax Title Property Conveyance
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 24: Easement – White Horse Cemetery
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 25: CPC – Historic Preservation Plan
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 26: CPC – Revise Funding Source – Plymouth Area Coalition for the Homeless
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 28: CPC – Old Colony Digitization Project
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 29: CPC – CPA Fund Budget/Account Set-Aside
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 30: School Carport Solar Project
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 32: Library Carport Solar Project
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 33: DPW Headquarters Carport Solar Project
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 34: PILOT Agreements for Renewable Energy Facilities
PASSED: Annual Town Meeting Article 35: Military Service