Halifax Board of Selectmen set a January 12 special town meeting and admitted an open meeting law violation. The board voted 3-0 to schedule the meeting for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2027, timing it around free-cash certification.
Halifax Selectmen voted unanimously to maintain a single tax rate for fiscal 2027, rejecting proposals for open space discount, residential exemption, and small commercial exemption.
Halifax Board unanimously approved an interim town administrator and police union contracts. The Board appointed Darleen Sullivan as Interim Town Administrator for the period August 31, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Halifax Selectmen voted 2-0 on August 11 to enter executive session regarding a public officer dismissal under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(1). Selectmen Thomas Pratt and Jonathan Selig voted in favor, while Selectman William Smith was not present for the vote.
Halifax Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a separation agreement with Town Administrator Steven Solbo, Jr. The motion, moved by Vice Chair William Smith and seconded by Clerk Jonathan Selig, authorized execution of the agreement, which was prepared by legal counsel and remained subject to
Board unanimously endorsed $200,000 from stabilization for elementary school costs ahead of same-day Special Town Meeting. Chair Thomas Pratt, Vice Chair William Smith, and Clerk Jonathan Selig also recommended an unspecified stabilization transfer for police wages and approved establishing a