Government Study Committee conducts town operations interviews
The Government Study Committee interviewed two town department heads on municipal operations. Council on Aging Director Susan Curtin discussed the budgeting process, Town Meeting scheduling, the potential value of a grant-writer position, and resident communication. Cushing Memorial Hall
Government Study Committee · Meeting of January 13, 2026
NORWELL — The Government Study Committee interviewed two town department heads on municipal operations. Council on Aging Director Susan Curtin discussed the budgeting process, Town Meeting scheduling, the potential value of a grant-writer position, and resident communication. Cushing Memorial Hall Administrator Mary Lou O'Leary, present from 10:19 am onward, reviewed policy documentation, Select Board structure, member training, and committed to proposing rewrites to By-Law Section 4-7 governing the hall's directors.
The committee unanimously postponed approval of prior meeting minutes to accommodate the interviews.
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Source: the Government Study Committee meeting of January 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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