Select Board addresses police chief transition, study funding
The Norwell Select Board met October 14 to discuss personnel and fiscal matters. The agenda included appointing Deputy Police Chief John McDevitt as Acting Police Chief and considering a $1.5 million bond authorization for an MSBA feasibility study. Also on the agenda: updating the IRS mileage rate
Select Board · Meeting of October 14, 2026
NORWELL — The Norwell Select Board met October 14 to discuss personnel and fiscal matters. The agenda included appointing Deputy Police Chief John McDevitt as Acting Police Chief and considering a $1.5 million bond authorization for an MSBA feasibility study. Also on the agenda: updating the IRS mileage rate to 76 cents per mile, appointing election workers, discussion on Plymouth County Retirement Association rates with Tom O'Brien and Lauren Durham, and addressing low-hanging wires and poles with Verizon Town Liaison Ellen Cummings.
No formal votes or outcomes are recorded in the official minutes.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of October 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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