Finance Committee holds divestment resolution for edits

City Council · Meeting of September 9, 2026

Easthampton's Finance Committee held a divestment resolution for legal edits and backed a $62.50 payment. After 20 minutes of public comment, members agreed the city solicitor's suggested language would go to the resolution's sponsors and that someone from the retirement board would be invited to the next meeting, expected in two weeks. One member said the aim is to avoid asking any board "to do something they're not allowed to do." The committee also voted to recommend that the full council approve $62.50 for a prior-year Springbrook project management invoice, explained by a speaker identifying as the IT Director.

In the full story:

• Opening and Public Comment Ground Rules
• Public Comment on the Divestment Resolution
• The Committee's Discussion
• Conflict of Interest Disclosures
• The Treasurer and the Retirement Board
• Procedural Steps and Next Steps
• The $62.50 Appropriation
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,678 words

Source: the City Council meeting of September 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.