Reviews the town's entire budget and makes recommendations on how your tax dollars are spent (Hull's finance committee).
116 items across 15 meetings.
March 31, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Town Manager Jennifer Constable and Finance Director Michael Buckley attended; no specific update details recorded in minutes.
💬 Discussed
Committee reviewed and edited commentary for the Warrant Facsimile covering 44 articles; formal votes recorded only for Articles 18, 26, 27, and 40.
✅ Approved
Advisory Committee voted 6-0 to recommend favorable action on the DPW capital request article.
✅ Approved
Advisory Committee voted 6-0 to recommend favorable action on closing and relocating Town Hall.
✅ Approved
Advisory Committee voted 6-0 to recommend favorable action on a town-wide coastal infrastructure article.
✅ Approved
Advisory Committee voted 5-1 (minutes note 'unanimous,' which conflicts with the 5-1 count) to recommend this article to Town Meeting.
✅ Approved
Minutes from three prior meetings approved; March 26 minutes had one abstention, others unanimous.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 PM.
March 30, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Harbormaster presented budgets: Nantasket Pier dredging delayed to October due to federal shutdown, $1MM grant requested for commuter float replacement, pump-out station ready by Memorial Day.
💰 $1MM grant request for Commuter Float Replacement
💬 Discussed
HMLP budget presented at $12.51M revenue and $12.51M expenses; cash-on-hand is 213 days, below the Light Board's preferred 365-day target; capital borrowing planned for facility renovation and transmission lines.
💰 Projected revenues $12,510,600; expenses $12,506,871
🔄 Postponed
Citizen's petition to amend Town Charter, separating the HMLP general manager role from the Town Manager; substitute motion to continue discussion to next night's meeting passed 6-1.
❌ Denied
Proposal requiring legal review of citizens petitions before Town Meeting; voted unfavorable action unanimously due to cost concerns and potential conflict-of-interest issues.
💬 Discussed
Department budget presented; costs are largely personnel with no additional warrant articles this year.
✅ Approved
Board received and accepted utility easement maps for ArtWalk and utility work tied to new development at 0 George Washington Blvd; passed unanimously with one abstention.
📍 0 George Washington Blvd
🔄 Postponed
Town Hall relocation to former middle school ballooned due to AC costs; project now estimated at $3M–$5M plus $1.3M–$2M for AC; capital article discussion deferred to next meeting.
💰 $3M–$5M project + $1.3M–$2M AC; 30-year MOA on building
✅ Approved
Favorable action approved unanimously with one abstention.
✅ Approved
Favorable action on Harbormaster Enterprise Account approved unanimously with one abstention.
✅ Approved
Favorable action on the general budget article passed unanimously with two abstentions.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 10:14 PM.
March 23, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Town Manager Jennifer Constable provided general updates to the board.
💬 Discussed
Superintendent Jette presented a balanced FY27 budget with a 3% increase to maintain current programs despite ongoing enrollment decline; salaries are 78%+ of total.
💰 3% budget increase over FY26
💬 Discussed
Town Clerk Lori West requested a raise from $26K to $45K, citing expanded responsibilities and no increase since 2017.
💰 Increase from $26,000 to $45,000/year
💬 Discussed
Outside counsel budget remains at $300K/year with no changes; Q&A covered Crescent Beach seawall settlement, Article 44 scope, and NBOD discussion.
💰 $300,000/year outside counsel budget
💬 Discussed
$100,000 each from free cash proposed for 8 funds — Stabilization, Capital Stabilization, OPEB (post-employment benefits, $40M liability), Police & Fire Injury, Workers Comp, Employment Liability, Unemployment, and Grant Match — to build long-term reserves.
💰 $800,000 total from free cash
💬 Discussed
Town would accept a no-cost underground conduit easement beneath the new Procopio development; draft agreement exists but final plans not yet available.
💬 Discussed
Town would accept a gifted easement for the ArtWalk sidewalk toward George Washington Boulevard; owner maintains the sidewalk but must keep it open to the public; ownership remains unclear.
📍 George Washington Boulevard
💬 Discussed
$600,000 capital request for the Department of Public Works, with a possible $150K reduction under discussion.
💰 $600,000 (potentially reduced by $150,000)
💬 Discussed
Settlement proceeds from the Crescent Beach seawall case would be accepted and allocated directly to the seawall project.
💰 Amount not specified
📍 Crescent Beach
💬 Discussed
$520,000 borrowing to purchase a new ambulance for the Fire Department.
💰 $520,000 (borrowing)
💬 Discussed
$1.3M for interim pavement and drainage improvements on Samoset and Manomet roads ($700K and $650K splits).
💰 $1,300,000
📍 Samoset and Manomet
💬 Discussed
$400,000 for roadway paving as part of a five-year paving plan.
💰 $400,000
💬 Discussed
$600,000 for landfill assessment and permitting toward closure, with a projected 2031 completion.
💰 $600,000
💬 Discussed
$100,000 for architect and design work ahead of a potential Senior Center relocation.
💰 $100,000
💬 Discussed
$500,000 for site location and acquisition costs, continuing the public safety building project.
💰 $500,000
💬 Discussed
Article covers Town Hall closure and relocation; further details to be provided at the March 30 meeting.
💬 Discussed
$1M for coastal seawall infrastructure, targeting Crescent Beach extension and northern portions, supporting future grant and federal funding applications.
💰 $1,000,000
📍 Crescent Beach
💬 Discussed
Petition seeks to preserve public access to James Avenue Wharf and Beach — a multi-use waterfront area — via eminent domain; other property owners also seeking an easement.
📍 James Avenue Wharf and James Avenue Beach
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 10:14 PM.
March 23, 2026 · agenda
💬 Discussed
Coming up March 23: reviews of School Committee, Conservation, Legal/Town Counsel, and Finance department budgets, plus the Town Clerk stipend and outstanding debt schedule.
📋 Proposed
Proposes moving $100,000 in Free Cash into each of eight funds: Stabilization, Capital Stabilization, OPEB, Police & Fire Injury Leave, Workers Comp, Employment Liability, Unemployment, and Grant Match.
💰 $100,000 from Free Cash to each of 8 funds (~$800,000)
📋 Proposed
Accepting a public-access and utility/conduit easement from 197 Nantasket Owner LLC over portions of 0 George Washington Blvd (37-002), 179-189 Nantasket Ave (37-004), and 193-197 Nantasket Ave (37-003).
📍 0 George Washington Blvd, 179-197 Nantasket Ave
📋 Proposed
Proposes raising the cost-of-living adjustment base for retirees from $20,000 to $21,000.
💰 COLA base $20,000 to $21,000
📋 Proposed
Funds a backhoe, one-ton dump truck with plow, Pemberton drainage improvements, garage/storage building replacement with public restroom, and columbarium foundations at Hull Village Cemetery.
📍 Hull Village Cemetery; Pemberton
📋 Proposed
Appropriates the $6,658,900 legal settlement from Allied World Insurance to design and build repairs to the Crescent Beach seawall and revetment.
💰 $6,658,900 from insurance settlement
📍 Crescent Beach
📋 Proposed
Proposes purchasing and equipping a new ambulance for the Fire Department.
📋 Proposed
Funds resurfacing of Manomet and Samoset Avenues, including planning, engineering, paving, drainage, and signage.
📍 Manomet & Samoset Avenues
📋 Proposed
Funds design, construction, and reconstruction of roads town-wide, including paving, sidewalks, drainage, and landscaping.
📋 Proposed
Funds continued assessment and closure of the Hull Sanitary Landfill.
📋 Proposed
Funds repairs and improvements at Hull Memorial School to relocate the Hull Senior Center (Center for Active Living).
📍 Hull Memorial School
📋 Proposed
Funds continued feasibility studies and preliminary design for a new public safety facility.
📋 Proposed
Funds closure of the Town Hall facility at 253 Atlantic Avenue and its relocation; dollar amount left blank in the warrant.
📍 253 Atlantic Avenue
📋 Proposed
Funds design and construction of seawalls, revetments, and other coastal access and shore protection projects town-wide, including possible land acquisition.
📋 Proposed
Citizen petition (Paul Goes) to replace a section of stairs at Western Avenue.
📍 Western Avenue
📋 Proposed
Citizen petition (Linda Hetue) for permanent traffic direction changes in the North Beach Overlay District (NBOD).
📍 North Beach Overlay District
📋 Proposed
Citizen petitions (Michael Marlowe; Susan Vermilya) on recording open meetings and providing remote public access to town board and committee meetings.
📋 Proposed
Citizen petition (Susan Vermilya) to repeal the May 2018 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Article 11.
📋 Proposed
Citizen petitions (Lisa French) to amend Town Bylaw §11 1-4 on the Capital Improvement Planning Committee and on annual budgeting for town boards and councils.
📋 Proposed
Citizen petition (Kathleen Wolf) to acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain a public-access easement at the seawall opening, James Avenue Wharf, and James Avenue Beach.
📍 James Avenue Wharf and Beach
📋 Proposed
Coming up: CPC annual appropriations including a George Washington Blvd community garden, Lifesaving Museum projects, Village Park playground/basketball court, Paragon Carousel clock tower, and Community Housing Trust funding.
📋 Proposed
Procedural items including annual town reports, elected official salaries, Sewer and Cable enterprise accounts, FY26 budgets, and approval of minutes.
March 23, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 23: Town Manager Jen Constable gives updates to the Advisory Board.
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 23: review of the School Committee budget and any related warrant articles.
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 23: discussion of a stipend for Town Clerk Lori West.
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 23: review of the Conservation Department budget and any related warrant articles.
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 23: review of the legal budget and questions for Town Counsel, plus any related warrant articles.
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 23: review of the Finance Department budget and the town's outstanding debt schedule.
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 23: review of remaining town department budgets and any town-sponsored articles.
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 23: petition asking the Town to acquire access (by gift, purchase, or eminent domain) to secure permanent public access to James Avenue Wharf and beach.
💰 To raise/appropriate, transfer, or borrow unspecified funds; may seek grants and gifts
📍 James Avenue Wharf and James Avenue Beach
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
March 16, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Town Manager Jen Constable to give updates coming up March 16.
📋 Proposed
Library department budget and associated warrant articles up for review March 16.
📋 Proposed
Senior Center department budget and any associated warrant articles up for review March 16.
📋 Proposed
Sewer department budget and associated warrant articles up for review March 16 — relevant to sewer rates.
📋 Proposed
Community Development and Planning Department/Planning Board budget and associated warrant articles up for review March 16.
📋 Proposed
Petition to amend Chapter III bylaws requiring the Capital Improvement Planning Committee to annually review a 5-year capital plan, coordinated with Select and Planning Boards; capital projects defined as over $50,000.
💰 Capital projects defined as costing more than $50,000
📋 Proposed
Petition to authorize up to $1,500/year for administrative resources and $3,000/year for professional services for designated Town boards and committees.
💰 Up to $1,500 plus $3,000 per board annually from General Fund
March 9, 2026 · minutes
💬 Discussed
Community Preservation Committee recommended $670K for Village Park playground and basketball courts, $49K for community garden expansion, and $27K for Lifesaving Museum outdoor space improvements.
💰 $746K total ($670K Village Park, $49K community garden, $27K Lifesaving Museum)
📍 Village Park; Hull Community Garden; Lifesaving Museum
💬 Discussed
CPC recommended $150K for a 25-year Paragon Carousel/Clock Tower lease, $58K for Lifesaving Museum boat house restoration, and $26K to clean up old documents found during the firehouse restoration.
💰 $234K total
💬 Discussed
CPC recommended transferring $500K into the housing trust to increase its existing balance.
💰 $500K
💬 Discussed
Chief Russo presented a $4.6M contractual budget adding 2 FTEs (staff at 31, highest since 1991) plus a capital request for an additional ambulance; early signs of overtime reduction reported.
💰 $4.6M contractual; capital ambulance request (amount not specified)
💬 Discussed
Chief Dunn presented the FY27 budget; department is fully staffed with 2 retirements pending and new hires planned to reach 40 officers total.
💬 Discussed
DPW requested 1 new hire and presented capital projects including ~$200K for Pemberton pump station temporary rehabilitation and a new cemetery garage with office and permanent bathroom.
💰 ~$200K Pemberton pump station rehabilitation
📍 Pemberton pump station
💬 Discussed
Proposed bylaw would require Town Meeting approval before permanently changing road direction anywhere in the Nantasket Beach Overlay District; board tabling pending town counsel review of legal authority.
📍 Nantasket Beach Overlay District (NBOD)
✅ Approved
Minutes from 03/02/26 approved.
✅ Approved
Moraiba Reyes appointed as Advisory Board representative to the Public Safety Building Study Committee.
✅ Approved
Meeting adjourned at 9:15pm.