# Braintree Town Council 11/9/26 LIVE @ 7:30pm

The Braintree Town Council meeting on November 9, 2026, addressed two collective-bargaining funding orders. The council approved transfers to fund three-year agreements effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028: $840,000 total for the Firefighters Association, Local 920, including a $560,000 transfer from the Finance Department administration program, and $450,000 for AFSCME Council 93, Local 1395, including up to $150,000 from the collective-bargaining reserve and $300,000 from the administration program. Town staff said the agreements provide annual 2.75% cost-of-living increases; the firefighters’ agreement also adjusts hazardous-duty stipends and promotional opportunities, while AFSCME’s includes longevity compensation and more uniform benefit administration. Staff characterized the transfers as funding already anticipated in town budgets, rather than requests for new money.

The council also discussed the town’s Flock automated license plate reader program, including its procurement and oversight history, data access, auditing, and contract protections. A resolution requesting that the mayor pause the program pending written safeguards was introduced, but no substantive vote was taken; the council unanimously tabled the related items until a subsequent meeting, identified as December 1. Public comments raised concerns about privacy and system misuse, while the police chief described recent cases in which the system assisted investigations and located missing or vulnerable people. No new technology purchase or vendor award was approved.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Sources
- [Braintree Town Council 11/9/26 LIVE @ 7:30pm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnrsWIj9FQA) - BCAM TV