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Select Board OKs new Chapter 90 tracking process

Needham's Select Board got a clean fiscal 2025 audit opinion Tuesday, despite a repeat finding on delayed cash reconciliations. CBIZ CPAs shareholder Rebecca Gamsby reported a net pension liability of $63.7 million, 80 percent funded, and a net OPEB liability of $59.3 million.

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Government · Select Board

Trust fund panel splits 2-1, forwards two names

Needham trust fund subcommittee splits 2-1, forwards two finalists instead of one. Chair Daniel Burns and Vice Chair Julia Cosentino, joined by Select Board member Joshua Levy, reviewed 10 applicants interviewed September 9 for the vacant Commissioners of Trust Funds seat.

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Sorts 50 Goals Into Priority Tiers

Needham's Select Board triaged roughly 50 town initiatives into priority tiers at an August 15 goal-setting session. Town Manager Katie warned that "the vast majority of staff time is already committed to the delivery of municipal services," limiting how many new projects can move forward at once.

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