WESTFIELD—In order to help residents know when and where city government meetings take place, The Westfield News has compiled a list detailing the regular schedules.
The list was provided by the City Clerk’s office and contains several boards and commissions throughout the city. And while these meetings are the recurring monthly ones, there may be meetings that are rescheduled or emergency meetings may be called.
According to City Clerk Karen Fanion, this list also does not include the City Council’s various committees. Fanion said via email that these committees do not have set schedules, and instead meet as needed.
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At-Large Councilor and City Council President John Beltrandi confirmed this information, noting that it is at the discretion of the chair of each committee and that “it depends on what each one has in their committee.”
He also said that some may meet monthly, while others could meet just twice a year.
This list also does not have the Traffic Commission on it, since they have a quarterly meeting with time and location determined at a later point, Fanion said.
Here is the list of meetings for commissions and boards in the city, from the City Clerk’s office:
First week of the month:
- Mondays are School Committee in City Council Chambers at City Hall at 7 p.m., and Fire Commission at the Little River Road Fire Station at 6 p.m.
- Tuesdays are Planning Board in City Council Chambers at City Hall and Water Commission in Room 201 at City Hall, both at 7 p.m.
- Wednesdays are Zoning Board of Appeals in Room 315 at City Hall and Municipal Light Board at the Westfield Gas & Electric Operations Center on Turnpike Industrial Road, both at 7 p.m.
- Thursdays are City Council meetings in City Council Chambers at City Hall at 7 p.m.
Second week of the month:
- Mondays are Council on Aging in Room 201 at City Hall at 1 p.m., Police Commission in Room 201 at City Hall at 5:30 p.m., License Commission in City Council Chambers at City Hall at 6 p.m. and Parks and Recreation Commission in Room 315 at City Hall at 6:30 p.m.
- Tuesdays are Housing Authority at Alice Burke Way at 6 p.m., Conservation Commission in Room 201 at City Hall at 6:30 p.m., Cultural Council in Room 315 at City Hall at 7 p.m. and Public Works Commission in City Council Chambers at City Hall at 7 p.m.
- Wednesdays are Assessors Board in Room 111 at City Hall at 5 p.m.; Public Safety Communications Commission in Room 201 and Board of Health in Room 220, both at City Hall and both at 6 p.m.
- Thursdays are Airport Commission at Barnes Regional Airport at 7 p.m.
Third week of the month:
- Mondays are School Committee in Room 207 and Historical Commission in Room 201 at 7 p.m., and Youth Commission at Room 315A at 6 p.m., and all at City Hall.
- Tuesdays are Commission on Disability in Room 201 at City Hall at 6:30 p.m. and Planning Board in City Council Chambers at City Hall at 7 p.m.
- Wednesdays are Off-Street Parking Commission in Room 201 and Flood Control Commission in Room 315, both at City Hall and both at 7 p.m.
- Thursdays are City Council in City Council Chambers at City Hall at 7 p.m.
Fourth week of the month:
- Tuesdays are Conservation Commission in Room 201 at City Hall at 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesdays are Zoning Board of Appeals in Room 315 at City Hall at 7 p.m.
