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Members: Carol B. Martin (Chair), Thomas J. Fay (Vice-Chair), Doug Levine, William Whitney, Christopher Reynolds

Wayland Select Board confirms Berman as permanent police chief, 5-0

Wayland confirms Edward Berman as police chief after 21 months as acting. The Select Board voted 5-0 Monday to confirm Town Manager Michael McCall's appointment of Berman, subject to contract negotiations, capping a search that included consultant Badge Quest and a department-head screening panel.

Select Board approves four sets of minutes, dispatches consent calendar in 20-minute session

Wayland Select Board clears minutes backlog in 20-minute session marked by grammar debate. The board voted 4-0 on Wednesday to approve minutes from its Nov. 1, Nov. 6, Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 meetings as amended, and 4-0 again to adopt the consent calendar before adjourning at 3:51 p.m.

Wayland Select Board condemns antisemitism, sets single tax rate, rejects union article

Wayland Select Board condemns antisemitic vandalism, holds single tax rate, opposes expanded union article. The board voted 5-0 Monday to publish a statement condemning a swastika painted on Rice Road and rising antisemitism, and separately 5-0 to endorse the HRDIC's Israel-Gaza statement.

Wayland Select Board votes 5-0 against teachers union special town meeting article

Wayland Select Board unanimously declines to recommend $994,664 teachers union warrant article. The 5-0 vote at Monday's remote meeting rejected a citizens petition to fund first-year cost-of-living raises under the Wayland Teachers Association's 2023-2025 contract at the fall special town meeting.

Wayland Select Board closes Dec. 6 special town meeting warrant in 4-0 vote

Wayland Select Board closes warrant for one-article Dec. 6 special town meeting.