SELECT BOARD CALLS SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, APPROVES BUDGET TRANSFERS
The Orleans Select Board called a Special Town Meeting for November 18, 2026, and approved approximately $162,000 in year-end budget transfers. The transfers include $80,000 to launch a body-worn camera program for the Police Department and approximately $82,000 from the Fire Department's budget to
Select Board · Meeting of July 15, 2026
ORLEANS — The Orleans Select Board called a Special Town Meeting for November 18, 2026, and approved approximately $162,000 in year-end budget transfers. The transfers include $80,000 to launch a body-worn camera program for the Police Department and approximately $82,000 from the Fire Department's budget to cover salary obligations from a newly ratified collective bargaining agreement. The Board elevated Ken Gandolfi and Peter Pohlemus to regular positions on the Recreation Advisory and Planning boards respectively, approved amendments to the 2026 Senior Tax Work-Off Program Guidelines, and affirmed 22 Old Tote Road as surplus to enable its transfer to the Housing Assistance Corporation with deed restrictions ensuring affordability at 120 percent Area Median Income.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of July 15, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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