Select Board says full board must decide code of conduct question

Select Board · Meeting of October 28, 2026

ORLEANS — The Select Board left an unresolved code of conduct question for the full board at an Oct. 28 work session. Members Michael Herman, Mary Wright and Mefford Runyon debated whether the handbook's code should cover elected officials. One member said, "I think we have an obligation to lead by example." Another said elected officials are accountable to voters.

Town Manager Kim Newman proposed a January goal-setting facilitator, a retired town manager recommended through the UMass Collins Center. The board also reviewed a revised Recreation Advisory Committee charge cutting membership to seven, which goes on next week's agenda without a vote.

In the full story:

• Recreation Advisory Committee charge
• Prioritization of FY27 goals
• Goal facilitation
• Multi-Member Body Handbook and code of conduct
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,173 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.