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Selectmen appoint town officials for fiscal year 2026; several vacancies remain
Summary
The board approved a slate of appointed town officials for FY2026, reading and confirming numerous positions and noting several vacancies for future recruitment.
The Board of Selectmen on July 29 read and approved a slate of appointed town officials for fiscal year 2026, including department heads, inspectors and committee members; the board noted several vacant appointments that will be filled in coming weeks.
Why it matters: These appointments confirm the town’s administrative and volunteer structure for the upcoming fiscal year and clarify who holds delegated roles for inspections, emergency management, boards and commissions.
At the meeting the board read a comprehensive list of appointees and vacant roles, spanning positions such as town accountant (Sheila LeBlanc), town treasurer (Lisonbee Bulger), police chief (Mark Smith), fire chief (Darren Anderson), Council on Aging director (Courtney Rivera) and many inspectors and committee members. Several positions were explicitly listed as vacant, including town administrator, assistant fire chief, assistant animal control officer and others.
A motion was made and seconded to appoint the listed individuals for fiscal year 2026; the board approved the appointments by voice vote. The board said absent appointees will be scheduled for confirmation in future meetings, and vacancies will be advertised or otherwise filled per ordinary town procedure.
The read list also included election workers, members of the planning and conservation boards, public access committee members, and emergency management agency personnel. The board did not discuss individual appointments at length during the reading; the motion approved the slate as presented.
