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Keene council appoints city attorney, rejects GPS tracking and time clocks; military leave updated
Summary
At its Jan. 16 meeting the Keene City Council unanimously appointed a new city attorney, voted 5–1 against GPS tracking on non‑emergency vehicles and against a new time‑recording mechanism, and approved a minor change to military leave language in the personnel manual; the consent agenda also passed unanimously.
The Keene City Council on Jan. 16 took several formal votes affecting personnel, privacy and internal policy.
In a unanimous vote after executive session, the council appointed Ann Fort as city attorney. The transcript records a motion to select “mister Ann Fort” and a second; council recorded the motion as carried unanimously. The action followed an in‑camera interview process that council said had produced two finalists.
The council also voted on three operational items raised during the staff reports:
- GPS tracking on non‑police, non‑fire city vehicles: After staff outlined options and costs, the council voted 5–1 to decline adding GPS tracking to non‑emergency city vehicles. The staff report noted that Keene already uses vehicle tracking for police, animal control and many public‑works vehicles through a vendor; staff…
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