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Emergency management officials seek vehicle, decry transfer process; advisory committee asks Select Board for policy
Summary
Emergency management personnel described years of limited equipment, said they need vehicles and staff support, and objected to a recent interdepartmental vehicle transfer. Advisory Committee members urged a transparent policy routed through capital planning and the Select Board.
An emergency management official described starting the town emergency role in 2008 with minimal equipment and urged the Select Board to ensure the emergency management office has vehicles and resources. "When I started this emergency management job back in 2008, I was handed a recycling container, a laptop computer, a mobile radio from NEMA, and a handheld radio," the official said, describing a history of scarce resources. "You can't not invest in your emergency…
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