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Rome Select Board approves warrant articles, notes fallback funding of $115,258 for fire truck account
Summary
At a Feb. 16 special meeting the Town of Rome Board of Selectmen approved all warrant articles 3-0. The board specified that if Article 42’s fire-truck adjustment cannot come from Contingency, $115,258 would be used from surplus.
Kelly Archer, 1st Selectman of Rome, moved to accept all warrant articles as written at the Board of Selectmen special meeting on Feb. 16, 2026. The motion was seconded by 2nd Selectman Larry DiPietro and approved unanimously, 3-0.
The board’s approval included a specific clarification for Article 42: if the requested adjustment for the Fire Department truck account cannot be funded from the Contingency line, the board recorded that $115,258 should be taken from surplus to cover the amount. Archer made the motion with that exception noted, and DiPietro seconded.
The vote to accept the warrant articles was the primary formal action recorded in the transcript. No other vote tallies or roll-call votes were recorded beyond the 3-0 approval. The meeting minutes record that the board adjourned at 7:53 p.m.; the next regularly scheduled Select Board meeting is Feb. 23 at 6:00 p.m.
No public comment was recorded during the public-comment period.
