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Bradford selectboard makes targeted 2026 budget adjustments and dedicates town report
Summary
At a special Jan. 26 meeting the Town of Bradford Board of Selectmen made targeted changes to the draft 2026 budget — trimming deputy clerk wages and the fire station heating line while boosting funds for a brush truck, winter sand and the Middle Branch Bridge Reserve — and decided to dedicate the town report to Ronald Jack and Cameron Pullen.
At a special meeting on Jan. 26, 2026, the Town of Bradford Board of Selectmen made several targeted changes to the draft 2026 budget and decided to dedicate the town report to two residents.
The minutes record that the board reduced the Deputy Clerk wage line (a change the minutes say affects FICA and Medicare costs) and lowered the Fire Department heating allocation because the old fire station has been winterized. The board increased funding for the town's Brush Truck and added to the sand allocation to prepare for the winter season. The minutes also show a decrease to the Revaluation Capital Reserve and an increase to the Middle Branch Bridge Reserve. The document states that "all other numbers were reasonable." The minutes do not list dollar amounts for the changes or a roll-call vote on the budget adjustments.
The board "decided to dedicate the Town Report to Ronald Jack and Cameron Pullen" after discussion; the minutes do not name a mover or record a formal vote on the dedication.
Procedural notes in the minutes show that the meeting was opened at 6:29 p.m. The attendance list records Carlene Oakes, Edward Nevells, Randall (listed in one place as "Randy") Margraf and Terrie Allen as present, with Chairman Levi Surette marked as "absent"; the minutes contain an internal inconsistency on the chair's presence. Town Manager Lois A. Jones is listed as submitting the minutes, which were later approved on Feb. 16, 2026, and bear signatures from the board members.
Boardmember Randall Margraf moved to adjourn; Boardmember Carlene Oakes seconded. The minutes record "All in favor." The meeting was then closed and the minutes submitted by Town Manager Lois A. Jones.
The actions recorded in the minutes are procedural and limited in scope: the document reflects the board's decisions on the report dedication and the line-item adjustments described above. The minutes do not show additional discussion, detailed fiscal rationales, or dollar amounts for the changes; they also do not record formal, roll-call votes on the budget entries.
