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Selectboard to place Bristol Rescue Squad funding request on Town Meeting Day as separate article
Summary
The Selectboard voted unanimously to present the Bristol Rescue Squad's annual funding request as a separate Article on Town Meeting Day 2026 and to exempt the Squad from signature requirements to change the allocated amount; the Squad will continue to present budget details annually if per-capita amounts change.
The Selectboard moved to place the Bristol Rescue Squad's funding request on the Town Meeting Day ballot as a separate Article and to exempt the Squad from petition-signature requirements to change its annual allocation. Selectboard member Ian Albinson explained the change is proposed because a new per-capita budgeting strategy will alter the amount requested each year, and presenting the Squad's request as a separate Article avoids the need for repeated petition drives.
Selectboard member Jessica Teets moved to approve inclusion of the separate Article and exempt the Squad from signature requirements; Ian Albinson seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. The board agreed the Rescue Squad should present budget information annually, particularly if the per-capita amount changes.
