As suggested by the Board of Selectmen, we are working with Mike Sullivan and town staff to pull together some of the additional information that was identified.
Quotes about selectmen (9 Quotes)
The committee is a great tool to help the selectmen facilitate the audit. It will make them aware of issues going on, and assist them in understanding important aspects about it.
The silent, lethal creep of apostasy began uneventfully. His quest for holiness had morphed into a mere pursuit of happiness. He never discerned it, nor would anyone else. He was a materialist now - just one of the well-respected selectmen who quelled controversy at the expense of progress.....
We have a situation where two of the three selectmen who weren't invited to the meeting go off and complain to the DA's office. Mrs. Pratt goes to a bazillion meetings and she doesn't invite me along.
I suspect that we may differ with the selectmen on any number of issues overall but you have to respect their courage and leadership on a tough issue like this override. These four selectmen took a stand to address an immediate problem. Had they not, anything from cutting library hours to the layoff of vital public safety workers, would have resulted.
The town management profession is generally one that has a certain amount of volatility to it, whether it's volatility the manager him- or herself instigates or the council or selectmen who instigate that volatility.
A law that was passed on Aug. 29 indicates we must hold a public hearing prior to accepting unanticipated money if it exceeds 5,000, ... We made the application on June 13 and I went back to see if you (selectmen) had voted at that time to approve and expend the funds but I couldnt find that in the minutes.
First Selectmen David King said the town would be very interested in their ideas to correct the problem, and suggested they contact the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT) to share their ideas. It sounds like a logical fix to the problem, ... You have our blessing and our thanks.
(Residents) have to recognize the selectmen drive the manager in this town, ... Budgets are not made up at the last minute . . . If you're going to make changes you have to make it at the selectmen level.