Government

Government · Select Board

Select Board Adopts Conduct Policy, Police Audit Charge

Paxton Select Board adopted a new electronic communications policy hours before a Finance Committee member accused its leaders of an email scandal.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Other Committee

Charter Panel Reworks Town Meeting Rules

Paxton's Charter Review Committee rewrote the town meeting article of its draft charter, merging two competing versions and settling a long-running wording fight.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 5

Government · Capital Planning

Capital panel approves used excavator, sweeper buys

Paxton capital panel scrambles to fund a failed Public Safety Complex boiler ahead of winter.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 24

Government · Other Committee

Charter panel finalizes town administrator duties

Paxton's Charter Review Committee finished reconciling its draft town administrator article with the position's existing job description.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 17

Government · Finance Committee

Paxton Finance Panel Elects Cox as New Clerk

Paxton Finance Committee learns town owes $98,000 after Anna Maria College's bankruptcy.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 16

Government · Select Board

Paxton Mulls Writing Off $98,000 Anna Maria Debt

Paxton may write off $98,053 owed by Anna Maria College for police safety monitoring. A resident identified as Mr.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 14

Government · Other Committee

Paxton charter panel strips town administrator search rules

Paxton's Charter Review Committee strips several proposed restrictions on hiring and overseeing the town administrator.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Other Committee

Charter panel finalizes select board duties article

Paxton's Charter Review Committee finished marking up the draft charter's select board article, adding a citizens engagement committee and a strategic-planning mandate.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 27

Government · Select Board

Paxton Board Creates Police Efficiency Panel

Paxton Select Board forms a police efficiency committee instead of a paid outside audit after override failure deepens budget strain.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 17

Government · Other Committee

Charter panel to ask Select Board to shrink itself

Paxton Charter Review Committee eyes shrinking itself from seven members to five.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 11