Select Board approves Police Chief contract after executive session
Hopedale Select Board approves Police Chief R. Lima contract after executive session. Chair Scott Savage, Ms. Glenda Hazard, and Mr. Bernard Stock voted 3-0 to approve the contract following a closed meeting to discuss negotiation strategy. The board also unanimously accepted a $106,811.20 donation
Administrator - Select Board · Meeting of February 9, 2026
Hopedale Select Board approves Police Chief R. Lima contract after executive session. Chair Scott Savage, Ms.
Glenda Hazard, and Mr. Bernard Stock voted 3-0 to approve the contract following a closed meeting to discuss negotiation strategy. The board also unanimously accepted a $106,811.20 donation to the Legal Donation Fund and approved part-time Police Dispatcher Todd Garrison.
Town Clerk Lisa Pedroli presented options for electronic voting devices at Town Meeting, with purchase costs of $22,000 initially and $10,000 to $15,000 annually, or a $9,995-per-meeting rental that includes trained staff; Mr. Stock requested additional alternatives before the board moves the bylaw amendment to the warrant.
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Source: the Administrator - Select Board meeting of February 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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