Select Board Selectively Releases Fire Chief Search Minutes
Select Board · Meeting of January 29, 2026
Lancaster's Select Board votes on Fire Chief search minutes release. The Board voted to fully release executive session minutes from meetings held March 3, June 3, and June 23, 2025, and to partially withhold minutes from April 23, May 29, and June 16 meetings, while completely withholding July 7, 2025 minutes. Board members Ralph A.
Gifford III and David R. Carr were initially present, with Jason A. Allison joining after a recess.
The decisions aligned with Massachusetts open meeting law compliance determinations. ===END BRIEF===
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Source: the Select Board meeting of January 29, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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