Board of Selectmen adopts first section of financial policy manual.
Board of Selectmen adopts opening section of long-dormant financial policy manual. Chair David M. Haviland, Member Robyn Hunter, and Member Cam Hudson unanimously approved the Introduction and Section A establishing a five-year policy review cycle, launching a section-by-section adoption process
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of January 5, 2026
DOVER — Board of Selectmen adopts opening section of long-dormant financial policy manual. Chair David M. Haviland, Member Robyn Hunter, and Member Cam Hudson unanimously approved the Introduction and Section A establishing a five-year policy review cycle, launching a section-by-section adoption process with input from the Warrant Committee, Capital Budget Committee, and Town Counsel.
The Board also unanimously raised ambulance billing rates by 1.8 percent base and 2 percent mileage effective February 1, 2026, and appointed Janet Hartke Bowser to the Sustainability Committee and Charles DeBevoise to the Board of Selectmen Membership Size Study Committee.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of January 5, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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