Finance panel recommends public safety budget

Select Board · Meeting of June 10, 2026

NORTH ADAMS — The Finance Committee recommended the public safety budget as presented. Councilors Fitch, Zavatsky and Blackmer heard the mayor and department heads outline a $54,414.50 net increase in building inspection, a $24,000 rise in health inspection driven by transfer station costs, and a $76,000 signal camera upgrade at Main, State and American Legion Drive. Police officials said the department has lost four officers and a sergeant since January and is sending four recruits to the academy.

Fire officials said the department is three firefighters short. The committee approved the recommendation by voice vote.

In the full story:

• NORTH ADAMS — June 10, 2026 —
• Opening business and traffic and parking control
• Public safety administration and dispatch
• Building inspection
• Animal control and fire
• Health inspection and the transfer station
• Police
• Public buildings, weights and measures, wire and alarm
• Recommendation and next steps
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,493 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of June 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.