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Avon boards review departmental budgets with police contract impacts and DPW expansion. Board Chairman Eric S. Beckerman and Finance Committee Chair Derek Staffier presided over presentations from Police Chief Jeffrey Bukunt, who detailed IBPO Local 383 contract increases, requested fuel allowance

Avon Council on Aging approves emergency cell phone program for seniors. The Board received 10 emergency phones from Bristol County Sheriff, National Association of TRIADS, and 911 Cell Phone Bank, capable only of calling 911 in emergencies or power outages. The town won a grant to purchase new

Avon Board of Selectmen appoints recording secretary and opens two board seats. The board voted to place vacancies on the Annual Town Election ballot following the resignations of Charles P. Comeau Jr. from the Planning Board and Peter C. Marinelli from the Board of Health. Selectmen appointed

Avon removes police from Civil Service; approves 1.7 million dollars in capital spending. Moderator Frank Staffier called the Special Town Meeting to order Saturday with a quorum present. The town approved removal of the Police Department from Civil Service, effective July 1, 2023, supported by

Selectmen unanimously vote to hire Community Paradigm Associates for Town Administrator recruitment search. The board approved the firm led by Bernie Lynch, who had recruited the town's previous administrator, to conduct the recruitment for a permanent replacement to interim Town Administrator