Select Board approves Essex County Regional Shelter Plan agreement
Select Board unanimously backs Essex County Regional Shelter Plan. Chair Rafael McDonald's motion to enter the mutual aid agreement and authorize Fire Chief Collins-Brown to sign passed 4-0 on Wednesday, with funding obligations triggered only after mass disasters and scaled proportionally to
Select Board's Office · Meeting of February 11, 2026
TOPSFIELD — Select Board unanimously backs Essex County Regional Shelter Plan. Chair Rafael McDonald's motion to enter the mutual aid agreement and authorize Fire Chief Collins-Brown to sign passed 4-0 on Wednesday, with funding obligations triggered only after mass disasters and scaled proportionally to resident usage. The Board also reviewed FY2027 budget revisions showing a $20,000 increase for unanticipated water repairs and discussed streamlining the 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant, including a recommendation to add a Pension Stabilization Fund and simplify the general operating budget article for voter clarity.
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Source: the Select Board's Office meeting of February 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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