Selectboard begins gathering data to plan town-wide police vote

Selectboard members discussed timing and data needs for a possible town-wide police vote. Jessica Teets asked when the Board should start research to meet warning deadlines; Chair Ian Albinson said he has collected state data and local crash records and is "working through police calls, with the next step being to geolocate calls as in-district or out-of-district, for which the Town needs data from the Police Department." Faust agreed the Town should secure direct access to that data rather than requiring the Police Department to handle ad-hoc requests.

Board members noted related items already appear on October agendas and asked staff to bring a timeline to the next meeting so the Board can chart steps. Albinson suggested geolocating calls to clarify patterns of in-district service vs. calls handled by the Vermont State Police; Faust said he would review prior materials the Board received and produce a schedule for next steps.