Select Board Ratifies Police Union Contract

Select Board · Meeting of October 27, 2026

Kingston Select Board ratified a police union contract and cleared two town meeting articles. The board voted 3-0 to ratify a contract with the Kingston Patrolman's Association, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 64, with one member recusing. Members Kim Ember, Missy Bateman, Sheila Vaughn and Carl Pike were present at the start; Joe Cunningham joined at 6:31 p.m.

The board then moved favorable action on special town meeting Article 4, Patrolman's Association funding, by unanimous voice vote, and on Article 8, Wage and Personnel, by a 4-0 vote after Cunningham's arrival, with the same member recusing again. "I think that's the quickest meeting ever," one board member said as the meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of October 27, 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.