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NORTH MANCHESTER - At Wednesday night's meeting, the North Manchester Town Council voted to cancel their existing contract with Flock Safety for the three automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in town.
At the start of the meeting, town resident Bob Sklar addressed the council to complain about the ALPRs.
Council President Chalmer “Toby” Tobias said the decision to cancel the contract comes from public feedback and numerous discussions.
Ahead of the regular meeting, the council held a public hearing for additional appropriations, which was closed after no public comment was heard.
Council approved the additional appropriations, which included budget reductions for revolving loan and local road and bridge funds, totaling $65,000 and $240,000 respectively.
Council also approved:
• A memorandum of understanding for the school resource officer position.
• Hiring an additional street department employee.
• The 2027 salary ordinance on first reading.
• A resolution to adopt several policies: Allowable Costs Policy for Federal Grants, Procurement Policy for Federal Assistance, Policy for Petty Cash and Cash Change, Policy on Acceptable Use of AI, and Policy Establishing a Police Officer Retirement Weapon Special Benefit.
There was a town docket of $711,669.72 and a utilities docket of $293,825.96.
Council will next meet at 7 p.m Dec. 2.
