Oakham Board of Selectmen Votes to Begin Police Chief Contract Non-Renewal Process

OAKHAM -- June 9, 2025, Oakham Board of Selectmen votes to begin non-renewal of police chief's contract. The three-member board returned from executive session Monday night and unanimously approved sending the chief a non-renewal notice under the terms of his current contract, setting February 19, 2026 as the date to begin renegotiations. Earlier in the meeting the board approved a $6,873.65 budget revision within the police department restoring animal control officer funding after a Finance Committee reorganization, on a recommendation from Finance Committee Chair Corey Packard. The board also approved a $1,400 transfer from its web and IT account to cover National Grid charges for parking lot lights that had left the account in deficit. A sustained discussion on Skyline Drive and Old Schoolhouse Road, two private roads the town has been unable to formally accept for three years because developer attorney Spillane and Spillane has not produced required as-built drawings, ended without a vote but with a commitment to press town counsel to send a demand letter. The board also appointed a volunteer identified only as Lucy as minute taker, noting that official minutes were running several months behind.