Douglas Select Board Names Police Chief Acting Town Administrator, Clears $629,393 Fire Truck Deal

DOUGLAS — July 15, 2026 — Douglas Select Board taps its police chief as acting town administrator and clears a queue of municipal contracts including a $629,393 fire truck purchase. Voting 4-0 at a noon session Wednesday, the board designated Police Chief Nick Migliano as acting administrator under Section 1-4 of Chapter 145 of the Acts of 2009, granting him all powers and duties of the office. The board simultaneously reauthorized DPW Superintendent Bob Sullivan to sign contracts up to $50,000 subject to standard Finance Director vetting, after Sullivan noted the town's auditors had already reviewed and approved the same arrangement. A contract with IT services provider was revised upward from $150 to $175 per hour for fiscal year 2027, with a 30-hour monthly minimum. The board deferred action on a Depot Street paving contract extension after Sullivan acknowledged the project — already past two prior deadlines — would now run into August due to delays in coring equipment availability, with the matter placed on the July 21 agenda.