Don Borman News Today

About 35 people turned out Wednesday for the Oakland Town Council meeting, held at the fire station.

Town Councilor David Groder, who is a volunteer, on-call emergency responder, voted last month to approve pay raises for firefighters, a move that resident Kelly Roderick deemed a conflict of interest and asked that he abstain from voting on department items.

Officials want guidance on whether it is legal for a town councilor to vote on matters involving the Oakland Fire Department if the councilor also receives pay for responding to rescue calls on an emergency basis.

The emergency meeting was scheduled Tuesday morning and held at 5 p.m. at the police department.

Voters on Tuesday returned Dana Wrigley and Don Borman to the council while Laura Tracy earned another term on the RSU 18 school board.