It’s been public knowledge for a while that Hartland Town Manager Dave Ormiston and Town Clerk Brian Stroffolino aren’t exactly office pals.But who knew their working relationship had gone to the dogs? Or precisely, Stroffolino’s dog.Their feud.
HARTLAND A week after placing Town Manager Dave Ormiston on paid administrative leave without going into specifics for its decision, the Hartland Selectboard appointed his interim replacement Monday.Martin Dole, the town’s finance administrator.
By promising the public a seat in the room when decisions are made, Vermont’s open meeting law is supposed to keep elected officials from doing whatever they want, whenever they want.But anyone who believes the law is worth the paper it was written on.