Dec 24, 2020
SALEM, N.H. ââ Two selectmen want Town Manager Chris Dillon fired for cause, according to the recently released minutes of a non-public meeting.Â
During an Oct. 19 non-public session via teleconference â during which Dillon was present â Selectwoman Lisa Withrow initiated the vote with support from Selectman Bob Bryant.
Chairman Michael Lyons, Selectman James Keller and Selectwoman Cathy Ann Stacey voted against the firing.
Further, Lyons and Keller voted against going into a non-public session at all but were outnumbered, leading to the hour-long private discussion.
Referring to prepared notes during the session, Withrow explained her disagreement with the managerâs handling of a highly critical audit of the Police Department from 2018. The debated report led to a dismantling of top-ranking officers, two of which were arrested this year and two others who have remained under investigation by the Attorney General for nearly two years.