RUMFORD – Selectmen will hold a special meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, to discuss internal control policies with the town’s auditor and department heads.

The session, Town Manager Steve Eldridge said Thursday, is necessary for a town the size of Rumford. He said every town he’s ever worked for has such a policy.

Internal control provides guidelines for separation of duties, how money is moved, how capital accounts are set up, and a myriad of other financially-related items.

“We feel that with all the things going on throughout the state, the policy is needed to protect the town and the employees,” he said, referring to the several embezzlement cases recently made public in other towns.

No such incidents have happened in Rumford’s municipal government, he said.

He said he has been working on an internal control policy with the town’s auditor, Harold Blake of Hallowell, off and on since he became manager 18 months ago.

Also on Thursday, selectmen set or learned of several other meetings or events happening during the next two weeks that will affect the operation of the town.

At 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the municipal building, the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments transportation committee will discuss recommendations for road work in the River Valley.

At 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, selectmen will meet with the Black Mountain of Maine board to discuss the mountain and to clear up any public misconceptions.

At 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 28, selectmen will meet with the fire chief and the three deputy chiefs to discuss policies governing use of firefighting equipment.

From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., residents will choose six members to sit on the town’s Charter Commission, which will be charged with updating and making changes to the town’s charter.

At 6 p.m. Sept. 7, a public hearing will be held on the November ballot question asking whether residents want to change the way the town adopts an annual budget. Now, it is done at a traditional town meeting. If the ballot questioned is approved, residents will vote for a municipal budget through referendum.

In other matters, the board:

• appointed Tony Desalle to the SAD 43 board to fill out the remaining two years of a term begun by Rick Gauvin;

• established a committee to oversee the care of the town’s 13 cemeteries; and

• set a new policy that calls for selectmen to meet with people who want to volunteer on one of the town’s many boards and committees before making appointments.