RUMFORD – Selectmen will hold nine separate sessions – all behind closed doors – following their regular meeting Thursday night, along with two others in open session that target the board chairman.

The marathon meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Rumford American Legion Hall.

The nine closed sessions will deal with complaints lodged by residents against Selectmen Arthur Boivin and Frank DiConzo, who, with the help of former fire chief and Selectman Eugene Boivin, cut down two maple trees in front of the Municipal Building last month. Among those lodging written complaints are former Selectmen Jim Rinaldo and Jolene Lovejoy. They are joined by Jim and Linda Macgregor, Anne Marie Mahar, Glenn Gordon, Myrtle McKenna, Judy O’Neil, Theresa Fraser and Dorothy Dunton.

The other two complaints are lodged against board Chairman Greg Buccina by DiConzo and businessman Ron Theriault. The two claim that Buccina violated “Robert’s Rules of Order” – parliamentary rules that commonly govern municipal and other meetings – and a town ordinance when he told Theriault his claim of a point of order during a meeting last month was not appropriate. The incident occurred when former Selectman Jim Thibodeau spoke against the trees being cut down without the town manager’s knowledge.

Town Manager Jim Doar said action is expected following all closed sessions and following the open sessions featuring Buccina.

At least one of the complaints against DiConzo and Arthur Boivin call for criminal charges being brought and their removal from office if a police investigation supports such action.

The board also has myriad other town business to address, including a presentation by Bethel Town Manager Scott Cole detailing a proposal to change the share of county taxes paid by towns with police departments for Oxford County Sheriff Department coverage.

Also Thursday, the Charter Commission will present a preliminary report on its work so far, a discussion will be held on possibly removing the street fire call boxes, there’ll be action on a new town purchasing policy that allows selectmen to open bids prior to a selectmen’s meeting, and approval is expected for a letter of support for the River Valley Agricultural Commission’s economic development plan.