What happened with the override at town election last week was more than a taxpayers’ revolt or a sign of the economic times. It was almost certainly a no-confidence vote in town leadership, as well. When voters at Town Meeting readily approve a spending plan and then fail to confirm that vote three days later, it’s easy to conclude that a different cohort of voters shows up at the polls—older folks who’ve given up on Town Meeting as a way to effectively express opposition to “runaway spending.” But this year, it’s quite possible that some people voted for the budget and then later against the override because of what they saw in the interim: a group of town officials who gave inadequate, evasive, and/or conflicting answers to questions that should have been anticipated. This was not a year when officials could afford to face Town Meeting unprepared, and their performance last week did nothing to inspire confidence in the budget process. Restoring that confidence by the end of June when a new budget must be approved is a tall order. It will be interesting to see how the town’s new management team tackles the job.