PARIS — A day after scheduling an emergency town meeting last week, the Paris Select Board quickly reversed itself and rescinded the meeting with a unanimous vote.

The purpose of the proposed emergency meeting was to allow Town Manager Natalie Andrews permission to reallocate funds approved at the recent town meeting to overcome some of the deep cuts made by voters in certain accounts.

The meeting July 14, which was moved to the fire station to handle the number of residents who attended, was somewhat contentious at the start. Many residents felt the Select Board wanted to override the results of the town meeting last month when residents cut $1.2 million from the proposed $7.47 budget, including a 20% cut to administrative services, which has proven difficult to meet.

Some felt better when they learned that the board and the town manager had no plan to raise taxes.

Still, the proposal passed by a 3-2 margin, with Chairman Scott McElravy, Matthew Brackett and Michael Bailey supporting the idea and newcomers Robert Ripley and Stephen Cronce voting no.

That all changed less than 24 hours later. An emergency meeting was called for July 15 with less than an hour’s notice.

“The board chair asked if there was a way to reconsider the decision to hold a special town meeting,” Andrews said. “We discussed the option to work with the budget and hold off on a special town meeting to request funds when it was necessary. By waiting, the shortage may be a different number.”

The quick meeting with almost no one in attendance lasted three minutes as McElravy read a statement before the board voted 4-0 to rescind the vote taken a day earlier. Only Cronce was absent.

“The town administration will work in good faith within the budget approved by voters. We remain committed to delivering essential services and managing town operations responsibly under the constraints of the adopted budget,” McElravy read.

The statement added that a special town meeting would only be called if additional funds are necessary.