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Select Board to advertise police chief position internally after strong community feedback
Summary
Following robust turnout at office hours and a wave of written input, the Select Board voted to advertise the police chief position internally for 10 business days and consider interviews at the next televised meeting.
The North Brookfield Select Board voted Oct. 21 to post the police chief position internally, beginning the internal advertisement the following day and running the posting for the usual 10 business days.
Board members said responses to recent office hours and constituent emails strongly favored promoting from within, citing community familiarity and trust in current staff. One board member who held office hours told the board the response was “quite overwhelming” and that “it was pretty unanimous” among attendees in favor of hiring from within the department.
The board moved to advertise the vacancy internally and to begin interviews after the 10-business-day posting period, with the intention of holding interviews at the next televised meeting if feasible. Board members emphasized that internal advertising is the first step and does not preclude an external search later if the internal process does not produce a viable candidate.
Ending: The posting will be active for 10 business days and the board expects to schedule interviews at a subsequent televised meeting. The board asked staff to confirm posting language and timing and to report back when applications are received.
