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Charlton Select Board confirms multiple appointments, promotes three officers and ratifies police union contract
Summary
At its June 10 meeting the Charlton Select Board confirmed a provisional local inspector, appointed new activity‑council members and a per‑diem dispatcher, ratified a police union contract covering July 1, 2024–June 30, 2027, and promoted three police officers with effective dates in July 2025.
CHARLTON, Mass. — The Charlton Select Board on June 10 approved a slate of personnel actions including appointments, promotions within the police department and ratification of a new police union contract.
Among the personnel actions, the board voted to confirm a provisional appointment for the town’s local inspector position (name appears in the record as Justin Ladsdale) for a one‑year provisional period while the appointee obtains local inspector certification. The board also appointed two people to the activities council and confirmed Megan Campbell as a per‑diem dispatcher.
In public recognition and personnel promotions, the board approved the promotion of Timothy Smith to the rank of sergeant, effective July 13, 2025. The board also recognized promotion actions for Jason White (promotion from detective to sergeant, effective July 13, 2025) and for Anthony Gervin (promotion to lieutenant, effective July 13, 2025). The board and meeting participants praised the promoted officers’ years of service.
The board voted to ratify a memorandum of understanding between the Town of Charlton and the Charlton Police Alliance covering July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027; the union had already voted to ratify the agreement. The board’s roll call produced an affirmed vote in favor of ratification (recorded as unanimous in the meeting audio).
Board members moved and approved multiple reappointments to town committees and thanked outgoing volunteers in the meeting packet. The motions to confirm appointments and reappointments were approved without extended discussion and recorded as unanimous votes.
Officer Timothy Smith addressed the meeting following his promotion: “Thank you very much for this opportunity. It's my pleasure to serve this town, and I'll continue to serve it as I have for the last 28 years,” he said.
Votes at a glance: the appointments, reappointments, promotions and the police union contract ratification were approved by the Select Board at the June 10 meeting; where the transcript records counts the actions passed unanimously.
Next steps: the appointed provisional inspector will begin a one‑year provisional certification period; the police promotions take effect July 13, 2025; the police contract governs wages and terms through June 30, 2027.
