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Select Board to respond to police union over IT post and legal‑defense funding options
Summary
The Select Board reviewed union concerns about an unfilled IT officer post and the future of officers’ legal‑defense coverage and endorsed staff pursuing alternatives with the union.
The Town of Hampden Select Board reviewed and endorsed a draft response to concerns raised by the head of the police union regarding two contract issues: an unfilled information‑technology (IT) officer position and options for officers’ legal‑defense coverage.
Board members explained the IT position called for in the collective‑bargaining agreement was left vacant pending the new chief’s assessment of departmental personnel needs. “When the new chief was committed, he…
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