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Simsbury police chief reports animal control vacancy, records update and community outreach
Summary
The Simsbury police chief told commissioners that animal control officer Deb Clark resigned effective Dec. 31, 2025; the vacancy has been posted. He also updated the panel on a records-storage cleanup project, recent community events, and an interactive public dashboard.
The Simsbury police chief told the commission on Jan. 12 that Deb Clark resigned from her role as animal control officer effective Dec. 31, 2025, and that the department has posted the vacancy on the town website and external job sites.
"Deb Clark resigned from service as our animal control officer effective 12/31/2025," the chief said, noting Clark joined the department in April 2023 and had been open about her health condition. The chief said the department wishes her well and that the opening has been advertised through the town site and policeapp.com.
The chief also described progress on a long-running records-storage project. He credited Lieutenant Greg Semselski and supervisor Mark Edwards for leading a project to consolidate decades of files and remove duplicates, saying the work has freed space and helped organize commission meeting records.
"As we replenish the storage room, we will assess any specific needs such as shelf doors," the chief said, and added the work was easing a longstanding storage burden.
He highlighted recent community programs the department supported, including a toy drive at Tractor Supply and a skate-and-share event at the Simsbury Farms Ice Rink, and noted most donated toys were directed to Simsbury Social Services with remainder going to the Salvation Army.
The chief directed members to the department's interactive dashboard online for data on crimes, calls for service and related metrics at www.simsbury-ct.gov/police-emergency.
No substantive questions were raised by commissioners during the report. The chief confirmed staffing and budget items discussed later would be addressed in the department's forthcoming budget materials.
Next steps: the department will continue recruitment for the animal control officer vacancy and follow up with commissioners about any specific needs identified by the records project.
