Residents press board to resolve anonymous social‑media allegation; board moves to executive session on personnel

Dozens of residents used the town’s public‑comment period to defend the police chief after recent reporting and an anonymous email questioned a private Facebook post. Joe Curry, a local pastor, and several others described the chief’s long record of community service and demanded the board clarify whether a formal investigation had been authorized.

“Three of you are silent and that speaks volumes,” Joe Curry said, criticizing some board members for not publicly expressing support. Multiple speakers, including Jill Delicado and Ricky Hmoney, called for the board to meet promptly with labor counsel and either clear the chief’s name or explain next steps. Commenters repeatedly referred to an anonymous email address that copied local outlets (identified in testimony as “Lloyd Citizen at proton.me”) and urged the town to seek verification rather than rely on an anonymous allegation.

Board members said they were treating the matter as a personnel issue appropriate for executive session and that the supervisor’s office had been consulting the town’s labor attorney. One board speaker told the audience the town had not met as a board to open an investigation and that any miscommunication with the press should be corrected by those who provided statements to the newspaper.

Residents said they expected a resolution within weeks. “I really think you ought to clear the man’s name,” one commenter said. The public‑comment period ended after repeated appeals for prompt legal review and transparency about next steps.

After the public comments, the board moved through routine business and ultimately voted to go into executive session to discuss personnel; the roll call for that motion was recorded as five in favor. The board took no additional public action on the personnel matter at that meeting.