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Stockbridge council reinstates Interim Chief Howe to sergeant and hires John Tyler as administrative police chief
Summary
At a special Village of Stockbridge meeting Oct. 22, the council voted to return Interim Police Chief Howe to his prior rank of sergeant without a break in service and to hire Interim Police Chief John Tyler for an administrative chief role (with an administrative assistant). Both personnel motions passed by roll call votes.
The Village of Stockbridge council voted Oct. 22 to return Interim Police Chief Howe to his original position as sergeant and to hire Interim Police Chief John Tyler for an administrative chief role, along with an administrative assistant.
The moves followed a closed-session discussion earlier in the meeting. The motion to return Interim Police Chief Howe to sergeant — keeping his previous rate of pay and benefits and without a break in service — was made by Councilmember Powers-Taylor and supported by Councilmember Cattel; the roll call recorded ayes from Councilmembers Fairbotham, Howlett, Morehouse and President Ogden, with no votes opposed and Councilmember Good absent. The motion passed.
Council then considered hiring Interim Police Chief John Tyler for an administrative-only chief role and to hire his administrative assistant. Councilmember Fairbotham moved the measure and Councilmember Cattel supported it. The roll call recorded ayes from Councilmembers Howlett, Morehouse, Cattel and President Ogden; Councilmember Fairbotham voted nay, and Councilmember Good was absent. The motion passed.
Both actions were taken as formal motions with roll-call votes recorded in the unapproved minutes. The personnel changes follow a manager briefing earlier in the meeting on the status of the search for a permanent police chief.
No salary amounts, employment contract terms, or effective dates beyond the statements in the motions were specified in the minutes. The minutes show the council entered a closed session at 7:23 P.M. and ended it at 7:48 P.M. before taking the personnel votes.
