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Select Board approves 2026–27 BCSD contract as deputies report rising calls and staffing shifts
Summary
The Dorset Select Board unanimously approved the 2026–27 BCSD contract after a briefing showing increases in call volume year over year, discussion of staffing levels and vehicle inventory, and notice that Detective/Deputy Anders Proft is relocating.
The Dorset Select Board voted 4–0 on June 16 to approve the 2026–2027 BCSD contract after hearing a department update showing higher call volume and staffing details. Town records listed 210 calls for the comparable period in 2025 and 283 calls for the same period in 2026; staff noted the department comprises 35 staff members and 17 vehicles.
Board discussion included coordination with State Police and neighboring agencies and a staffing change: Detective/Deputy Anders Proft, who has worked under the contract for the past two years, is relocating. The board approved the May meeting minutes earlier in the session (motion by Jim Salsgiver; second Henry Chandler) and then approved the BCSD contract (motion by Jim Salsgiver; second Henry Chandler), each vote 4–0.
