Select Board approves new Police Chief and HR software contract
Select Board approves permanent Police Chief and HR software, green-lights grant application. The board unanimously appointed Michael Renton, who served seven months as Acting Chief, to Police Chief. In separate unanimous votes, the board authorized member Tobias Casey to sign a contract with
Select Board · Meeting of July 6, 2026
WEST STOCKBRIDGE — Select Board approves permanent Police Chief and HR software, green-lights grant application. The board unanimously appointed Michael Renton, who served seven months as Acting Chief, to Police Chief. In separate unanimous votes, the board authorized member Tobias Casey to sign a contract with BambooHR for $250 monthly (plus $4 per time-tracking user), which will consolidate employee information, training, certifications, and time-off tracking.
The board also unanimously approved an addendum to the Stockbridge Shared Fire and EMS agreement addressing four new firefighters hired before the 2027 agreement begins, with West Stockbridge covering 40 percent of the cost for two new hires. Chair Kathleen Keresey announced approximately 80,000 dollars in Seasonal Communities grant funding is available and proposed a joint Zoom meeting with the Planning Board, Affordable Housing Trust, and Berkshire Regional Planning within two weeks to develop projects before the August 3 application deadline.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of July 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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