Select Board discusses police staffing shortage in closed session
Select Board sets follow-up meeting to address police department staffing gap. At a seven-minute closed executive session on March 6, Police Sergeant Hans Carlson and Officers Max Kolb and Joe Koslowski presented concerns about the Police Department's current personnel levels and advocated for a
Select Board · Meeting of March 6, 2026
EGREMONT — Select Board sets follow-up meeting to address police department staffing gap. At a seven-minute closed executive session on March 6, Police Sergeant Hans Carlson and Officers Max Kolb and Joe Koslowski presented concerns about the Police Department's current personnel levels and advocated for a fifth full-time officer position. The Select Board agreed to hold a follow-up meeting and will invite Police Chief Jason LaForest to participate in discussions about solutions.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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