According to the Community Advocate’s coverage, regionalizing police and fire dispatch is now getting a more serious look thanks to looming expenses and state funding priorities. Read the full article → from CA: Southborough to consider regional public safety dispatch services
This winter, the Town’s Finance team and the Board of Selectmen have been hashing out the Fiscal Year 2021 budget to bring to Annual Town Meeting voters. One option recently floated was tabling some capital spending to a Special Town Meeting in the fall. In the meantime, a committee would better research the Town’s anticipated capital expenses and how to handle them. Read the full article → from Town Meeting Update: Officials grappling with budget demands, may table some expenses to a Fall Special
The Southborough Police Department is looking to recruit a new officer. It’s one of the recent actions taken to address manpower issues in the SPD. Read the full article → from Southborough Police hiring new officer (apply by June 17th) and promoting additional sergeant
Staffing changes at the Southborough Police Department continued this month as selectmen approved the hiring of three new police officers to replace three who left earlier this year. Read the full article → from Southborough welcomes three new police officers
With thunder rumbling in the background, the Board of Selectmen last night interviewed six candidates for promotion in the Southborough Police Department. With what they called a “difficult decision” ahead of them, the board decided to wait a few days before making a decision. Read the full article → from Selectmen to decide on lieutenant, sergeant promotions next week
Southborough Police Chief Jane Moran told selectmen this week that she has been working on getting the right number of supervisory positions in the Police Department for the past two years, and she’s hopeful that after next week she’ll finally have done it. Read the full article → from Selectmen agree to increase number of sergeants on police force
Police Chief Jane Moran told Selectmen on Tuesday night that two Southborough police officers have resigned from the force to take positions in other departments. She said the officers were leaving for “personal reasons.” Read the full article → from Two Southborough police officers have resigned
For several months, Police Chief Jane Moran lobbied to add a police lieutenant to the ranks of the Southborough Police Department. At a meeting last month selectmen gave their approval. Read the full article → from Southborough Police will add a lieutenant to its ranks
The Metrowest Daily News reports Selectmen last night decided to defer the decision on whether to add a lieutenant to the ranks of the Southborough Police Department because some details around the job description still need to be worked out with the Personnel Board. Read the full article → from No decision on whether to add a lieutenant to the police force
Some members of the Southborough Police Department may soon be moving up the ranks. At last night’s Board of Selectmen meeting, Police Chief Jane Moran asked for the board’s approval to fill a lieutenant position on the force. Read the full article → from Selectmen consider staffing changes at the police department
Here’s one I’ve been meaning to post for a while now. Earlier this year, Fire Chief John Mauro Jr. and Police Chief Jane Moran went before the Board of Selectmen to float the idea of centralizing police and fire dispatch services with neighbors Ashland and Hopkinton as a way to cut down on costs. Read the full article → from Towns to study regionalizing police and fire dispatch services
Later this month, the Southborough Police Department will welcome it’s newest member, Officer Kieth Nichols. Nichols, a four-year veteran of the Barre Police Department, was unanimously appointed by the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. In addition to working full-time for Barre, Nichols has served as a reserve police officer in Southborough for the past five Read the full article → from Southborough has a new police officer