ADAMS â The lone finalist in the townâs search for a new police chief, K. Scott Kelley, has accepted the job offer and will start work Jan. 18, he said.
Kelley was one of 37 applicants for the job to succeed Richard Tarsa, who retired this year. Troy Bacon, of Indiana, has been serving as acting chief until the Select Board could find Tarsaâs successor.
Kelley and former Egremont Police Chief Erik Josephson were the two finalists interviewed Dec. 8. The board voted 3-1 the next day to make an offer to Kelley. The Select Board still has to agree to the contract, so, a salary has not yet been announced, although, according to Town Administrator Jay Green, the contract is for three years and the annual salary will be more than $80,000.
ADAMS â The Adams Select Board is close to reaching a contract with the town s new police chief.
Board Chairwoman Christine Hoyt told The Eagle on Sunday a three-year agreement is being negotiated with K. Scott Kelley, the current chief for the police and security department for Spartanburg Community College in South Carolina.
Hoyt said the terms of the contract should be finalized before Christmas. [Kelley] is slated to start after Jan. 1. The start date is contingent upon Chief Kelley finding housing, she said in a text message.
Kelley could not be reached Sunday for comment.
Kelley was one of 37 applicants for the job to succeed Richard Tarsa, who retired earlier this year. Troy Bacon of Indiana has been serving as acting chief until the board found Tarsa s successor.
On Wednesday, the board interviewed Kelley and former Egremont Police Chief Erik Josephson, the two remaining finalists from a nationwide search that yielded 37 applications. Selectman John Duval, who placed Kelley s name in nomination on Thursday evening, said the difference for him was that Kelley reminded him of current Interim Police Chief Troy Bacon. We were very fortunate to hire Chief Bacon after a long search, and he fell right into place, in my opinion, Duval said. His personality, his leadership skills really meshed well with the department we have, which is a younger force than we had in the past.