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Search committee roiled over process that chose interim Williamstown Police chief, but it supports the appointment


WILLIAMSTOWN — The selection of Lt. Michael Ziemba as interim police chief, while unanimously supported by the town s search committee, caused a procedural rift in the group at the end of the process. That rift was reported to the Select Board on Monday night.
According to members of the committee, some felt that their first choice for interim chief should be the final choice, and pointed to communications they received from former Town Manager Jason Hoch.
By the time the committee made its final decision, Hoch no longer was at the helm. So, committee members did what they were instructed: They offered a first choice and a second choice, which they provided if the first choice didn’t work out. ....

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Williamstown search committee to interview three candidates for interim police chief


The names are confidential until the town decides to release them.
According to Anne O’Connor, the liaison from the Select Board, there have not been any responses to ads seeking applicants for the position. The three existing candidates had applied for the job before the advertisements ran in a variety of trade publications.
“The whole goal is to help the [Police] Department — they’re a little understaffed,” O’Connor said.
The Williamstown Police Department has been through a litany of issues since last summer, when Sgt. Scott McGowan filed suit against Police Chief Kyle Johnson and Town Manager Jason Hoch. McGowan alleged a series of incidents of sexual and racial harassment in the police station that, he said, occurred several years ago. ....

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