by Janey Beardsley Snyder
Acting Town Manager
Published September 1, 2024.

The Select Board has been working hard toward filling vacancies, implementing tools to increase public safety, and considering ideas to support a successful budget season.

Recent updates include:

The process for hiring a new Fire Chief is almost complete. One candidate has been offered the position. The Select Board will enter into Executive Session to discuss the applicant s employment agreement terms.

The Town Manager Search Committee has interviewed five candidates for the Town Manager position. The Search Committee will now review and make a recommendation to the Select Board.

CodeRED is officially live. CodeRED sends emergency notifications via phone call/voicemail, text message, and/or email. Notifications may include important Town happenings, road closures, or inclement weather warnings. Visit www.sandisfieldma.gov for registration directions.

A joint Work Session was held with the Select Board and the Board of Assessors to discuss the possibility of implementing a split tax rate. A split tax rate would set apart Residential tax rates from Commercial/ Industrial/Personal Property tax rates.

The Select Board meets at Town Hall, 66 Sandisfield Road on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Zoom participation is available. Visit the website to confirm the date of the next meeting. To request an agenda item, please contact Janey Beardsley Snyder at jbeardsley@sandisfieldma.gov no later than the Wednesday before the upcoming Select Board meeting.

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