Three finalists have been named in the search for a new police chief, with interviews and a possible vote to appoint scheduled for Friday afternoon.
Those individuals are Shane C. Smith, who currently serves as deputy chief of the Salem, New Hampshire Police Department; Watertown Police Capt. Daniel S. Unsworth; and Southbridge Police Chief Shane D. Woodson.
Interviews with the Select Board are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. with Smith, followed by Unsworth and Woodson. The meeting is in-person and remote.
The search for a new police chief follows the resignation in August of Police Chief James MacIsaac, who had been with the department in various roles since 1990. The Select Board appointed then-Assistant Police Chief Mark Hurley as the interim chief. Hurley’s appointment was effective Aug. 25.
In October, John Parow of John Parow Consulting & Associates was selected from the two bids received by the town. The Select Board agreed to a contract of $11,800, making Parow’s firm the low bidder. The one competitor, Municipal Resources Inc. (MRI), submitted a $13,700 bid.
Six people representing Belmont’s different demographics, plus an area police chief, were named late last year to serve on the screening committee.
