The Central Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association’s Board of Director’s began discussing the need to create an executive director’s position for the association back in early 2020. The Board discussed the need based on the increased workload and the need to have one person in charge of all the organizational needs for the association. Due to Covid 19 the discussions were
tabled until late 2021 when regular meetings resumed. In August of 2021, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to support creating the position of Executive Director and approved the proposed by-law language for the Executive Director’s
position.
ARTICLE XIII
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – There shall be an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors from year to year as they shall determine. The Executive Director shall be an Active or Life Member of the Association in good standing. The Executive Director shall perform and carry out all the duties and responsibilities for the position as approved by the Board of Directors. The Executive Director is a non-voting member of the Board of Directors. The Executive Director shall be bonded for an appropriate amount as determined by the Board of Directors and shall be entitled to such compensation and reimbursement for their services as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine. (Approved 10/13/2021)
At the CMCOPA monthly meeting on October 13, 2021, the Board of Director’s presented the need for the Executive Director’s position to the voting body and after some discussions the association members voted unanimously to create the position and approve the by-law language and requested the Board of Directors to advertise the position within the association and provide a recommendation at the November monthly meeting.
At the November meeting, Chief Loring Barrett Jr., of Ashburnham was unanimously voted in as the association’s first Executive Director effective on 12/01/2021. Chief Barrett retired as an active Chief in July of 2022, but continues to serve the association as the Executive Director as a life member of the CMCOPA.