Southborough Select Board extends Newell acting chief for three months

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SOUTHBOROUGH — The Select Board has extended Ryan Newell’s appointment as acting police chief through Oct. 1.
The move was made during Tuesday’s meeting, and was approved unanimously without discussion.
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Newell, a 20-year veteran of the force, has been acting chief since the end of February, when former Police Chief Kenneth Paulhus was put on administrative leave. He resigned on May 31.
No reason has been given for either the leave or the resignation.
The Select Board last month announced that it planned to hire Paulhus’ replacement from within the department, rather than conducting an outside search.
Southborough has 17 full-time police officers.
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Job requirements, as approved by the board, include that the new chief must have a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, public administration or a related field, with a master’s degree preferred. The candidate also must have at least 10 years of experience as a police officer and have worked in at least three different functions within the department, including at least the past five years in a command position.
The Select Board was scheduled to discuss on Tuesday which police chief search assessment center to use in its internal search, but members pushed that back until a special meeting on Monday.
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