Erving Select Board hires first IT director
Erving Select Board hires Jared Barney as the town's first Director of Information Technology at $92,622.40 a year.
Select Board · Meeting of August 3, 2026
Erving Select Board hires Jared Barney as the town's first Director of Information Technology at $92,622.40 a year. Acting Chair William Bembury led the interview after Chairman Jacob Smith recused himself; Select Board member Jacquelyn Boyden pushed for security cameras at the town's five recreation parks and noted Erving "currently" has no AI policy. Barney, a Greenfield systems administrator, said on artificial intelligence that "it's really important to still have a human in the middle" on final decisions.
The board also voted unanimously to hire Tighe & Bond, Inc. for up to $345,300 in designer services on the Erving Elementary School's roof and heat pump project, approved water department job descriptions, and signed off on a $303,028.29 accounts payable warrant. Barney's start date is set for on or before August 24, 2026.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of August 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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