BMM Welcomes Client Care Team Member

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DALTON, Mass. — Berkshire Money Management (BMM), a wealth management firm, Welcomed Chelsea Smith to its Client Care Team. 
 
She will assist with client onboarding, scheduling, and assisting current clients with all of their service needs.
 
"Zack, our Director of Financial Planning, was the officiant at Chelsea's wedding. I thought that was auspicious," said BMM founder and CEO, Allen Harris. "Chelsea's experience and know-how would have won us over by themselves, but it's nice to know that you're bringing on someone that aligns with the company culture of people over profits."
 
Smith is a veteran customer service professional, and prior to joining the BMM family, was an administrative assistant in a busy orthopedic office. She also spent six years as a financial services representative/assistant branch manager in the banking industry, opening personal and business accounts, IRAs, trusts, CDs, and estates, as well as processing auto, home equity and business loans. She is also a Notary Public.
 
Smith earned her associate degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Business Administration from Berkshire Community College. 
 
She is a native of Dalton and enjoys the outdoors, especially snowmobiling, relaxing by Ashmere Lake, running, and hiking with her German shepherd, Maverick. She and her husband Ryan live on 100 acres in Peru and are making plans to build their "forever home" on the property.

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Dalton Considers Electronic Voting Devices

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass.— Town officials are considering using electronic voting devices at town meetings for privacy, efficiency, or even to increase participation. 
 
"The intent of these is to provide anonymity and privacy at our town meetings, to provide a faster, more efficient vote in light of controversial votes and amendments to town articles, and to potentially increase the number of voters at town meetings, given the above," said Select Board Member Antonio Pagliarulo at the board meeting on Monday. 
 
Several Berkshire County municipalities use Electronic Voting Devices, also referred to as clickers. 
 
The town previously established a Voting Options Ad Hoc Committee, which was made up of Town Clerk Heather Hunt, Assistant Warden Karen Filiault, Town Moderator Anthony Doyle and Pagliarulo. 
 
Hunt has indicated that 300 devices would be sufficient if the town decides to move forward, Pagliarulo said. 
 
"The ADA community, we had three responses from the community, and we've never really thought of this but there are a lot of elderly people that have a hard time lifting their hands up for a long time, and there's a lot of elderly people that don't have a voice," he said, highlighting how some older people have softer voices so may not be heard as much during a voice vote. 
 
There had been some concerns that the clickers would add time to meetings, as noncontroversial items that typically pass unanimously or nearly unanimously could take longer to vote on, Pagliarulo said. 
 
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