MONTEREY — Town Clerk Terry Walker resigned last week alleging ongoing harassment she claims is retaliation for filing a whistleblower lawsuit in September against the town and some of its officials.
West Stockbridge Town Administrator Marie Ryan will serve as interim town clerk up to 10 hours a week, though she told town officials she could do the work in five hours a week. Ryan previously was Great Barrington’s town clerk.
In her Nov. 30 resignation letter to the Select Board, Walker said the day after a story appeared in The Eagle about her federal lawsuit, Select Board member Susan Cooper identified six “perceived” work violations by Walker. Cooper submitted them for action against Walker by the board that could include firing.
“These ‘issues’ once again dated back months prior and were raised only after I filed my [legal] complaint,” Walker wrote. She said she had raised issues of a hostile workplace though “proper human resources channels.”
"It appears my words fell on deaf ears," the letter said.
Walker also told Monterey police in a Dec.1 complaint she “feared for my safety” when Town Administrator Melissa Noe allegedly screamed at her and banged on her office door the evening she resigned.
Noe did not respond to questions. One board member disputes Walker’s account of Noe’s behavior that night.
Walker worked for the town for six years, putting in 19.75 hours a week, with an assistant town clerk working for seven hours weekly. In her letter, Walker said new rules...
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