Newtown's Police Chief has been reappointed to a the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council.  POST is a division of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.  It oversees training and certification of police officers, as well as a mandatory police department accreditation program. 

Over the summer, Governor Lamont signed a bill into law which refreshed the membership of the council effective January 1st. 

James Viadero served as an officer in Bridgeport from 1985 to 2014, as the police chief of Middlebury from 2014 to 2015, and has been the police chief of Newtown since 2016. He has served on the POST Council since 2018.

In addition to the appointments made by the governor, other members of the council include appointees of legislative leaders, as well as several ex-officio members, including Commissioner Rovella, Commanding Officer of the Connecticut State Police Academy Lieutenant Mark Davison, Chief State’s Attorney Rich Colangelo, and FBI Special Agent in Charge David Sundberg.