LEVERETT — Town and school employees are being advised not to provide assistance toward any Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions or offer help to any other federal official who might come to Leverett tasked with removing undocumented immigrants.

The Select Board Tuesday unanimously adopted a policy that mandates there be no complicity or participation with those who may be looking to deport individuals, with the only exception being in the case of judicial warrants that have been signed by a judge.

The policy applies not only to police officers, firefighters and public works employees, but others who work for the town at Town Hall, and for the schools and library.

Select Board member Jed Proujansky brought forward the policy, which he said strengthens language the board has previously adopted.

“What I don’t want is police turning information over to ICE, or people at school letting ICE in,” Proujansky said.

Select Board Chairwoman Patricia Duffy said it is wise to include schools in the policy, since some employees in other districts have allowed ICE agents or Homeland Security members access to those buildings.

Museum study

In other business, the board is considering entering into a contract with Eric Gradoia, an architectural historian from Northfield, who will assess the Leverett Family Museum building at 1 Shutesbury Road. The Field Building Ad Hoc Committee is recommending the town hire Gradoia for $18,900.

Committee member Maureen Ippolito said Gradoia would start work Aug. 1 and have his assessment completed in time for a community forum on the building’s future in January. A report would then be provided to the Select Board and a funding article would be drafted to come before annual Town Meeting in 2026.

In the study on the former Bradford M. Field Memorial Library, Gradoia will determine what grants might be available, come up with a maintenance plan and provide an estimate for the cost of installing bathrooms.

The building was last used as a library in 2003 and has since been open on occasion for viewing of artifacts.

The Select Board also approved a mapping project at the former Graves Ironworks site in North Leverett, hiring SWCA Consultants of Amherst for $13,625 using Community Preservation Act money.

Scott Merzbach can be reached at smerzbach@gazettnet.com.