Oak Bluffs selectmen made a number of appointments, hired a new full time police officer, and adjudicated two separate complaints about dogs in the same Pond View neighborhood at their regular Tuesday meeting.

The board enthusiastically welcomed Officer Jillian Sedlier to the Oak Bluffs police force. She is an Island native, who previously served as a traffic officer and a special officer on the department.

“She’s done an amazing job,” said Police Chief Erik Blake. “She put herself through the police academy, and I just found out today that she graduated sixth in her class out of 44.”

Officer Sedlier will be assigned as the school resource officer, among other duties in the department.

Selectmen also met jointly with the planning board, and voted to appoint Island landscaper Mark Crossland to the planning board, to complete a vacant term. The appointment is until April, when there will be an election for the seat.

In a similar appointment, selectmen met jointly with the school board and named Kathryn Shertzer to fill a vacant seat on the school board. Ms. Shertzer has three children in the Martha’s Vineyard school system, and has served on several school related organizations.

Selectmen also appointed Jaye Shelby to serve on the Community Preservation Committee.

Animal control officer Patty Grant outlined four cases where a pit bull named Prada, owned by Erik Henneberry, attacked and bit other dogs. Ms. Grant offered selectmen two options to deal with the incidents.

“I truly struggled with this, and the question became how many dog bites does it take to take certain action,” said Ms. Grant.

The first option was euthanization of the dog, but selectmen rejected that option. Instead, they voted unanimously for the second option: that the owner erect a double gated fence around his property, that the dog be muzzled and leashed at all times, that the owner purchase insurance against any further damage done by the dog, that he be liable for triple damages for any further incidents, and that he post a $200 bond to be forfeited if there are any further incidents.

In the second dog complaint, Ms. Grant described several incidents where a St. Bernard named Bear, owned by Jeff Wingo, charged and barked at people in the Pond View neighborhood.

In that case, selectmen accepted the recommendations of the animal control officer that the dog be muzzled and leashed at all times when off the property, that doors to the home be secured and a porch gate be installed to confine the dog, that Mr. Wingo not leave the dog in the care of others when he is away, and that he post a $200 bond.