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Commissioners reported they sent follow-up correspondence to Personnel Board member Jason Malinowski and the Select Board. At the May personnel board meeting, members said they did not want to review individual employee salary requests en masse and instead preferred to hear from affected employees and gather broader input.

Sarah Micas said she can meet individually with the Personnel Board to provide additional context and that the board “will take that into consideration.” Commissioners noted the Personnel Board told them it faces timing limits on budget changes because the next town meeting and budget cycle will occur after the fall; any budget modifications would therefore be constrained by established timelines.

Commissioners said they will offer to accompany or support individual employees who choose to speak to the Personnel Board and that they will provide any additional information the board requests.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Southborough Youth Commission 5/15/25","oneSentenceSummary","After the commission’s request, the personnel board met and signaled it will avoid reviewing individual salary cases; the board invited input from affected employees and will take time to define next steps.","taxTitle","Town of Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts","taxId",56453,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6236500,"Southborough Youth Commission amends position descriptions, opens nominations for officer elections",672,1018000,1690000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3357456-7ce266498d2325b2d3daa64fe96975ba&start=1018&end=1690","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3357456-7ce266498d2325b2d3daa64fe96975ba/thumbnail_1018000.jpg","/articles/6236500/Town-of-Southborough/Worcester-County/Massachusetts/Southborough-Youth-Commission-amends-position-descriptions-opens-nominations-for-officer-elections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236500-c56406ecb7a73e16bf1d3bae545a1090/orig.mp4?Expires=1771211364&Signature=ehj8cYDP3QP2n3v49VzmhDsboi7NQRgRHehzX0AR4lkl0Kd5qHnaenkUNupIAvOSrdhWtqrziCL2VWAOibU57xIy6PDiNbQUzffK60a9ZfwbeKEdYLn4jiuEzRdnKf~03qbUs8RQkHjAElo-oINN54Zz2TtIb8MSlhC7Ee3zscLbN46hcl9NDScrykxrZvNF0UXyNog1C2an8DzUKiRidrV8PP4uKIPzzFX-DMM86r97qvvKjRijSkSdjq2LkzyfMDvEn9zGLFa99hSQ47mIL9Y8ivliVhagTBbA4nWmI7gY9nakeTjKOlzjJeP0NC7tbmRuvUQtztX5AuDl2YbKAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Southborough Youth Commission voted May 15 to amend its position descriptions to reflect administrative changes in how the Youth and Family Services director’s performance evaluation will be handled.

The commission discussed removing a line that previously suggested the commission chair would conduct the director’s performance evaluation; the updated language reflects that the Select Board is the appointing authority and that the chair may provide input rather than lead the evaluation. After discussion the commission moved and approved an amendment to the positions document; a roll call recorded five ayes and the motion passed.

Members also reviewed chair responsibilities and practical requirements for officers, including facilitating remote (Zoom) meetings under the town’s new multi-factor authentication process and maintaining the town email account for official business. During discussion commissioners said the chair should be prepared to coordinate with IT to obtain meeting access codes and to check the town email regularly.

The commission opened nominations for officers ahead of an election planned for the June meeting. Nominations recorded during the May meeting included Melissa (nomination offered), Sarah Micas for secretary and Susan (nomination offered) for vice chair. Commissioners agreed to present an official round of nominations and hold the election in June when more members are present.

Commissioners also discussed the chair’s limited authority to approve small expenditures from the SYFS donation account; the committee noted the amount for that threshold was discussed in the meeting but not specified in the record.

The changes to the position descriptions will be submitted with the meeting packet and posted per town procedures; commission members said the chair, vice chair and SYFS director typically meet with the administrative assistant about a week before each meeting to set the agenda.","The commission approved edits to position descriptions — including shifting director evaluation authority to the Select Board — and accepted nominations ahead of a June election for chair, vice chair and secretary.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6236505,"Southborough moves survey phase of community needs assessment toward townwide outreach",2606,321000,2927000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3357456-7ce266498d2325b2d3daa64fe96975ba&start=321&end=2927","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3357456-7ce266498d2325b2d3daa64fe96975ba/thumbnail_321000.jpg","/articles/6236505/Town-of-Southborough/Worcester-County/Massachusetts/Southborough-moves-survey-phase-of-community-needs-assessment-toward-townwide-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6236505-59e24dbc5c018220b95a11bc75363505/orig.mp4?Expires=1771211364&Signature=LmLrdS8ZwnermU51UpvHWx53vl9noBD9~O2jatIKRuJqt2OQfo3i5GfCCXwHuhggeueN361l1U2jTNN9u95Jzlwy9nAob1Qsur71V-dBTkD6lNmqEi5hE3TrRlt3gmZ29nHlwzQXPF-42DbmLJtcj1MVuen7CcX~yrKqWC873ugfQHQ7peSGNh56JtxJiHlrF2-~G443-ekFKeAjOl-SdJlOF5qA9CvCpdcuzEaT6ALQEF7uQoywobKgQdML7czmhgjB02whr1BowYP8Eg3nahjVxqvlfeekdF23A2Fe4sB0kvP2VF7yBJUs6UggRhUDYC1ngvcIkarqsUx8Dm5MoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Southborough Youth and Family Services (SYFS) said May 15 it is moving from qualitative focus groups to a townwide survey designed to gather broader input for the community needs assessment.

SYFS Director Sarah Micas said the department “may have enough money in our budget actually to do a town wide mailer of a flyer” and described multiple outreach channels planned to boost participation. The flyer being used for outreach will include a QR code and a text link, and hard-copy surveys will be available on request by phone, she said.

The survey is available online in the five most common languages spoken in Southborough and will be promoted at events including International Night and Celebrate Wellness. Micas said the landing page will first prompt respondents to choose a preferred language.

Micas said the survey should take “less than 10 minutes” to complete. SYFS staff asked commission members to personally fill out the survey and to recruit neighbors and family members; they also offered to provide printed flyers for distribution.

On logistics, Micas said staff would prefer to send the flyer by mail to every household to ensure broad coverage and that the department will monitor response volume rather than fix a short deadline: the community needs assessment must be finished before the end of the calendar year, but the data-collection window is “flexible” in practice.

The commission discussed regular outreach roles for members and agreed to promote the survey through social posts and at upcoming events. SYFS Program Coordinator Emily Bordeaux was mentioned as assisting online promotion and office outreach.

The survey phase is the next step in an assessment that included prior focus groups and interviews; staff said the larger survey will provide the quantitative data necessary to finalize recommendations.","Southborough Youth and Family Services is transitioning the community needs assessment into a public survey phase, planning townwide mailers, multilingual materials and in-person outreach to raise participation.","actionData","errors"]

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