Southborough personnel board sets 3-week vacation rate for two hires, forwards memo to select board

The Town of Southborough Personnel Board voted to set a three-week vacation accrual rate for two recently appointed employees and approved a draft personnel memo for submission to the Select Board, actions board members said are intended to correct pay and benefit gaps for long-tenured employees.

At a regular Personnel Board meeting, members approved setting the vacation rate at three weeks for newly hired senior-center staff members Laura West and Brelane Gallivan; the motion carried unanimously. The board also voted to forward a draft memo summarizing the board’s prior recommendations to the Select Board for consideration; that motion passed unanimously as well. Earlier in the meeting the board approved minutes for May 2 and June 10 with one abstention (vote 4–0–1).

The personnel discussion accompanied personnel transitions at the town’s senior services programs. Staff reported that Laura West began…