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Needham honors Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick with proclamation and establishes professional development trust fund
Summary
The Select Board declared June 26, 2025, 'Kate Fitzpatrick Day,' read a proclamation recognizing her decades of service, and accepted donations to establish the Kathleen 'Kate' P. Fitzpatrick Professional Development Fund to support management-level training when operating budgets fall short.
At its June 24 meeting the Select Board held a ceremony recognizing Town Manager Kate Fitzpatrick’s long service, adopted a proclamation declaring June 26, 2025, as Kate Fitzpatrick Day, and voted to accept donations establishing a new professional development trust fund in her honor.
The proclamation summarized Ms. Fitzpatrick’s record: she began town service on March 5, 1990, advanced through personnel director, assistant town administrator and town administrator, and was named Needham’s first town manager following charter changes in 2005. The Select Board read and adopted a resolution that praised her stewardship of capital projects — including the Public Safety…
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