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Appointments committee asks mayor to clarify 'Department of Inspectional Services' after resignations
Summary
Committee members recorded two resignations, asked the mayor to explain a new 'Department of Inspectional Services' title that does not appear in local code, and voted to include the resignations in the meeting record.
The Gardner City Council appointments committee voted May 14 to send questions to the mayor asking for clarification about a department title that appears on a recent commissioner's letterhead but is not found in the city's ordinances or code.
The motion followed receipt of two resignations: the building commissioner, Tom Zuppa, and an inspector identified in the record as James Imprezka. Councilors said the letterhead used the phrase “Department of Inspectional Services,” which one councilor said is “nowhere in our code or our ordinances on our city website.” Councilor Haglund moved to submit questions to the mayor on behalf of the committee about the department name and origin; Councilor Kacinskas seconded. The committee conducted a roll‑call vote and approved the request.
Committee members also requested that the resignations be entered into the minutes for the record. Jenny from the mayor's office confirmed she would ensure the resignations were included in the meeting minutes.
The committee's action is a formal request for clarification; it does not itself create or change department names or city code. The committee asked the mayor's office to explain whether the “Department of Inspectional Services” is an administrative renaming, a shorthand used on one letterhead, or a change that requires municipal code action.
