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Votes at a glance: Southborough Personnel Board actions, March 10, 2025
Summary
The Personnel Board approved minutes, an extension of hours for a ZBA/conservation employee, training funding and other routine items. Roll-call tallies are listed for each formal motion.
At its March 10, 2025 meeting the Town of Southborough Personnel Board recorded votes on a series of routine and administrative items, including meeting minutes, an employee-hours extension for the Zoning Board of Appeals / conservation department, and a training request. All motions listed below passed by the tallies shown at the end of each entry.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes of Feb. 10, 2025: Motion carried 3-0 (John: aye; Tom: aye; Jason: aye).
- Approve amended minutes of Jan. 14, 2025 (additionally capturing a previously recorded motion about the assistant town clerk title): Motion carried 2-0-1 (John: aye; Tom: abstain; Jason: aye). The board noted the addition was visible on the meeting video and moved to amend the earlier minutes accordingly.
- Extension of hours for the ZBA/conservation department employee (packet request): Motion carried 3-0 (John: aye; Tom: aye; Jason: aye). Vanessa, town staff, confirmed payroll calculations were done with the finance director to keep the employee below the 20-hour average threshold that would trigger benefits; Vanessa also said the board plans to include an hours increase as a separate article at the April town meeting, which would resolve the issue if approved (effective date discussed as July 1 if town-meeting approval occurs).
- Approve town-meeting handout summarizing SAP changes: Motion carried 3-0 (John: aye; Tom: aye; Jason: aye).
- Support warrant language for the FY26 salary study (as presented in packet): Motion carried 3-0 (John: aye; Tom: aye; Jason: aye). The select board indicated it intends to fund the study from free cash; the advisory committee had not completed its review.
- Approve funding request of $500 for two employee trainings delivered by Jill Grama (rejuvenating sleep and mental fitness workshops): Motion carried 3-0 (John: aye; Tom: aye; Jason: aye).
Procedural notes and context
Vanessa provided an employee transition update during the meeting: Mike Whalen was promoted to second police lieutenant (December promotion), Gene Novak resigned from his part-time local-inspector role and may be rehired later as an alternate inspector, and Pam LaFrancois gave notice of retirement as senior center director. Board members discussed coverage options for the building department given Novak's reduced availability. For the ZBA/conservation employee-hours extension, Building Commissioner Chris Lund and the employee were online for the meeting; Conservation Agent Melissa Danza was on maternity leave and not present.
The board adjourned following roll-call approval (3-0).
