Needham appointing authority reappoints four members to Permanent Public Building Committee

The Town of Needham Permanent Public Building Committee (PPBC) appointing authority on Oct. 21 voted to reappoint George Kent, Bob Dermody, Richard (Bill) Cream and Lynn Denninger to the PPBC and authorized the town manager to sign their appointment slips.

The reappointments were presented as a single motion that also authorized the town manager to execute the appointment documents. The authority took the action by roll-call vote and the motion passed. The meeting also approved the committee’s minutes from March 18, 2024.

Committee members identified in the meeting said the reappointments restore full terms for the named members. The transcript records the term expiration dates given during the meeting: Kent and Dermody were listed with terms through Dec. 31, 2028, and Cream and Denninger through Dec. 31, 2027. The appointing authority recorded the votes by roll call; the transcript contains members answering “Aye” during the roll calls.

Staff members said they would prepare and deliver the signed appointment slips to the town clerk and follow up to confirm whether any re‑swearing is required. A staff member also said contemporaneous minutes would be drafted and provided to the group ahead of its next meeting.

The roughly six-minute virtual meeting included the two formal actions, brief procedural discussion about whether a member who had not reviewed the March minutes should abstain, and unanimous affirmative roll-call responses recorded in the transcript. No other substantive agenda items, public comments, or policy debates were recorded during the session.