Millis Select Board ratifies two police hires, staff accountant and snow contractor; sets May 5 town meeting date

The Millis Select Board unanimously ratified appointments for two police patrol officers, a new staff accountant and a seasonal snow contractor, and voted to set the town's Spring Annual Town Meeting for Monday, May 5, 2025.

The appointments were made on the recommendation of the town administrator and the police chief. Chief Safar presented the two police candidates, saying, "I respectfully ask that you appoint these 2 officers." He described Sean Nelson as bringing nine years of policing experience, including prior service in Millis and at the Westborough Police Department, a bachelor's degree in emergency management from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and experience as a crisis negotiator and firearms licensing officer. He described Stacy Kaiser as a nine‑year veteran of the Ashland Police Department with an associate degree in criminal justice and certifications including RAD (self-defense) instruction and school resource officer training.

A board member moved to ratify the town administrator's appointment of Sean Nelson as a police patrol officer; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. A separate motion to ratify the appointment of Stacy Kaiser as a police patrol officer likewise carried unanimously.

The board also ratified the town administrator's appointment of Amanda Wells as staff accountant "pending a satisfactory physical," according to the motion on the record, and approved the appointment of Connor DePartola as a seasonal snow removal contractor subject to a successful physical or other pre‑employment checks referenced in the motion. Both motions were adopted unanimously.

Separately, the board voted to set the Spring Annual Town Meeting for Monday, May 5, 2025, to allow staff and town committees to prepare notices and materials for the meeting.

The votes were procedural confirmations of hires and schedule-setting; the motions carried without recorded roll-call tallies and were announced as unanimous on the record. Specific vote counts were not specified in the meeting transcript.

The police chief and town administrator said the appointments are intended to fill staffing gaps and to maintain departmental capacity for public safety and town services. The board did not discuss any alternative candidates or oppose the recommendations during the meeting.

Recordings of the swearing-in of the officers and brief remarks followed the votes.