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Gardner council confirms mayoral appointments, advances youth center job and procedural items
Summary
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Gardner City Council confirmed a slate of mayoral appointments to redevelopment, finance, historic and other boards, advanced an ordinance amendment to add an assistant youth center director to the compensation schedule, and retained a borrowing item for further review.
The Gardner City Council on Oct. 20 confirmed multiple mayoral appointments, approved procedural items and voted to request more time on a borrowing authorization for a school roof project.
Appointments confirmed by the council included Jonathan Zlotnick to the Redevelopment Authority and to the Industrial Development Finance Authority; Judy Mack to the Redevelopment Authority and to the Industrial Development Finance Authority; Joshua Cormier as director of purchasing/civil enforcement; Philip Bosecki to the Youth Commission; Francis Lemieux and Kathleen Steele to the Cultural Council; Steven Cormier to the Housing Authority; and Scott Huntoon and Chris Perra to the Historic Commission.
Some members abstained where conflicts were disclosed. Councilor Tassoni said he would abstain from the Zlotnick confirmation related to his role with the Redevelopment Authority; Councilor Judy Mack recused herself from votes where she had a conflict. Committee chairs reported unanimous committee recommendations for the appointments they brought forward.
Other procedural votes: the council voted to waive the reading of prior minutes, placed the Safety Committee update and communications about LA‑4 and LA‑13 on file, and sent an ordinance amendment to add an Assistant Youth Center Director to the non‑union compensation schedule to second and final printing.
Finance item: the council heard a proposal to authorize borrowing of $6,911,028 for the Gardner Middle School MSBA Accelerated Repair roof replacement project but voted to request more time and to keep the item on the council agenda for further review; the finance committee said additional documentation and timeline details had been provided only days earlier and requested an extension to consider the packet in full.
Votes at a glance (selected items): all votes listed below are recorded as motions made on the Oct. 20 agenda and passed unless noted otherwise.
- Item 11/2013: Set residential classification factor at 1 for FY2026 — motion passed (see separate report). - Item 11/653: Confirm Jonathan Zlotnick, Redevelopment Authority, term exp. 08/21/2030 — motion passed; Councilor Tassoni abstained from vote. - Item 11/657: Confirm Jonathan Zlotnick, Industrial Development Finance Authority, term exp. 08/22/2030 — motion passed. - Item 11/652: Confirm Judy Mack, Redevelopment Authority, term exp. 08/21/2030 — motion passed; Councilor Judy Mack recused/abstained. - Item 11/656: Confirm Judy Mack, Industrial Development Finance Authority, term exp. 08/22/2030 — motion passed. - Item 11/643: Confirm Joshua Cormier, Director of Purchasing/Civil Enforcement, term exp. 08/21/2028 — motion passed. - Item 11/648: Confirm Philip Bosecki, Youth Commission, term exp. 08/21/2028 — motion passed. - Item 11/649 & 11/650: Confirm Francis Lemieux and Kathleen Steele to the Cultural Council, terms exp. 08/21/2028 — motions passed. - Item 11/668: Confirm Steven Cormier, Housing Authority, term exp. 08/22/2028 — motion passed. - Items 11/664 & 11/663: Confirm Scott Huntoon and Chris Perra to Historic Commission, terms exp. 08/22/2028 — motions passed. - Item 11/701: Ordinance to add Assistant Youth Center Director to non‑union compensation schedule — motion to send to second and final printing passed. - Item 11/700: Borrowing authorization of $6,911,028 for Gardner Middle School roof (MSBA Accelerated Repair) — council voted to request more time and keep the item on the agenda for further review.
Several confirmations were described by committee chairs as unanimously recommended by the appointments committee. Where councilors disclosed conflicts, the transcript records those abstentions or recusals. The council completed the remaining agenda items and adjourned after a closing prayer.
