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Gardner safety committee reports staffing changes, grants and equipment needs
Summary
The Safety Committee updated the council on vacancies and staffing changes in health, building, police and fire departments, highlighted grants including a pending federal radio grant for the fire department, and reported permit and inspection backlogs in the building department.
The Gardner City Council received a report from the Safety Committee on Oct. 20 covering recent staffing changes, departmental projects and grant applications in the health, building, police and fire departments.
The health department reported the resignation of Public Health Director Blondeau effective at the end of the week, the transfer station supervisor’s resignation effective Oct. 15, and that Assistant Director DiPrima will serve as acting director while recruitment continues. The health department also noted one bid for replacement leachate pumps came in at…
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