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Hubbardston Board of Health elects officers and discusses staffing changes
Summary
After recent town elections and a staff departure, the Board of Health nominated chair and vice chair, discussed Nancy’s transition to part‑time duties and recommended a 14/5 hour split for a new hire between board health and building department work.
Hubbardston — Board members on June 24 completed internal organization following the recent town election and discussed upcoming staffing changes in town administration.
The meeting noted that Diana won both open seats in the recent election and chose the three‑year term; members congratulated her. The board then nominated an interim chair to serve through Dec. 31 (the member who spoke at the meeting said she would serve through that date) and nominated Gaia to serve as vice chair to run meetings when the chair is unavailable. Members voted in favor of the nominations during the meeting.
Members discussed staff turnover: Nancy, a long‑time staff member, will reduce her hours and move to a part‑time assignment that shifts more of her building‑department time to police or other duties; the board praised Nancy’s work on organizing files, checklists and electronic records. The board discussed the open administrative position (19 hours/week) and recommended to town administration that the position be split so that 14 hours per week focus on Board of Health duties and 5 hours per week on building department support. The board acknowledged the town has budget constraints and framed the suggested split as a recommendation for hiring and scheduling; final hiring decisions were to be handled by town administration and Human Resources.
Board members also reviewed a list of write‑in candidates for one‑year and three‑year seats and agreed to table detailed decisions until clerks and election records could clarify which term each write‑in candidate intended. Members asked staff to follow up with the town clerk and to contact potential candidates before making appointments.
