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Select Board approves appointments, contract amendment and event requests; several personnel moves formalized
Summary
At its July 8 meeting the Town of Lakeville Select Board approved multiple personnel appointments and administrative requests, authorized a contract amendment for the Route 79 reconstruction project and approved town event requests including an employee appreciation day.
The Town of Lakeville Select Board voted on a range of personnel, administrative and contract items at its July 8, 2025 meeting, approving appointments, authorizing a contract amendment related to the Route 79 project and signing off on several facility-use and event requests.
Key approvals at the meeting included appointing Colleen Lieb as executive assistant to the Select Board and the town administrator (start date 07/21/2025), appointing Michael Ellis as finance director for the contract term 07/01/2025–06/30/2027, creating a conservation gift and grant account for donations in memory of the late conservation volunteer Bob Bouchard, and approving a Beta Group contract amendment for the Route 79 project. The board also approved a temporary closure of town offices at noon on Aug. 28 for an employee appreciation event and authorized use of the town pavilion for a Purple Heart designation ceremony on July 30.
The board also took several routine administrative and personnel votes: annual appointments of election workers and various board and committee reappointments; approval to declare a set of library items surplus (including shelving and used keyboards/mice); and ratified a prior Totten (Taunton) water connection request for a property associated with Clear Pond Park.
Votes were recorded by roll call when held. For the contract amendment to Beta the board amended the motion on the floor to include the dollar amount (about $64,900) before approving it. For the employee appreciation day the board approved a requested allocation of $3,000 from the Select Board gifts and grants account to cover event expenses.
The board held additional business and discussions — notably a staff presentation about cranberry agriculture and a discussion about options for interim planning support — but these were handled as informational or as direction to staff rather than formal votes.
The meeting concluded with the board entering executive session to discuss real-estate negotiation and litigation strategy pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a)(6) and §21(a)(3).
