The Millis Select Board on June 30 ratified a set of administrative appointments and approved reappointments to town boards and committees.

Town Administrator Mike Kaczynski asked the board to ratify his internal appointments following the town's change to an appointed town clerk. The board ratified Kathleen (Kathy) Smith as town clerk effective July 1; she had been acting town clerk and previously served as assistant and deputy town clerk. The board also ratified Susan Vara as assistant town clerk and Victoria Schindler as the town's first municipal human-resources generalist, both effective July 1. Each appointment was moved, seconded and carried unanimously.

The board ratified the appointment of Chad Hartman (sometimes recorded as Chad Hoffman in discussion) as a heavy equipment operator/laborer in the Department of Public Works pending a successful Department of Transportation physical and a drug screen. The director of public works and town administrator said Hartman, a Millis resident with a pesticide license and municipal experience, will allow the town to perform field spraying and fertilization in-house rather than contract the work.

Other appointments approved included Wayne Carlson to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Kathleen Smith to the Board of Registrars, both effective July 1. The board also moved and approved an annual reappointment list of citizens to town boards and committees dated 06/30/2025, with one clerical exception (Ellen Rosenfeld removed as a liaison to the permanent building committee as noted in packet). The board voted to adopt the appointment and reappointment slate as presented; the motions carried unanimously.

The board briefly noted the new hires would support ongoing town priorities: improved human-resources capacity, more in-house public-works services, and continuity in the town clerk's office following the administrative change.

Votes: the board unanimously approved each ratification and the reappointment motion. The DPW hire remains contingent on successful pre-employment screening.