The Norfolk County Commission on Wednesday approved a set of routine but consequential administrative actions, including a $355,000 reallocation of previously approved FY26 school capital funds, multiple personnel actions and payroll and expense warrants.

Director Kronick asked commissioners to reallocate $355,000 that had been earmarked for school capital projects — $105,000 for an electric passenger van, $150,000 for window replacement at an administration building and $100,000 for campus lighting — to cover architectural work, greenhouse procurement, mechanical system tie‑ins, concrete work and equipment purchases. "This is a relatively small but meaningful capital project that the schools are looking to undertake," Director Kronick said. A motion to approve the reallocation was made, seconded and the board recorded the vote in favor.

The commission approved the appointment of Timothy Tetrault as a 183‑day instructor, effective Jan. 5, 2026, and accepted a group of student‑labor resignations listed by the clerk. The board also approved a rate change for student‑labor employee Kayla Collins and accepted the resignation of Michael Collet Jr. from a seasonal position at the Walser Recreation Facility.

On finance items, commissioners approved three warrant items: a payroll warrant dated 12/17/2025 totaling $143,988.09, a second payroll warrant totaling $34,318.54, and an expense warrant totaling $687,529.34. The commission also voted to accept the treasurer's trial balance, recorded in the transcript as $33,479,736.45.

The board posted its quarterly meeting schedule for 2026 as required under Chapter 34, Section 9, and authorized Eversource Energy (NSTAR) to erect utility poles on county‑owned land at 1377 North Street in Walpole.

The meeting opened with the statutory reading of House Bill 62 and Mass. Gen. Laws chapter 30A, sections 18–20 to confirm the county's authority to permit remote participation; commissioners closed the session with a motion to adjourn at 3:00 p.m.

The actions above were administrative approvals and did not, in the transcript, include detailed debate or contested roll‑call tallies beyond commissioners stating "Aye" for carried motions. Where specific effective dates, amounts or the list of resigning employees were mentioned in the record, they are noted above; if a specific procedural form or signature was unavailable at the meeting, the clerk indicated it would be located and executed later.