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Hubbardston BOH votes to fund paid inspector and set $50 inspection/event fee
Summary
Board approved creating a paid food-inspection role and adopting $50 per inspection and $50 per one-day event fees, with abstentions recorded for members with conflicts; staff will return with implementation details for payroll and accounting.
The Town of Hubbardston Board of Health approved hiring a paid food inspector and adopted a fee structure for inspections and one-day events.
A board member who currently performs inspections and will step down proposed charging $50 per food-establishment inspection, $50 per one-day event (flat fee per event regardless of number of vendors), and $50 for campground and housing complaint inspections. The board moved to fund a paid inspector and accept the fee schedule; the motion was seconded and carried. At least two abstentions were recorded during the vote by members who said they had a billing relationship or conflict; the meeting record identifies those abstentions but does not list an exact roll-call count.
Members discussed operational details such as how revenues are split between the town general fund and the Board of Health revolving account, the state-prescribed permit types that generate different fees, and the need to clarify invoicing when inspections cover multiple permit lines. The board directed staff to sort out accounting (which portions go to the general fund vs. revolving account), to finalize hiring paperwork, and to return with a recommended payroll and billing procedure.
Next steps: staff will provide a written fee schedule, confirm how collections will be deposited and apportioned, and present a payroll/hiring plan for the inspector at the next meeting.
