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Millis Select Board approves appointments, DPW contract extensions, auditing firm and rescinds sewer permit
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Millis Select Board unanimously appointed Sarah Rosenthal to the Permanent Building and School Building committees, approved DPW contract extensions and Roselli Clark & Associates as the town auditor (three-year total not to exceed $200,750 after a packet typo was corrected), rescinded a sewer permit for 1280 Main Street, approved water/sewer commitments, and voted to enter executive session on AFSCME Council 93 contract strategy.
The Millis Select Board on Feb. 9 approved a series of personnel appointments, vendor contracts and municipal financial commitments and voted to enter executive session on labor negotiations.
Appointments and committees: The board unanimously appointed Sarah Rosenthal as a voting member of the Permanent Building Committee with a term ending June 30, 2028, and also appointed her to the School Building Committee through the completion of the high-school building project. The motion to appoint was moved and seconded on the record and passed by voice vote.
DPW contract renewals: The board authorized one-year extensions (March 1–Dec. 31, 2026) for DPW-related services procured through the MAPC bid process: Indus (crack sealcoating) not to exceed $30,000; K5 Corporation (pavement markings) not to exceed $30,000; J H Lynch & Sons Inc (roadway management) not to exceed $900,000; and R.J. Gabriel Construction Co. Inc (catch basin cleaning) not to exceed $60,000. The board moved, seconded and approved the request unanimously.
Auditing services: After clarifying a typographical error in the meeting packet, the board voted unanimously to appoint Roselli Clark & Associates of Woburn as the town’s auditing firm for municipal and school audits for fiscal years 2025–2027 with a total not-to-exceed amount of $200,750 as shown in the packet. Finance staff explained the apparent doubling in one table was a packet typo and confirmed the correct figure before the motion.
Sewer permit rescission: The board voted to rescind approval of a previously granted sewer extension permit for 1280 Main Street after the applicant informed the town it will not pursue the proposed housing development. The motion to rescind was moved, seconded and carried by unanimous vote.
Water and sewer commitments: The board approved the February 2026 quarterly water/sewer commitment in the amount of $889,963.53 and approved a November 2025 commitment in the amount of $1,875.14; both motions passed unanimously.
Executive session: The board voted to enter executive session to discuss strategy in preparation for contract negotiations with AFSCME Council 93, and stated it would return only to adjourn. Roll-call votes were recorded on the motion.
The actions recorded above were taken on the Feb. 9 agenda; several items were approved unanimously by voice vote and no dissenting votes were recorded during the public meeting.
