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Select Board asks staff to confirm grant impacts before eliminating shared public-health nurse position
Summary
Town staff proposed eliminating a shared public-health nurse position to realize savings, but the board held the change pending confirmation that removal would not violate grant rules or require the shared public-health nurse contract to assume duties; staff will follow up with grant/contract verification.
A board-level recommendation to eliminate a shared public-health nurse position as a budget-saving measure drew cautious response on Feb. 25. Town staff recommended considering the elimination, but staff also warned that doing so could shift duties onto the shared public-health nurse contract and might run afoul of grant provisions that prohibit supplanting.
One staff member explained that the position had originally been funded by CARES Act money and later absorbed locally after pandemic-era funding ended. Town counsel/staff advised confirming whether removing the locally funded position would increase workload on the shared contract or violate grant terms. The board asked staff to confirm the grant and contract implications before making a final decision.
The board did not take final action; staff will email a confirmation of grant/contract guidance and return with a recommendation.
