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Gardner City board appoints Lauren Saunders as health director
Summary
The Gardner City Board of Health voted by voice to appoint Lauren Saunders as health director on April 6, 2026; Saunders has completed preemployment requirements and began duties this week, the board said.
The Gardner City Board of Health voted on April 6 to appoint Lauren Saunders as the city’s new health director.
Chair opened the motion to appoint the new director and said the board was "looking for a motion to appoint" the candidate. The motion was made and approved by voice vote after members answered "Aye." Chair then declared the appointee officially appointed.
Saunders, who told the board earlier in the meeting that health-director interviews were held March 4 and that a director was hired, identified herself during updates: "That would be me. Lauren Saunders." Chair said Saunders had completed preemployment requirements and "has started as of this week." The board moved to accept the March 4 minutes earlier in the meeting and deferred other procedural items until a member named Shelley could attend.
The appointment was made by motion and approved by a voice vote; no roll-call tally or second was recorded in the meeting transcript. The board set its next meeting for Monday, May 11, 2026, pending confirmation from Shelley.
The appointment is effective immediately per the board’s statement that Saunders "has started as of this week." The board did not record a formal roll-call vote or identify who seconded the motion in the public record.
