Portsmouth Boards & Commissions approves four-year custodial supervisors agreement

The Portsmouth Boards & Commissions approved a four-year tentative agreement with the school custodial supervisors union during a brief public meeting. The motion to approve was made on the record and carried by roll-call vote.

The chair opened the meeting and introduced new business: a negotiated four-year agreement worked on by a negotiating team and discussed with the council. A committee member who served on the negotiating team praised the custodial supervisors, saying, “We really appreciate what our custodial supervisors do,” and noting their work on snow removal, grounds maintenance and other duties that support school operations.

A committee member formally moved to "approve the tentative agreement with the school custodial supervisors union," the motion was seconded, and the board proceeded to a roll-call vote. The roll-call responses recorded on the meeting record were all affirmative; the chair announced the motion passed. The roll call as read on the record (transcript spellings) showed the following members voting yes: Ryan French; Lee Hudson; Lisa Rottenport; Byron Maddow; Steve Adler; Nancy (surname not recorded); Tish Campbell; and Jen Shum.

In other business, staff notified the board that surplus library materials had been sold and that proceeds would be returned to school accounts; no vote was required for that notification. Board members also shared brief community updates: a recent farmers market with conversations about the New Franklin renovation and Little Harbour playground, a mural reveal honoring Connie Bean that included family members and community memories, and a notice of community outreach following the death of 9-year-old student Nora Barben.

The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn; no further action was scheduled at that time.