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Dover Board of Health approves minutes, intern MOU, town report and bylaw submission; all votes unanimous
Summary
At its Jan. 5 meeting the Dover Board of Health approved prior minutes, an intern MOU pending counsel review, the Town Report with minor edits, and voted to submit a modified associate-member bylaw to the Warrant Committee; all motions passed unanimously.
The Dover Board of Health met Jan. 5, 2026 via Zoom and unanimously approved a slate of routine items including prior meeting minutes, an intern memorandum of understanding and the Town Report, and agreed to submit a proposed associate-member bylaw to the warrant.
Chair Kay Petersen called the meeting to order and the board approved minutes from Dec. 1 and Dec. 10, 2025 after Member Stephen Kruskall moved and Member John Quackenbush seconded the motion. All three members voted in favor.
Health Director Jason Belmonte presented an intern Memorandum of Understanding among Dover, Needham and the Massachusetts Health Officers Association; Member Kruskall asked that the memorandum's intellectual-property clause receive legal review. Member John Quackenbush moved to approve the MOU pending legal review and the board voted unanimously to approve the motion.
Chair Petersen introduced the Town Report and said minor grammatical and formatting edits remained; Member Quackenbush moved to approve the report contingent on minor edits by the director and staff, and the motion passed unanimously. Nurse Gael Varsa noted a paragraph added to the report that summarizes Dover's first year having a public health nurse.
On a governance item, Director Belmonte presented a draft bylaw establishing an appointed Associate Board of Health member. Member Kruskall recommended election rather than appointment; the board agreed on a compromise that would require a unanimous board vote to appoint an associate member and voted to submit the modified bylaw to the Warrant Committee. The motion to submit, moved by Member Kruskall and seconded by Member Quackenbush, passed with all members voting in favor.
Member Kruskall then moved to adjourn; Member Quackenbush seconded and the meeting ended at 8:37 p.m.
