Selectboard approves Town Hall auditorium corrective action; requires hard copies of personnel files

The Brookline Selectboard voted Feb. 2 to approve a corrective action plan from the Fire Inspector to restrict access to the third‑floor Town Hall auditorium and to address deficiencies identified in an inspection.

According to minutes, at least one Fire Ward had urged the board to obtain a new fire escape, but the board had previously deferred replacement pending a fuller understanding of Town Hall repairs. The Fire Inspector’s letter included a corrective action plan; the Selectboard approved that plan by motion, which passed 5–0, and Selectboard Chair Eddie Arnold signed the approval.

Later in the meeting the board entered non‑public session under exemptions for personnel, compensation and legal matters. When the board reconvened and sealed the non‑public minutes, members approved a motion requiring full hard copies of all personnel files to be retained in a locked cabinet in the Town Administrator’s office; the motion passed 5–0.

The auditorium corrective action and the personnel‑file directive are administrative steps intended to address inspection findings and to centralize personnel records for security and recordkeeping. Board minutes did not specify a timeline for implementing physical security changes or for the logistical steps to collect and secure personnel files; those items are to be implemented by the Town Administrator’s office.