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Carlisle Board of Health extends offer to Kelli Calo; approves staffing and committee changes
Summary
At its Feb. 11, 2026 hybrid meeting, the Carlisle Board of Health voted unanimously to extend an offer to Kelli Calo for the health director position, increased the health assistant's hours temporarily, and approved several committee and representative appointments.
The Carlisle Board of Health voted on Feb. 11, 2026, in a hybrid meeting in the Clark Room at Town Hall to extend an offer to Kelli Calo for the health director position and to approve a set of staffing and committee adjustments.
Kelli Calo, identified in the record as the current coordinator for Great Meadows, attended the meeting and was recommended by the search committee. Board member David Erickson moved to extend an offer to Calo and delegated Chair Patrick Collins to determine the specific terms; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously by the members present. The minutes record the action as an approved motion; the minutes do not specify the name of the member who seconded that particular motion beyond noting it was seconded and approved.
The board also approved a temporary adjustment to personnel hours. After discussing funding, Erickson moved to increase Health Assistant Jennine Blum’s hours to 35 hours per week for at least one month; Will Proctor seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The record shows the board determined funds could be found to cover the temporary increase.
On emergency-preparedness representation, the board resolved to appoint the Health Director as Carlisle’s official representative to the Central Middlesex Medical Reserve Corps (CMMRC) and the Public Health Nurse as the backup representative. The CMMRC recently received governance approval from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; each town must be a Mass Responds member and appoint an official representative. Erickson moved the appointment and Proctor seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Tony Mariano announced his resignation from the Fire Station Building Renovation Committee and moved that David Erickson replace him on that committee; Proctor seconded and the motion was approved unanimously.
Administratively, Health Director Linda Fantasia reported the operating budget is at 57% of its cycle and the health department’s revolving account holds $60,000. Fantasia noted upcoming Massachusetts Association of Health Boards (MAHB) certificate sessions in March and April; registration fees for staff attendees can be paid from Public Health Excellence (PHE) grant funds. The board agreed to review permit fees to ensure they cover BOH expenses; Chair Collins volunteered to examine rate-setting (a separate rate study by Great Meadows was noted).
The agenda listed an All Boards training on March 3, 2026, but during the meeting the board recorded the training as scheduled for March 6 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Clark Room. The minutes reflect the March 6 scheduling as the meeting’s announced date.
The meeting record shows routine approval of minutes from Nov. 20, 2025 and Jan. 14, 2026 (moved by Tony Mariano and seconded by Patrick Collins) and formal adjournment at 8:12 p.m.; the next hybrid meeting is scheduled for March 11, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
The actions taken focus on personnel and continuity of public-health operations while the board follows up on permit-fee analysis and training opportunities.
