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Jefferson hires Michelle Gross as Planning Board secretary, waives probation
Summary
The Select Board unanimously approved hiring Michelle Gross as Planning Board secretary at $20.00 per hour and eliminated a proposed 90-day probation period because the town's employee manual contains no probation policy.
The Jefferson Select Board unanimously approved hiring Michelle Gross as secretary to the Planning Board at $20.00 per hour during its meeting on July 29, 2024. Selectman Norman Brown moved to hire Gross without a 90-day probation period; Selectman Kevin Meehan seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: The board noted the town’s Employee Manual does not specify a probationary period for employees. Brown said he would not be comfortable imposing a probation requirement until the manual is updated to include one, so the board voted to hire Gross without a probation term.
Details: Amanda Simino presented the Planning Board’s memo recommending Michelle Gross for the position. The Select Board’s action establishes the secretary role at the stated rate and leaves any formal probation policy to be addressed by updates to the Employee Manual.
What happens next: The Planning Board will continue operations with Michelle Gross in the secretary role; updates to the Employee Manual regarding probation were noted as a staff or policy follow-up item.
Meeting context: The hire was handled as a routine personnel motion during the meeting’s planning-board agenda items.
