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Facilities manager says he lacked written job description; board agrees to review
Summary
At a Select Board meeting, the facilities manager raised that he was never given a clear job description when he began in April. Board members located a February 2026 revision and agreed to review duties and the stipend arrangement with him and staff.
The Select Board met to address concerns raised by the town's facilities manager, who said he was never provided a clear job description when he started in April and is uncertain which tasks are part of his role. The Chair said the meeting was scheduled to "concentrate just on these issues" so the board could sort them without public-meeting interruptions. The facilities manager described responsibilities he performs — from opening and closing the building to handling bookings and phone inquiries — and asked the board to clarify which duties are part of his contract and which are discretionary.
Board members located a revised job description dated February 2026 and said they would review it with the facilities manager. One committee member noted the town could either keep the existing stipend arrangement or move to hourly pay and track time, and asked the facilities manager to bring examples of how he records brief tasks such as 10- or 15-minute phone calls. The Chair asked staff to circulate the relevant contract or a generic copy of the rental agreement so the facilities manager can confirm what renters are told about supplies and services.
The board asked a subcommittee to meet with the facilities manager and town staff to reconcile duties, clean-up responsibilities and any overlap with other employees before the next substantive agenda item. No formal personnel action was taken; members said a follow-up review with documentation will be scheduled.
