Board approves MOU with AFSCME for pay‑as‑you‑throw administrator; retroactive pay requested

Jul 28, 2026

The board approved a memorandum of understanding with AFSCME Council 93 covering pay for Carla Aquila's duties as the pay‑as‑you‑throw administrator, and the union requested the stipend be paid retroactively to February when she was appointed.

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The Townsend Board of Health approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the town and AFSCME Council 93 covering the appointment and stipend for the pay‑as‑you‑throw administrator, Carla Aquila. Lindsey Gasly, representing AFSCME Council 93, said she would submit suggested edits to clarify that assignment of additional duties should be exercised "with the approval of the board of health" and requested that any stipend be paid retroactively to the February appointment.

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