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Road crew onboarding, email access and role definitions dominate lengthy highway discussion
Summary
The Select Board spent substantial time on highway operations: equipment updates, low‑hanging wires, onboarding a new hire who lacks an email address and the need for DISA electronic consent, and a detailed review of commissioner/foreman duties and recordkeeping.
Highway staff reported routine equipment updates and upcoming winter inventory, and raised localized maintenance concerns such as low‑hanging Comcast wires on Fitzgerald and Garen Roads. The board then moved into an extended operational discussion focused on personnel onboarding: a newly hired highway worker lacks email and internet access, which prevents completion of an electronic background‑check consent (DISA) required to enter the random drug‑testing pool. Board members recommended creating a shared middletownroads@gmail.com account for crew access or having the crew come in briefly to complete online enrollment.
That operational conversation segued into a detailed review of a road commissioner/foreman scorecard covering duties such as permit review, recordkeeping, grant identification, public communications, equipment procurement and hiring temporary/emergency help. Participants agreed the foreman should make field recommendations while the commissioner provides oversight and administrative follow‑through; the board assistant will help collate grant notices and administrative information. Several action items were identified for near‑term follow up, including establishing an email/account solution and ensuring the new hire’s background and drug‑testing paperwork are completed.
