What happened on Sunday, 07 September 2025
Town of Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Trustees discussed plans for the library’s lower-level renovation, including whether to commission a structural assessment or seek general-contractor bids; trustees authorized staff to pursue a general-contractor RFP and said they would approve a structural assessment if required.
Town of Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Trustees discussed a working draft ADA accessibility report that lists the library (referred to in the draft as Hubbard Memorial Library), corrections to responsible-party attributions, and recommended priorities including exterior lift and restroom access; staff will request edits and follow up with the report author.
Town of Speedway, Marion County, Indiana
Parks Director Tammy Smith said the Town of Speedway will hold a Public Safety and Service Community Day at Leonard Park on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., featuring the Speedway Police and Fire departments, town vehicles and equipment, the public library's foam cannon and local groups and businesses.
San Jose , Santa Clara County, California
Linea Secure delivered a cybersecurity briefing for trustees and staff highlighting phishing, business email compromise, third‑party risk, and the need for trustee and staff training and incident playbooks.
Commission on Ethics, Independent Boards, Commissions, or Councils, Organizations, Executive, Nevada
Outreach and Education Officer Oscar Harvey reported increased training participation, new newsletter subscribers and plans to expand Nevada Ethics Online; staff are preparing an ethics-ambassador toolkit and seeking funding to translate core materials into the top three non‑English languages.
San Jose , Santa Clara County, California
Actuarial and investment staff discussed a proposal: if the plan reaches or exceeds full funding, use surplus assets to fund an immunized (bond‑matching) tranche to reduce asset‑volatility exposure for retiree payouts while keeping normal‑cost contributions unchanged.
Town of Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Library Director Christine Barbera presented August 2025 circulation and outreach figures and staff described a successful summer reading season, new programs and a plan to refresh the library’s social media presence.
San Jose , Santa Clara County, California
Trustees approved retirement service retirements and deferred‑vested payouts, and recorded several death notifications; votes were by voice and no policy changes were adopted.
Commission on Ethics, Independent Boards, Commissions, or Councils, Organizations, Executive, Nevada
Executive Director Russell Armstrong reported staffing shortages, a governor-proposed case-management replacement in the budget, and two constitutional amendment proposals the commission is watching.
Upper Dublin SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
At its Sept. 3 Education Committee meeting, Upper Dublin School District staff reported on full implementation work for Illustrative Mathematics and FOSS science, rollout plans for the I‑Ready intervention/benchmark system, and district professional development goals tied to teacher evaluation data.
San Jose , Santa Clara County, California
Goldman Sachs’ chief U.S. economist briefed trustees on macroeconomic risks: large tariff increases and tightened immigration policies will likely shave growth in 2025, raising near‑term recession risk while complicating the Fed’s policy path.
Upper Dublin SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
The Education Committee reviewed a redesigned elementary progress report intended to separate behavior/learner qualities from academic standards, set a December rollout, and agreed to forward a request to pilot new English language arts materials to the legislative committee.
San Jose , Santa Clara County, California
The San Jose pension boards approved a five‑year extension of the custodian contract following investment‑committee review and staff recommendation; trustees discussed limited vendor choice, rising fees and choice not to run an RFP.
San Jose , Santa Clara County, California
ORS executive director presented a ‘state of the pension fund’ framing for upcoming strategic planning; Aon will begin trustee interviews and stakeholder surveys to produce a 3–5 year plan.
Commission on Ethics, Independent Boards, Commissions, or Councils, Organizations, Executive, Nevada
The commission accepted a stipulated agreement resolving complaint 24-109C alleging Charles Green failed to disclose and abstain when his board voted to compensate him. The agreement included a $500 penalty (with $250 suspended), an admonishment and conditions about future public service and training.
Upper Dublin SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
Committee deferred final action on Social Media Policy 8.17 until October and confirmed Policy 97.1 (EAC) is slated for second‑reading repeal at the August legislative board meeting.
Upper Dublin SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
Upper Dublin updated Policy 7.18 (Service Animals in Schools) to align with federal guidance adding miniature horses to permissible service animals and drafted administrative regulations; committee moved the policy forward with minor wording comments.
Town of Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts
At the meeting trustees approved the August 7 minutes, authorized up to $3,000 for a structural assessment if needed, and approved up to $4,000 from donation funds to pursue legal formation of a Friends of the Library 501(c)(3).
Upper Dublin SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
Review of Policy 3.60 (Conflict of Interest) resulted in committee direction to remove board‑member procedural language from the employee policy and retain staff reporting requirements about suspected board conflicts; staff will revise prior to the next meeting.
Commission on Ethics, Independent Boards, Commissions, or Councils, Organizations, Executive, Nevada
At a Nevada Commission on Ethics meeting, a public commenter criticized the agency’s enforcement as weak and commissioners reviewed a staff reputational survey that recommends stronger, clearer advisory opinions and expanded outreach and training.
Upper Dublin SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
The committee reviewed Policy 3.20 (Freedom of Speech by employees), discussed whether the First Amendment should be cited, questioned an expansive explanatory sentence, and suggested tightening wording and adding a verb in 3.4.09; committee moved the draft forward for further refinement.
Upper Dublin SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania
Committee discussed revisions to Policy 3.17 to align with educator-misconduct law, raised questions about scope for non‑certificated staff, immunity language, and notification requirements; staff to review cross‑policy consistency before the next meeting.
El Paso de Robles City, San Luis Obispo County, California
The Paso Robles City Council met Sept. 6 for a special closed session to discuss existing and potential litigation involving the city and Council member Chris Bausch. City Attorney Elizabeth Hall reported no reportable action and one initiation-of-litigation item was not discussed.