exiting town official of middleboro blasts dodo bird benefits

Exiting Middleboro town official blasts "dodo bird" benefits ... - Wicked Local Middleborough
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Kevin J. Cook, chairman of the Personnel Board, had harsh words for town employees as he announced his resignation effective March 23 in a letter to selectmen.

Cook also said over the past year the Personnel Board has worked on a handbook “that would provide the town with policies it doesn't have and are required to bring the town in compliance with federal and state regulations.”” The handbook will be presented to selectmen in the near future, Cook added.

During the meeting selectmen refrained from commenting on Cook's statement but voted unanimously to send a letter thanking him for his service to the town.

Selectmen are seeking applicants to fill the vacancy on the Personnel Board left by Cook's resignation. Interested residents are asked to submit an application to the selectmen at the town hall by April 14. Selectmen prefer applicants who have a background in either personnel or human resources.

Prior to the meeting, Brunelle noted that Selectmen Wayne C. Perkins, who served on the board for nine years and six of them as chairman, was attending his final meeting. Town elections are held on Saturday and Perkins is not seeking reelection to the board. Perkins will continue to serve on the search committee for a new town manager and was recently appointed to the Historical Commission.

Selectmen approved a request by Health Officer Jeanne Spalding to rescind the local Board of Health Massage Regulations and associated fees as the state has passed legislation to oversee and license massage facilities and practitioners.

Spalding said the town has issued 15 massage licenses. Establishments are charged a $200 license fee which will be reimbursed and individuals are charged a lesser fee, said Spalding.

Selectmen noted that Monday was the deadline to submit warrant articles and they received 47 articles for the annual town meeting and eight for the special town meeting. Selectmen will review the articles on Monday in preparation for the April 28 public hearing on the warrant articles.

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