The Hudson Board of Selectmen voted on a number of personnel items, during its Nov. 26 non public meeting, according to draft minutes from the meeting.
One of the proposals was to appoint Town Accountant Beth McKee as Interim Finance Department Supervisor until a Finance Director is hired.
Longtime Finance Director Lisa Labrie previously tendered her resignation.
As part of the change, the Board of Selectmen also unanimously approved increasing her salary by 7.5% while performing the duties as the Interim Finance Supervisor.
One of the decisions was to hire Joshua Kippenhan as a full-time police officer with a starting pay rate of $28.82 per hour, which is in accordance with the Hudson Police Employee Association Contract.
The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the hiring.
Another agenda item was in regards to the hiring of Alexi Jarry as a full-time Telecommunication Technician with a starting salary of $23.09 per hour, which is in accordance with the Hudson Police Employee Association Contract.
The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the hiring of Jarry.
Also during the meeting, the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved denying the firefighter Step 2 grievance filed by the International Association of Fire Fighters.
Another proposal reviewed by the Board of Selectmen during the non public session was to authorize entering into a MOU with the firefighters union.
The proposal was to authorize the Board to enter into an MOU with the Professional Firefighters of Hudson Local 3154 which would extend the firefighters probationary period to one year from the employee’s date of hire to complete the specified requirements and establish requirements that must be met within eighteen months from the employee’s date of hire.
On the recommendation of Fire Chief Scott Tice the Board of Selectmen unanimously approved entering into the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Professional Firefighters of Hudson Local 3154
During the public portion of the meeting, Board of Selectmen Chair Bob Guessferd noted that the Sustainability Committee will be collecting old Christmas lights around town for people to dispose of by recycling the lights.
The next Hudson Board of Selectmen meeting is slated to take place on Jan. 7 beginning at 7 a.m.
