Personnel Board takes no action on water hire vacation

Personnel Board · Meeting of September 23, 2026

KINGSTON — The Personnel Board took no action on a request for more vacation for a new water superintendent. Water Commissioner Robert Koska and Human Resources Director Tina Betti said only two of six or seven applicants hold the required licenses, and the town is under a DEP consent agreement. Candidates want about four weeks of vacation, up from two, and at least one seeks pay near Step 10 rather than Step 3.

Members said a bylaw change would need Town Meeting approval, so speakers pointed to a temporary contract running to about July 1. The board also voted to retract its motion to remove the flag attendant position from the bylaw and approved the Town Meeting amendment-deadline memo and August 17 minutes.

In the full story:

• Meeting opening and board vacancy
• Vacation and starting pay for seasoned hires
• Compensation and hiring above Step 3
• Human Resources update
• Section 12A, bereavement leave
• Annual Town Meeting bylaw amendment memo
• Flag attendant and local inspector
• Minutes and scheduling
• Executive session
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,755 words

Source: the Personnel Board meeting of September 23, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.