Spencer Selectmen approve labor pacts, authorize police vacancy
Spencer Board of Selectmen approves three labor pacts and police vacancy. The Board unanimously approved collective bargaining agreements with Teamsters Local 170 for the Utilities and Facilities unit and Town Hall Clerical Unit, contingent on Town Meeting appropriation, along with employment
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of May 4, 2026
Spencer Board of Selectmen approves three labor pacts and police vacancy. The Board unanimously approved collective bargaining agreements with Teamsters Local 170 for the Utilities and Facilities unit and Town Hall Clerical Unit, contingent on Town Meeting appropriation, along with employment agreements for Interim Utilities and Facilities Superintendent Gary Kellaher for both a contract extension and a temporary engineering aid position. Police Chief Michael Befford was authorized to advertise for a replacement officer to fill the July retirement of Lieutenant Norm Hodgerney.
The Board selected Coastal Billing for ambulance billing services at a 3 percent collection fee and approved a $3,300 contract amendment for the Ash and Main Street Complete Streets Project. ===BRIEF===
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of May 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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