Who pulled papers in Middlesex 6

 Shepard, Sousa and Sen. 

Is there a D still considering it?

Janet L has to run while Charlie is still in the mix with money to spare.

Rick M may want to try now as well.

The top earners in Framingham, Milford, Marlboro

The MWDN did a good job compiling these numbers. The extended list from each Town of the 100 highest earners can only be seen with a subscription to the MWDN. 

Note that besides a few school employee's and one Nurse, all the rest were cops. You might wonder if crime has dramatically increase last year but it has not. The majority of the OT is a result of many sick days by the rank and file members, which is a gold mine for those who are filling in. When an officer can make 8 million dollars in OT, something is radically wrong. And no one from the council or the administration will  ever dare ask to reduce the OT number.  

Milford and Marlboro seem to have the same issue. 

Eight of Framingham’s top earners made more than $100,000 in base pay, with Superintendent of Schools Robert Tremblay drawing the highest base salary at $231,230.86.

Factoring in overtime, detail work and other pay — incentives, stipends or pay tied to educational advancement, vacation time or work vehicles, for instance — five public employees made more than $200,000 in total earnings. All hailed from the Police Department, aside from Tremblay.

What do they make? Searchable payroll databases for Framingham State and MassBay

Overtime pay ranged considerably among Framingham’s top earners. Police Lt. Leonard Pini, the second highest-paid Framingham employee, garnered $225,694.71 in total pay, with $37,144.92 coming from overtime and $28,417.12 from detail work, according to a compensation breakdown provided by the city. 

 However, the city employee with the most overtime pay was Chief Public Health Nurse and COVID-19 Nurse Leader Kitty Mahoney, who made $107,077.96 from overtime. Mahoney was one of six women to make Framingham’s list of top 20 highest paid public employees, a group that includes former Mayor Yvonne Spicer.

Framingham’s highest-paid employees (total pay)

1. Superintendent of Schools Robert Tremblay: $253,777.02 
2. Police Lt. Leonard Pini: $225,694.71
3. Police officer Jeannette Dones-Linehan: $211,910.61
4. Police officer Arthur Sistrand: $211,558.81
5. Police officer John Skinnion: $200,522.18
6. Firefighter Teodoro Dones: $198,367.80
7. Assistant Superintendent of Schools Inna Kantor London: $197,505.69
8. Chief Public Health Nurse Kathleen Mahoney: $196,598.12
9. Former Mayor Yvonne Spicer: $193,744.40
10. Police Chief Lester Baker: $193,102.71
11. Police Lt. Blaise Tersoni: $193,031.95
12. Assistant Superintendent Amy Bright: $192,852.07
13. Police officer James Green: $192,008.47
14. Police Lt. Martin Keith: $191,968.80
15. Police Sgt. Rony Cesar: $190,048.50
16. Police officer Nicholas Leone: $189,170.18
17. Police Lt. Gregory Reardon: $186,263.27
18. Deputy Police Chief Ronald Brandolini: $182,683.31
19. Police officer Kimberly Kelleher: $181,746.10
20. Police officer Jeffrey DeRosa: $181,325.63

 

Milford’s highest-paid employees (total pay)

1. Police Sgt. Todd Testa: $197,612.51 
2. Police Sgt. Kara Maguire : $193,940.21 
3. Superintendent of Schools Kevin McIntyre: $192,800.38 
4. Acting Police Chief James Falvey: $180,212.19 
5. Former Police Chief Michael Pighetti: $179,417.45 
6. Deputy Police Chief John Sanchioni: $168,276.29 
7. Police officer Justin Kuras: $167,068.95 
8. Police officer Todd Fletcher: $163,403.62 
9. Police officer Patrick Motuzas: $163,268.87 
10. Police officer Antonio Dinis: $163,234.80
11. Police Sgt. Edward Varteresian: $161,305.91 
12. Legal Counsel Charles Boddy: $160,745.35 
13. Police officer Kevin O’Loughlin: $159,336.79 
14. Police Sgt. Kenneth Kingkade: $156,661.21 
15. Fire Chief Mark Nelson: $156,571.27 
16. Police Detective Sgt. Craig Stanley: $152,506.08 
17. Assistant Superintendent Kathleen Perry: $148,182.83 
18. Town Administrator Richard Villani: $147,851.10 
19. Deputy Fire Chief Michael DeTore: $147,124.55 
20. Firefighter John Dumont: $146,990.79

 

Marlborough’s highest paid employees (total pay)

1. Police Lt. Daniel Campbell: $219,321.45
2. Police Capt. Paul Valianti: $218,000.28
3. Police Chief David Giorgi: $211,333.64
4. Police Capt. Timothy Naze: $191,468.82
5. Police Lt. Matthew Hassapes: $190,579
6. Police Lt. Thomas Bryant: $189,698.43
7. Police Lt. Robert Jusseaume: $184,997.96 
8. Police Sgt. James O’Malley: $182,410.87 
9. Police Officer Victor Linnell: $175,515.55 
10. Police Sgt. Richard Gaudette: $172,663.63 
11. Police Sgt. Ronald Ney: $172,608.85 
12. Fire Battalion Chief David D’Amico: $171,645.62 
13. Police Sgt. Kenneth McKenzie: $168,641.74 
14. Police Officer James Gough: $167,412.83 
15. Fire Battalion Chief Brian LaCroix: $165,987.01 
16. Police Sgt. Richard Oldroyd: $165,598.57 
17. Fire Chief Kevin Breen: $165,355.71 
18. Police Officer Keith Moro: $165,259.98
19. Superintendent of Schools Michael Bergeron: $164,281.32 
20. Police Lt. Stephan Lupien: $161,901.56

Masks Mandates considered tonight

The BOH and the Mayor have already made up their collective minds imo. Tonight they are just paying lip service to those who think there's no need for the masks any longer. I say let the decision be made by reputable scientific data that shows not wearing a mask will protect us from those who refuse to get vaxxed and boosted. 

I still believe that a vaccine mandate (for all city employee's and the Schools) will have to come at some point, if and when the amount of staff is out with covid and the disruptions cause more problems.

This Special Meeting of the Board of Health is called for discussion and potential vote to rescind  Executive Order #EO2022-001 Requiring Mandatory Masks in City Buildings and All Public Premises Within the City of Framingham, and Executive Order #EO2021-003, Mayor Spicer Executive Order Regarding Mandatory Masks in City Buildings.

Open Session
1. Call to Order
2. Discussion with Mayor Sisitsky re Potential Rescission of Executive Orders #EO2022-
001 and #EO20210003, joint orders by Mayor Charlie Sisitsky and former Mayor
Spicer and the Framingham Board of Health
3. Public Discussion
4. Potential Vote
5. Adjournment

Topic: Board of Health 2.22.22
Time: Feb 22, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Chris Petrini is leaving on June 30, this year.

 You had to know this was coming. The Mayor clearly signaled his intentions to reduce the legal fees. As you may remember, during the budget talks, some on the council asked why the legal expenses were going up. At one point I believe the council wanted their own lawyer, early in the Spice administration. And you can't say Chris didn't do his job and was not loyal to whomever paid him. As an outsider, I couldn't possibly know the amount of legal questions that Chris has had to deal with. Like the Eurie Stamps killing, the theft of the evidence room at FPD, the numerous lawsuits against the Town now City by cops who didn't want to be told what to do, to the SMOC lawsuit. Chris has seen it all.

Chris goes so far back, John S. and Charlie S. were selectman.

Come budget time you may see a new legal budget with a much smaller retainer and perhaps they may want to hire their own hired gun. I hate to see him go. He has always answered any question I had with class and respect.

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