The Town of Southborough Personnel Board discussed a request from the Department of Public Works to revise and reclassify one Business Administrator job description.

Bill, representing DPW, said the request grew out of a recent reclassification that standardized Business Administrator roles and that one of his office’s positions appears to have broader duties warranting reconsideration at a higher grade. "The impetus of the request came as a result of reclassifying all the BAs," he said, and noted some DPW duties align with comparable positions in other departments.

Chair and Personnel Director Mark described the three‑step process the town follows: the appointing authority (the Select Board) must first approve any description changes; the Personnel Board then reviews and, if appropriate, approves the job description; finally, the town performs a scoring and grading process to set the final classification. Mark and the chair emphasized that the grade will result from the scoring outcome, not a unilateral decision by the department.

Board members raised questions about comparable roles and tenure. The chair pointed out a similar position in the police department and asked Bill to proceed with the Select Board first. The Personnel Board agreed to have two members pre‑grade the job description and bring recommendations to the next meeting so the grading step does not delay the overall timeline.

Next steps: Bill will take the proposed description to the Select Board; Personnel staff will prepare the grading materials; two Personnel Board members will perform the preliminary grading and report back at the next Personnel Board meeting.