Norfolk County Commission approves payroll warrants, rehires and appointments; new assistant treasurer introduced

At its March 18 meeting the Norfolk County Commission approved payroll warrants, an expense warrant and several personnel actions, and commissioners were introduced to the treasurer’s new assistant.

Commissioners approved the county payroll warrant list as presented. The commission then approved a school payroll reported in the meeting as $427,936.73. A separate county expense warrant (0 30306) for $128,944.08 was read into the record and approved by motion.

The commission moved and approved multiple personnel appointments: Curtis Orange was appointed to building maintenance at Norfolk County Agricultural High School, effective 03/23/26; contingent seasonal appointments were approved for Emmett Allen and David Brown at the Walsh Recreation Facility with the dates read into the record; notices of rehire were approved for Mark Welch, Andrew Valestra and Caroline Cavicci with effective dates given in the meeting.

An item introduced early in the agenda presented Robert Fontana as a new hire in the treasurer’s office. Fontana was introduced by staff and described his background: he said he lives in Quincy and holds master’s degrees in accounting and taxation and that his prior work included public accounting and manufacturing positions. Staff said outgoing treasurer office staff (Joe) would provide transitional training to retain institutional knowledge.

The motions approving payroll and personnel actions were made, seconded and carried by voice vote; the meeting transcript records commissioners answering "Aye" for the motions but does not list itemized roll call tallies for each vote.

Provenance: Payroll warrant approvals, expense warrant and personnel motions are recorded in the minutes during the payroll/expense and personal matters agenda items; the new hire introduction appears earlier in the meeting record.