State law changes and Amendment 3 could reshape town revenues, staff warned
Staff briefed commissioners on two state-level changes: a new transparency/financial-transparency act requiring earlier posting and quarterly publication of employee names/titles/salaries starting January, and Amendment 3 (property-tax ballot) that could shift revenue beginning fiscal 2028 and potentially reduce town budget by roughly $350,000 over two years in a staff scenario.
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Heidi walked the commission through newly enacted state requirements and a pending ballot measure that could affect local revenues and public disclosure obligations. On transparency requirements she said, "Beginning, this January, we are required by law to post all employees' salary information including their names and their job titles and their salary on our website every quarterly." Commissioners voiced concerns about privacy and the morale effects for employees; staff said some personal data (addresses/phone numbers) remain redaction-eligible for certain categories under existing law.
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