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Council authorizes HR to negotiate municipal-fellow hire within grant funding
Summary
The council authorized staff to negotiate salary and benefit terms for a municipal-fellow position to be paid from a state grant, with final appointment subject to council approval.
Councilors on Feb. 13 authorized town staff to negotiate salary and benefit packages with a finalist for a municipal-fellow position funded by a grant, with the stipulation that any final hire and compensation package remain within the grant amount.
The meeting record shows the town received grant funds intended to support a municipal fellow; the director and staff said the town has interviewed candidates and sought to fill the grant-funded position without delay. Council members moved and seconded a motion to allow "Kelly" (identified in the meeting as the staff lead on hiring) to negotiate terms up to the maximum the grant allows so the selected candidate could be onboarded sooner. The council said any final agreement would return to the council for formal approval.
Council members noted the grant’s reimbursement terms and that the town will remain within the grant’s $70,000 ceiling for personnel costs; staff said the grant reimburses the town for qualifying salary and benefit expenses and that they will ensure compliance with grant terms.
The motion passed by voice vote, and councilors said they would expect the final hire and any employment contract to come back for council approval at the next meeting.
