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Millis proposes new HR department and personnel plan changes amid rising benefit costs
Summary
Select board and finance staff recommended creating a town human resources department for FY26 to manage hiring, benefits and public records requests; the personnel plan also includes step changes, a 2.5% COLA for non‑union positions and a stipend proposal for the public records officer.
Town administrators and the select board told the Millis Finance Committee on April 9 that they intend to create a human resources department in FY26 to centralize employee administration, benefits management and public‑records work.
The select board recommended the HR reorganization as part of the FY26 personnel plan. The proposal presented to the finance committee would add two full‑time positions (an HR director and an HR generalist), upgrade the current municipal benefits administrator position to an HR generalist, and add an 18‑hour‑per‑week departmental assistant at the school to cover administrative workload. Meeting materials indicate start‑up equipment and one‑time…
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