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Kingston select board to commission wage study; budget committee urges earlier completion and clearer timelines
Summary
Committee members reviewed comparative salary figures, supported a professional wage-matrix study, and were told the select board plans an RFQ/RFP with a target to complete the study by late summer and use results for budget season adjustments.
Members of the Kingston Budget Committee spent a substantial portion of the March 26 meeting discussing employee compensation, reviewing local salary comparisons and the town’s plan to commission a professional wage-matrix (salary-study) to standardize pay ranges and job descriptions.
Budget committee member Anne Marie Roth presented sample salaries from neighboring Portsmouth and other regional municipalities, noting that some Kingston pay rates appear comparable to larger towns despite Kingston’s smaller population. Roth said she wanted the committee to be aware of those comparisons before the next budget cycle.
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