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Select Board Tables Cost-of-Living Adjustment Policy After Lengthy Debate

5733842 · September 3, 2025
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Board members and residents debated two competing COLA proposals at length Sept. 2, then voted to table the matter until a future meeting after further consideration and with a potentially full board.

The Brentwood Select Board on Sept. 2 debated two proposals for an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for town employees and ultimately voted to table the issue for a later meeting. Nut graf: One proposal would tie an annual increase to the federal Social Security COLA; an alternative proposed by a board member capped the COLA at 2.5% (later discussed at 4%) and…

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