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Selectboard discusses cost-of-living adjustment policy; will pursue warrant article after debate over authority
Summary
Brentwood Selectboard debated adding a guaranteed cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to the employee handbook. Some members said the board cannot bind future boards financially; the group agreed to pursue a warrant article for Town Meeting instead of adopting a binding policy at the Selectboard level.
At the Oct. 11 meeting, a Selectboard member proposed adding a guaranteed cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) tied to the federal Social Security COLA to the town’s employee handbook; the board discussed authority to enact such a guarantee and whether it should go before voters as a warrant article.
The proponent said the COLA would ensure employees’ pay keeps pace with inflation and suggested the handbook…
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