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Select Board discusses creating predictable pay matrix and COLA policy; sets target for primary budgets
Summary
Board members discussed developing a formal pay matrix for police and fire, tying cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security COLA, and agreed to request primary department budgets by Sept. 15–16 so the board can review before budget committee work begins in October.
Select Board members discussed creating a predictable pay scale (pay matrix) and a formal cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) policy tied to Social Security figures, and they set an internal timeline for primary budgets ahead of the budget committee season.
Members said a formal pay matrix would make budgeting more predictable under the town’s tax-cap environment and suggested tying annual COLA increases to the federal Social…
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