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Vermont game warden urges separate Group C law‑enforcement bargaining unit to secure 20‑year retirement steps

3098846 · April 23, 2025
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State game warden Kelly Price told the House General and Housing Committee that many Group C law‑enforcement officers cannot reach accelerated step increases within the 20‑year retirement window and urged creation of a separate bargaining unit so the issue can be negotiated.

Kelly Price, a state game warden based in Brattleboro, told the House General and Housing Committee on April 23 that game wardens and other non‑trooper Group C law‑enforcement employees have been unable to complete an accelerated step progression within the 20‑year retirement window under the current Group C retirement arrangements. “We subsidize the troopers group C system by hundreds of thousands of dollars over the 20 year period,” Price said, describing the disparity between a 30‑year pay plan and a 20‑year retirement window for non‑trooper…

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