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Hampden Select Board reviews draft budget; proposes facility manager, water-district clerk and modest insurance increases
Summary
Board reviewed draft FY budget line by line, added $30,000 to employee benefits, discussed a $70,000 facilities-manager position and a $23,000 water-district clerk, and debated custodial, utilities, transfer-station and library moving costs ahead of town meeting.
Select Board members in the Town of Hampden conducted a detailed review of the draft fiscal-year budget on March 10, addressing staffing proposals, facilities costs tied to the planned move to the Thornton W. Burgess (TWB)/Town Hall complex, and several capital and operating line items ahead of town meeting planning.
The board accepted a recommendation to add $30,000 to the employee-benefits line to reflect updated payout estimates. Members discussed a proposed full-time facilities-manager position (listed in the draft at about $70,000) and a water-district clerk position at about $23,000. The board discussed options for combining duties — for example, increasing the board-of-health coordinator from 32…
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