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Select Board debates public-safety staffing and rising benefits costs as budget pressure grows
Summary
Select Board members weighed proposals to add staff to police and fire, and discussed an expected double-digit increase in health insurance premiums that is inflating the operating budget.
Public-safety staffing requests and a projected jump in health‑care costs topped the Select Board’s operating budget discussion on March 4.
The Select Board reviewed recent conversations with the police and fire chiefs. For fire, the board discussed adding a deputy chief position and increased overtime to maintain staffing levels; the deputy position also carries a capital request for a vehicle. For police, the board debated hiring three additional officers in a staggered schedule rather than…
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