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Committee debates councilor pay, health benefits and staffing as charter transition approaches
Summary
Committee members proposed a wide range of councilor stipends and discussed health‑insurance value, administrative support needs and transition timing. Members coalesced around $40,000 as a starting base with higher pay for the council chair and asked staff to include the figure in the draft charter materials for public review.
Committee members spent the bulk of one agenda item debating how much to compensate members of the proposed town council and what benefits and staff support should accompany elected service.
A committee member initially proposed a stipend range “18 to 24,” with 18 for councilors and 24 for the chair. Other members pushed higher: several said $35,000–$45,000 would be a reasonable starting range, and several participants argued for a market‑oriented figure in the “$40,000 range.” One member noted that an employer health‑insurance split that the town currently offers could be valued at roughly $26,000 in total compensation for an elected…
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