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Select Board hears proposed police sidebar agreement; terms read into record
Summary
A sidebar agreement for the police department was read to the Rangeley Select Board on Feb. 3; the document outlines shift and on-call pay provisions and board members discussed timing for a potential special town meeting but no formal vote on the sidebar was recorded in the transcript.
Rangeley — During the Feb. 3 Rangeley Select Board meeting a sidebar agreement affecting police department work schedules and on-call compensation was read to the board and the public; the agreement’s terms were described but the transcript does not record a formal board vote on the sidebar.
A staff member read five items said to be in the draft sidebar agreement for police personnel, including a change to the work-week accounting and on-call pay. The read terms included that the work week for police reporting would be 43 hours, a normal pattern of 24 hours on/48 hours off would be used for certain shifts, and that when an officer is on call they would be paid $100. The reader also said a 24-hour officer would still have portions of the shift considered “on call” and that “all other terms and conditions of work for police officers … will be enforced except as modified in [the listed items].”
Board discussion following the reading focused on scheduling a special town meeting related to an overdraft issue and other calendar items; the sidebar reader said he would share the agreement with press and interested parties. The transcript does not show the board taking a recorded vote to adopt the sidebar agreement at that meeting.
Why it matters: The sidebar affects police scheduling and pay for on-call time and therefore could change staff work patterns and payroll costs if adopted. The board did not make a formal motion on the sidebar during the Feb. 3 meeting according to the record.
Clarifying details: - Work-week accounting: Presenter described a 43-hour work-week framework for police reporting. - Shift pattern: The draft references “24 hours on/48 hours off” as a normal shift pattern for certain positions. - On-call pay: The draft sets on-call pay at $100 when an officer is on call. - Scope: The reader said all other terms and conditions would remain in force except where explicitly modified by the five listed items.
Next steps: The reader said he would share the sidebar document with the press and with interested parties; no adoption or implementation date was recorded in the transcript.
