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Brentwood budget committee presses select board for employee-level pay and benefit detail
Summary
Budget committee members reviewed a new departmental budget workbook and voted to ask the select board for employee‑level funded‑position detail and clearer benefit allocations to inform 2026 spending decisions.
Brentwood Town’s Budget Committee reviewed a new departmental-budget workbook on Sept. 29 and agreed to press the select board for more detailed employee and benefits data to support deliberations for the 2026 fiscal year.
Committee members said the spreadsheet, prepared by a committee member from the select board packet, shows 2025 appropriations, department requests, and a configurable salary-rise variable. The tool also contains position-level templates that compute FICA, New Hampshire Retirement contributions and other standard payroll charges when users enter current pay and proposed increases.
Members said the worksheet makes it easier to see how a proposed percentage increase would flow through…
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