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Simsbury board votes to raise first selectman stipend to $15,000 starting July 2026
Summary
After debate, the Simsbury Board of Selectmen amended a motion and approved increasing the first selectman's annual stipend from $10,000 to $15,000, effective July 1, 2026; a prior proposal to raise it to $35,000 failed to gain support.
The Simsbury Board of Selectmen voted Dec. 1 to increase the annual stipend for the town's first selectman from $10,000 to $15,000, with the new amount scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026.
Speaker 7 opened the item by proposing a $35,000 stipend, arguing the office requires many hours and noting the rise in Connecticut's minimum wage as context. "I think it's time to acknowledge that almost a decade has gone by,"…
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