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Select Board approves revisions to acting-pay policy, authorizes HR discretion for some cases
Summary
After staff revisions, the Select Board approved changes to the town's acting-pay policy to clarify procedures, set a typical acting-pay range of about 4% to 10% above current pay and allow the HR director to authorize acting pay for grade 9 and below on a case-by-case basis; the policy includes a town-manager exception authority for rare circumstances.
The Select Board on Dec. 2 voted to adopt substantive updates to the Town of Needham's acting-pay policy, the first comprehensive review of the guidance since 1994.
Staff said the rewrite removes outdated references, clarifies the mechanics for requesting acting pay, and sets more realistic pay boundaries for employees serving in temporary "acting" roles. Under the revised language presented…
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