The Greenland Board of Selectmen voted on Dec. 16 to approve a revised personnel policy packet that incorporated changes circulated earlier that day by department heads and Chief Tucker.

Among the edits, the board accepted new holiday language to standardize pay across departments: previously the fire department had a 12-hour holiday pay, police had eight hours and other employees varied; the revised policy sets 10 hours of holiday pay for eligible employees going forward. The board was told the change would leave overall chief budgets unchanged because hours were rebalanced between departments.

The packet also included wording adjustments the board discussed on pages cited by the administrator: removing a manager/code reference on page 26, clarifying half-day holidays (day before Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve), revising overtime/compensatory time language to reference 42 hours where applicable for the fire department, adding a standalone "divestive partner" section and a health-insurance waiver stipend on page 54, and adding New York Life as an option on page 56. Jury-duty wording was shortened to remove the word "pay" and forms for employees were attached for signature when the policy goes forward.

Some selectmen raised concerns that certain edits had been discussed in an impromptu meeting earlier in the day and argued the conversation should have taken place during the public meeting. Others said department heads were present at the earlier meeting and that the substantive content had been vetted. After discussion, the board moved, seconded and approved the personnel policy as presented; the administrator said he would forward the revised document to MRI after making the agreed changes.

The board did not detail any immediate budget changes resulting from the personnel-policy edits and said the administrator would check the final pages and forms before submission.