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Board approves retroactive reclassification and pay bump for deputy assessor
Summary
The selectmen approved reclassifying the deputy assessor position after the incumbent passed the Connecticut municipal assessor exam; the board approved a grade/step increase retroactive to July 1, 2025, and discussed precedent and budget accounting.
The Board of Selectmen approved a personnel reclassification Dec. 15 that increases the deputy assessor’s pay grade after the employee passed the Connecticut municipal assessor certification. Amy, representing the assessor’s office, told the board the employee had passed an exam that only about half of candidates clear and proposed moving the position from roughly a grade A2 step 4 (about $77,000) to grade A5 step 1 (about $88,000), a roughly $11,000 annual increase.
Staff recommended retroactive application to July 1, 2025, to reflect when the certification was earned and to align the employee’s step date. The board discussed whether retroactive reclassifications set an undesirable precedent; some members expressed concern but supported the action in this case because the incumbent earned the certification and a 2024 performance audit had recommended higher compensation for the office based on parcel count and duties.
Town staff said the retroactive cost would be covered by vacancy factors in the current fiscal year, and future budgets will reflect the new grade. The motion to reclassify the position retroactive to July 1, 2025 passed on a voice vote. Members asked staff to continue reviewing job descriptions as part of the ongoing GovHR study and to notify the board if further retroactive requests are anticipated.
The board did not detail the exact dollar amount of the retroactive payment at the meeting; staff indicated the annualized grade difference and noted that the union process had been followed.
