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Council signs off on personnel‑policy updates and several staffing changes after budget debate

Bedford Town Council · December 17, 2025
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The council approved leave‑section updates to the personnel manual and voted on multiple staffing items: it removed a proposed part‑time police records clerk (7–0), declined to convert a part‑time reference librarian to full time (4–3), approved a 4‑hour/week increase for the health officer (7–0) and reclassified an IT technician to systems administrator (7–0).

Human Resources Director Pam Hogan presented proposed updates to Section 4 of the personnel policy manual, aligning non‑union leave language with recently negotiated union contracts and federal rules (including family/medical leave and protections under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act). Changes would increase starting vacation accrual to three weeks and revise maximum accrual caps to improve…

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