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Council approves $75 holiday bonus for town employees
Summary
The council voted to give town employees a $75 holiday bonus, a payment members said should match last year’s configuration; tax treatment was discussed and staff will process the payment.
Speaker 2 moved the council to provide town employees a $75 payment described in the meeting as a "holiday bonus," and Speaker 5 seconded the motion. "I'll make a motion to pay them a $75 holiday bonus," Speaker 2 said. Council members voiced support and the motion passed on a voice vote.
Council members framed the payment as consistent with prior practice: "Do we wanna do, a $75 bonus, however we configure that that matches what we did last year," Speaker 3 said, urging the same configuration as the previous year. Members briefly discussed whether the bonus is treated differently for tax purposes; no change to tax treatment was recorded in the minutes.
The vote was conducted by voice. When asked "All in favor?" several members responded "Aye." Staff was directed to process the bonus under the town’s existing payroll configuration.
No dollar funding source or budget amendment was described on the record; council members discussed the amount and the form of the payment only. The council did not attach further conditions to the payment.
The council returned to other agenda items after instructing staff to implement the bonus.
