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Select Board asks administration for impact analysis before considering hiring freeze
Select Board and Wage and Personnel Board · February 5, 2026
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Summary
The board discussed a proposed hiring freeze covering multiple vacant or budgeted positions and directed administration to collect department-level impact statements and cost-savings estimates before any vote.
Select Board members on Feb. 3 debated whether to enact a hiring freeze as a tool to address fiscal pressure. Administration identified several positions under consideration — assistant treasurer/collector, assessor (noted as hard to recruit), one DPW laborer, one custodian, a fire lieutenant, one patrol officer, and two…
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