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Ware debates fire department step increases as retention tool; amendment to zero funding fails
Summary
Article 14 would create a 3% step increase tied to annual performance evaluations for Ware Fire & Rescue to improve retention; moderators and the chief said it would reduce overtime costs from vacancies. An amendment to neutralize funding if the nonunion COLA passed was proposed and defeated; finance committee recommended the measure.
Article 14 was presented as a targeted effort to reduce turnover in Ware’s full‑time fire department by establishing a step program tied to annual performance evaluations. Selectman Dearborn and the fire chief described staffing losses and overtime costs that followed vacancies: the chief said the department ran with eight full‑time staff and…
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