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Budget review exposes debate over police chief pay, library increases and EV chargers
Summary
The Select Board spent substantial time on the 2025 proposed budget, debating a proposal that would move the police chief to hourly pay with a departmental cost increase, questions about a large library budget request and a grant-funded proposal for EV chargers in the town-office lot.
The Select Board's budget review focused on several high-impact items. Board members spent extended time on a police-department proposal that would shift the police chief from a salaried to an hourly payroll arrangement and reflected a 7% increase in the chief's budget line. Supporters said the change would fairly compensate overtime and uncompensated hours; critics warned it would raise overtime exposure, New Hampshire retirement contributions and holiday buyouts and could create safety and staffing concerns if not controlled by clear overtime caps.
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