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Budget committee recommends $857,448 public‑safety total after debate over fire wages and stipends
Summary
The Town of Buckfield Budget Committee voted to recommend a public‑safety budget of $857,448 after agreeing to keep the manager wage line, raise turnout‑gear funding by $1,500 and add $500 for communications equipment; committee members flagged stipend accounting and time‑tracking concerns.
The Town of Buckfield Budget Committee voted to recommend a revised public‑safety budget that the committee recorded as $857,448, accepting manager‑column language that preserves a higher wage line while adopting modest equipment increases.
Staff member (S3) told the committee he had inserted both his manager numbers and figures sent by the department for transparency and fairness, and that the two wage totals differed by about $1,750 (his manager figure was presented as roughly $94,075 versus a submitted $93,000). He recommended keeping the manager wage line and adding…
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