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Selectmen advance 2026 budget: agree on 2.7% COLA approach and increase welfare stipend
Candia Board of Selectmen · October 6, 2025
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Summary
Board members reviewed the 2026 proposed budget, asked staff to apply a consistent 2.7% cost-of-living adjustment across wage lines, approved an increase to the annual welfare stipend and scheduled joint review with the budget committee on Oct. 22.
Selectmen on Oct. 6 reviewed the draft 2026 budget, agreed to standardize how cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) are applied and voted to increase the municipal welfare stipend.
Board members noted inconsistencies in the draft materials and directed staff to ensure each wage line is treated consistently; one selectman…
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