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HR director recommends $5,000'$15,000 stipend range for Emergency Management Director; board discusses process
Summary
Human Resources Director Chris Pelosi presented a salary-survey recommending a stipend (recommended $10,000, range $5,000'$15,000) for the Emergency Management Director position, saying the analysis benchmarks similar-sized towns and should be based on job scope rather than individual performance; board members asked whether catastrophe-based additional pay exists and were told they did not find that model in surveyed towns.
Human Resources Director Chris Pelosi told the Board of Selectpersons the town's salary survey supports a stipend for the Emergency Management Director that generally falls between $5,000 and $15,000, with Pelosi recommending $10,000 based on benchmarking similar-size towns.
Pelosi said the board's assignment was to identify an appropriate stipend pay range "if it were to be a stipend position," not to evaluate the incumbent's performance. "The board tasked me with going out and specifically identifying what the pay range would be for the emergency management director position if it were to be a stipend position," he said. Pelosi emphasized the methodology centered on town population and comparable municipalities participating in the CCM salary survey.
When a selectperson asked whether any surveyed communities pay a fixed stipend plus an additional catastrophe-based payment, Pelosi said he did not encounter that model: "No. It's a fixed stipend amount," he said, adding that nearby towns vary widely (Oxford pays $5,000; some towns like Ansonia and Derby rely on unpaid volunteers; Shelton has a full-time emergency management position).
Board members said they wanted to put the issue to rest and praised the due diligence. Several members noted the board had previously approved the recommended stipend range and asked staff whether any further meetings (for example, a joint meeting with the Board of Finance) were needed. Pelosi offered to attend any follow-up meeting to present the information again if requested. No formal change or salary award was recorded during the meeting.
