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Personnel board seeks approval of classification changes and a 1.2% FY27 compensation adjustment
Summary
The personnel board presented Articles 4 and 5 to ratify classification actions and an 18‑step compensation plan; the board recommended a 1.2% base wage adjustment for FY27 based on Boston CPI minus a 2% step increase.
Bill Morace, chair of the personnel board, presented Article 4 involving classification actions (job titles, grade assignments and new classifications) and Article 5, the classification and compensation plan, which includes an 18‑step chart and a recommended 1.2% base wage adjustment for FY27.
Morace explained that step increases (2%) and the CPI for the Boston area (3.2%) informed the 1.2% proposed adjustment and emphasized the plan addresses pay equity, internal comparability and external competitiveness. Jessica Porter (HR/assistant town manager) answered public questions about the list of comparable communities used for benchmarking and confirmed the comp study included about 14–15 comparator towns.
Board members and the public asked about line‑worker positions moving to union coverage and about the relationship between Articles 4 and 5 and specific miscellaneous compensation line items. Morace clarified that union items and compensation schedule details appear in other warrant articles and that Article 5 addresses salary ranges and grade assignments rather than total salary expense.
Why it matters: the articles set the town’s non‑union classification and pay structure and establish the procedural framework for future salary movement; the recommended increase affects payroll budgeting and staff retention.
What’s next: the personnel board recommended affirmative action on Articles 4 and 5 for town meeting; the articles will be presented to Town Meeting for ratification.
