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Vernon council authorizes $32,596 emergency management grant application and advances 2.85% wage increase for part‑time staff
Summary
The Vernon Town Council voted to authorize Mayor Daniel A. to apply for a State Fiscal Year 2025 EMPG grant of $32,596 and advanced a 2.85% wage increase for nonfulltime and part‑time employees, effective July 1, 2026; the minutes were approved unanimously.
The Vernon Town Council moved to authorize Mayor Daniel A. to apply for and accept a State Fiscal Year 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) of $32,596 from the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and advanced a separate motion to provide a 2.85% general wage increase for nonfulltime permanent part‑time and part‑time town employees, effective July 1, 2026.
The EMPG resolution was introduced as part of the consent items and was seconded by Council member Laura. The resolution text in the record states the council "authorizes Mayor Daniel A. to execute any and all necessary paperwork to make application for and receive SFY 2025 emergency management performance grant (EMPG) funding ... in the amount of $32,596." The transcript shows the council moved the item and called for the vote; the provided segments do not include a roll‑call tally for that specific item.
Council members also discussed and moved a personnel motion tied to the town's personnel rules that would apply a 2.85% wage increase to the category described in the motion. Council member Bernie seconded that motion and noted the increase was included in the adopted budget. The motion language in the record cites town personnel rules (sections referenced in the transcript) as the authority for implementation. The transcript records the motion and a second; it does not include an itemized roll‑call at the segment range provided.
The meeting record shows the council also waived the reading of prior minutes and approved the minutes of the June 2, 2026 regular meeting; that approval was recorded in the transcript as unanimous. The council then proceeded to the remainder of the agenda.
What happens next: the EMPG authorization allows the mayor to complete grant paperwork and, if awarded, accept the $32,596 for emergency management uses tied to state EMPG requirements. The wage change is set to take effect July 1, 2026, per the motion language in the public record; the finance department reported ongoing staffing and software work that the town said will support budget and audit timelines.
