Chair proposes stepped hourly raise for Alex, to be added to salary ordinance

The chair proposed a stepped hourly pay increase for employee Alex at the March 26 special meeting, saying the plan would be drafted into the town's salary ordinance. "We are talking a dollar an hour for the first... dollar and a quarter and then go to 1.50," the chair said, and added, "I'll make that into a motion ... and I'll put it in the salary ordinance."

The motion was introduced during a short personnel discussion about compensation following a prior meeting. The transcript records the chair's intention to formalize the change but does not include a recorded second, roll-call, or final tally. The chair characterized the proposal as a staged increase rather than a single lump-sum raise.

The discussion included no additional details about whether the increases are retroactive, tied to certifications or performance benchmarks, or funded from a specific line in the town budget. The transcript does not specify an effective date or whether the council or governing body later approved the ordinance language.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: the chair said they would prepare the motion language for inclusion in the salary ordinance and bring it forward; the transcript contains no further procedural action or vote result on this item.