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Selectmen defer decision on former assistant town clerk pay dispute; finance office to calculate differential
Summary
A former assistant town clerk requested pay equalization after a colleague received a higher rate. The board said the exact delta (~$5,712 cited) will be calculated by the finance office and the matter will return to the board in December.
A former assistant town clerk (Britney) asked the Board of Selectmen to address a pay difference after a subsequent employee was paid a higher rate. Board members discussed whether the town was legally or morally obligated to equalize pay and cited an approximate difference of $5,712.
Members agreed to ask the finance department to calculate the exact pay differential for the relevant periods (including the time Britney worked alone from July 1 to Aug. 22) and to return the item for a December decision. The board noted that, even if the delta is paid, the amount should fit within the existing payroll line item.
The board did not approve immediate payment; instead it agreed that staff will provide a detailed calculation and scenario options at the next meeting.
