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Selectboard discusses compensation framework, generator savings to fund security and IT fixes
Summary
Police Chief presented a compensation/paygrade proposal and reported generator project savings; the board supported spending $9,100 of leftover funds on cameras and speaker replacement at the Safety Complex and adding server-room ventilation, and agreed to continue policy discussions in 2025.
Police Chief Stewart presented a comprehensive compensation and job-description proposal, outlining paygrades (Labor I–III, Admin I–IV), step increases (approximately 4% for labor and 4.3% for admin) and flexibility for experience and years of service. The Selectboard agreed more discussion and a full personnel-policy review is needed in 2025.
Chief Stewart also reported the town completed a generator project under budget (budgeted $93,000; $25,000 remaining). He proposed using $9,100 of the remaining funds to expand security cameras and replace speakers at the Safety Complex and to add ventilation to the server room; Chair Eddie Arnold said spending the $9,100 now would still leave about $16,000 for other items. The board raised no objections to the suggestion and asked staff to proceed.
Other operational items discussed included the town's move to bring payroll in-house from Paychex (notice given Nov. 20) with an advisor to assist the transition, ARPA expenditures that left a small shortfall covered from the IT budget, and Eagle Network Solutions provisioning YubiKeys for library staff to avoid reliance on personal phones for two-factor authentication.
What happens next: The Selectboard asked for further review of the compensation proposal and scheduled a broader personnel-policy review for 2025. Staff were directed to proceed with the proposed security and ventilation purchases from the generator savings and to continue payroll transition planning.
