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Council debates stipend, permanence of transfer-station director appointment; motion tabled
Summary
Council debated appointing George Briggs as transfer-station director with a $500 weekly stipend, with members questioning permanence, hours, overlap with other pay and whether $500 exceeded a prior $400 offer; the appointment discussion was tabled and the council moved to executive session to consult the town attorney.
The Lincoln Town Council considered a motion to appoint George Briggs as transfer-station director with a weekly stipend of $500, an amount councilors equated to roughly $26,000 per year.
Several councilors questioned whether the role was permanent or acting, whether the stipend duplicated other pay, and whether the job required 10 hours per week or a part-time CDL operator. One councilor said a prior offer had been $400 per week and asked why the stipend would increase. Another member suggested that current public-works staff (Tim and Basil) could handle day-to-day responsibilities and that the town instead hire a part-time CDL operator if needed.
The town manager said he had already discussed the matter with George Briggs and sought to follow through on that understanding. After discussion and a motion, councilors tabled the appointment and moved into executive session to consult the town attorney about charter-related issues; no final public vote to appoint Briggs was recorded in the open portion of the meeting.
