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Finance Committee approves $35,000 for firefighter overtime and $37,736.92 for parental-leave coverage
Summary
The committee approved two reserve fund transfers: $35,000 to cover firefighter overtime for personnel on 111F (injured on duty) and $37,736.92 split among departments to cover staff parental leave; both motions passed unanimously.
The Middleton Finance Committee approved two reserve fund transfers during its May 12 meeting to cover immediate staffing costs.
The first transfer provides $35,000 to the Fire Department for overtime wages related to firefighters on 111F (injured on duty). The second transfer of $37,736.92 was authorized for three departments—the Select Board's office, Assessors, and Planning—to cover staff coverage during parental leave. Both motions were made by Tom Martinuk and seconded by Peter Moon and were recorded in the minutes as passing unanimously.
Assistant Town Administrator and HR Director Jackie Bresnahan told the committee that the parental-leave coverage policy had been approved by the Select Board in August 2025. The transfers were described as reserve fund reallocations; no separate funding sources or outside grants were identified for these specific transfers in the meeting record.
The committee's approval allows department managers to proceed with backfilling duties and arranging coverage for employees on leave and for operational overtime in the Fire Department.
