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Town clerk seeks higher pay as committee reviews election and operational costs
Summary
At a budget review meeting, the town clerk requested a raise equivalent to roughly $30 an hour, citing additional duties and training; committee members noted manager authority over salaries and discussed higher election-related costs and new voting tabulators with state credits.
The budget committee heard a request from the town clerk for a higher annual pay rate, with the clerk saying she "really, truly feel[s] like 30 an hour" because of years of service, extra duties and ongoing certification training.
Committee members asked whether the request had been processed through management; a participant noted the select board had recommended a raise but emphasized that "by law, it is the town manager's responsibility, and authority to do what you're asking us." Committee members said the committee would not make a final decision tonight and that the budgets will not be voted on until the end of February.
The clerk told the committee elections costs will rise this year because the town faces three elections; she said the state is offering roughly a $3,500 credit per voting tabulator and described one-time coding and maintenance fees that increase per-election costs. The clerk said the purchase timing takes advantage of available state credits.
The committee asked staff to confirm precise funded pay rates (the clerk said a 3% recommended increase would place the funded rate near $27.85) and to work with the town manager and select board on any change the clerk seeks. The committee did not take a formal vote on pay or on election equipment purchases during the meeting.
The minutes approval motion that opened the meeting was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote.
