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Residents press for clarity on tax-collector hiring, salaries and auditor/internal-report reconciliation
Summary
Residents asked who will set tax collector and town clerk salaries and how a temporary company filling the tax-collector role is being paid; the board agreed to research auditor vs internal reporting category differences and provide answers next month. Chairman Humes declined to respond to one question citing a personal conflict.
Members of the public asked for clarity on process and pay around the tax-collector position and town-clerk salaries. A question was raised whether salaries above budgeted lines would be set by the Selectmen and then come to the Board of Finance; the transcript records a discussion of budget overage/underage procedures but no final decision.
Maribeth Marchi specifically asked about the tax-collector position and the hiring of a company to cover duties and how that service is being paid. Chairman Doug Humes did not respond to Marchi's question, citing a personal conflict; other board members and Selectmen offered brief statements but the exchange became heated and the chairman stopped further public-comment answers. Separately, residents asked how auditor categories compare with internal reporting categories; Christian Allyn suggested the board investigate and provide an answer at next month's meeting.
