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Town staff report problems with UniFirst uniform contract; board considers stipend or hybrid approach
Summary
Highway staff said the town is partway through a two-year UniFirst uniform contract signed by a previous employee and reported repeated sizing and delivery problems; the board asked staff to survey crew preferences and consider alternatives such as stipends or retaining high-visibility items only.
Highway staff told the board they discovered the town is roughly halfway through a two-year contract with UniFirst that was signed by a previous employee. Staff said UniFirst has delivered the wrong sizes repeatedly and that the vendor has not provided a clear monetary penalty for early termination; staff are seeking contract details to understand exit costs.
Staff proposed alternatives, including giving crew members a clothing stipend (suggested amounts were discussed) and supplying just the required high-visibility jackets while allowing workers to supply other garments. "We were halfway through a 2 year contract with UniFirst that nobody knew about because Dylan signed the contract," Staff member (Speaker 3) said, describing the discovery. The board asked staff to poll the crew on whether they would accept a stipend/hybrid solution and to bring back a recommendation after assessing contract exit terms.
