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Eden approves $44,975 share of regional fire department budget for 2025
Summary
The Town of Eden approved a $44,975 contribution toward the regional Fire Department’s 2025 budget at its Dec. 9 meeting. The minutes note payroll as the primary budget increase, tied to a new pay structure based on trainings and call responses.
The Town of Eden Selectboard approved $44,975 as the town’s share of the Fire Department’s 2025 budget during its Dec. 9 meeting at the NHP/Eden Fire Department. Tim Bullard moved to approve the amount and Ricky Morin seconded; the minutes record the motion as approved.
The meeting record states that payroll was the only substantive increase in the proposed budget. The minutes explain the payroll change stems from a new process in which personnel are paid based on the number of trainings and calls they attend; the proposed payroll figure represents a maximum amount assuming every person attends every scheduled training and includes a buffer for two additional hires. The minutes do not record which speaker delivered the budget explanation.
No roll-call vote tally is recorded in the minutes; the motion’s outcome is listed as “approved.” The meeting opened at 7:08 p.m. and adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
