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Select board honors retroactive $1,000 on-call payment and seeks interim union agreement for $50/week in summer
Summary
After a pointed debate over contract terms and process, the board voted to honor a prior $1,000 on-call payment and authorized staff to seek an interim agreement with the union setting summer on-call pay at $50 per week pending formal policy changes.
The board revisited an earlier retroactive on-call pay decision for a public-works stand-in and heard competing views about contract language and process. Board members noted the union contract explicitly provides $125/week winter on-call pay, while summer practice for a stand-in had previously been $50/week. One board member criticized the procedural handling and invoked the union grievance process; others moved to honor the prior $1,000 payment and to negotiate an interim $50/week summer on-call arrangement with the union while the personnel policy is formalized.
The motion carried after debate and was recorded with a dissenting voice. Board members acknowledged mistakes in process but also emphasized the stand-ins service. The select board directed the town to contact the union about an interim summer on-call rate and to incorporate the change into the personnel policy for the next contract cycle.
