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Board debates salary increases, carry-forwards and budget line corrections
Summary
Board members discussed budget spreadsheet transpositions, whether to apply a hybrid 2.8%/3.3% raise approach, a $3,000 shellfish warden adjustment folded into a base pay increase for the police chief role, and carry-forward account treatments for road maintenance and town lands.
During review of the annual warrant and budget worksheets, board members debated how to reflect recommendations from the budget committee (2.8% vs. 3.3%) and corrected transposed numbers that affected several position lines.
A staff member (Speaker 1) explained that $3,000 intended for the shellfish warden was included in a base adjustment for an employee who will also take on the shellfish warden role. Members discussed whether the hybrid approach (2.8% for certain officials and 3.3% for others) was correctly reflected and asked staff to reprint corrected totals; staff agreed to flag changed lines with an asterisk for floor explanation at the annual meeting.
The board also reviewed several carry-forward accounts—road maintenance reserve and town lands management—confirming some would remain carry-forward accounts and discussing the landings management committee’s planned use of funds. No final budget vote occurred at this meeting; corrections will be made before the warrant is printed.
