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FinCom questions Select Board, IT budget increases; seeks website and training fixes
Summary
The committee reviewed an ~8.6% Select Board budget increase, discussed a higher-paid IT director recruitment and merged IT budgets, and flagged multiple inaccuracies on the town website that require staff or volunteer training.
Town Administrator Joe LaCivita reviewed the Select Board budget showing roughly an 8.6% increase and highlighted several line-item adjustments: Select Board stipends set to $9,000; seasonal/temporary receptionist funding set at $19,000; renaming Records Preservation to Town Meeting recordings; and a $10,000 proposed increase to Legal Services. The FinCom suggested reducing Administrative Assignments (#5142) by $10–15,000.
LaCivita also described consolidating IT budgets (#155 and #156) and advertising for a more senior IT Director with a re-written job description and a higher salary range (Admin. 3 step 10). The committee noted increased computer maintenance and software fees and the need to train volunteers and temporary staff who post minutes and agendas; FinCom requested a software/internet fee breakdown for review.
