Select Board limits COLA to 3 percent in FY27 hearing
Finance Advisory Committee and Select Board held joint FY27 Budget Hearing Number 5 on February 4, 2026. The Select Board voted to set the cost-of-living adjustment at 3 percent, within policy limits but below the Human Resources Board recommendation of 3.31 percent.
Finance Advisory Committee · Meeting of February 4, 2026
CHILMARK — Finance Advisory Committee and Select Board held joint FY27 Budget Hearing Number 5 on February 4, 2026. The Select Board voted to set the cost-of-living adjustment at 3 percent, within policy limits but below the Human Resources Board recommendation of 3.31 percent. Fire Department Budget Number 220 presented requests including 52000 dollars for on-call compensation under new Chief Manuel Rose and 16000 dollars annually for electricity, with two warrant articles discussed: a 50000 dollar truck with plow and a 30000 dollar stabilization fund.
Town Administrator Tim Carroll presented a two-year Treasurer contract proposal from Jared Aponte at 9000 dollars monthly and reported certified free cash should be submitted to the Department of Revenue within two weeks.
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Source: the Finance Advisory Committee meeting of February 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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