Pembroke Town Meeting Approves $14,892 For Wage And Personnel Adjustments

Key Points

  • Amends classification and compensation bylaws for municipal employees and elected officials
  • Appropriates $14,892 from town free cash
  • Adjustments take effect on July 1, 2026

Voters at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting approved Article 1, which updates the town's classification and compensation bylaws. The measure, presented by S. Walsh of the Advisory Committee, amends the wage schedules for various town employees and elected officials for the upcoming fiscal year.

The article appropriates $14,892 from free cash to fund the changes. The Moderator divided the vote by individual schedules, covering full-time officers, appointed part-time employees, and elected officials. No questions were raised by the assembly for any of the four categories before the vote was called.

Motion: Move that the town amend schedules A, B, and C of the classification compensation bylaws according to the schedules listed and printed in appendix A of the 2026 annual town meeting warrant and to appropriate from free cash the sum of $14,892 to fund the changes and further authorize the town accountant to allocate the funds to the appropriate budget items voted under article two of this meeting. Such changes will take effect July 1, 2026.

Vote: Passed Unanimously