The Board of Selectmen voted a suite of personnel and budget actions, including a 2% cost‑of‑living adjustment to the municipal wage and salary scale and a revised tiered pay schedule for firefighters and ambulance responders that includes a top rate of $32 per hour for members who hold both certifications or have at least 15 years’ service.

Town Administrator Brendan presented the wage and salary recommendations and explained special exceptions for public safety: new firefighter starting rate of $25 per hour, $30 per hour for firefighters with either EMT or Firefighter I/II training, and $32 per hour for those with both certifications or with a minimum of 15 years of service. The board voted to adopt the scale with the additional “and/or 15 years” grandfather clause incorporated.

The board also approved the following measures by voice vote: weekly warrant in the amount of $921,101.98; approval of minutes from the March 3, 2025 Selectmen meeting and executive session; a written leasehold transfer for 111 Knoemel Point Road (transferors Brooke and Robert Carroll to Christine and John True); a license agreement with the Conomel Point Association to attach ramps and floats to the stone pier at Knoemel Point; acceptance of a resignation from the Board of Public Works and appointment of Dexter Doan to that board; ratification of a contractor change order for the water filtration plant in the amount of $8,381.79; ratification of a tax information authorization form to assist ambulance billing compliance; approval of a Massachusetts interagency municipal aid agreement naming incoming Police Chief Thomas Shamshak effective 04/11/2025; approval of health insurance rates for active employees (town rate increase 19.92%); signature of a revised employment contract for Town Accountant Mikayla Nolan limited to compensation changes; and a 3% merit pay award to the town administrator.

The board also approved the water and sewer enterprise operating budgets and applied a 2% COLA for non‑union employees within those enterprises. Several of the votes were unanimous by voice vote. The board closed the meeting by approving the annual town meeting warrant and transmitting the election ballot text to the town clerk.