Selectboard unanimously approves FY27 Fire Department pay raises
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of February 9, 2026
New Salem Selectboard unanimously approves Fire Department pay adjustments to match Wendell. The board unanimously approved pay rate adjustments for Junior Firefighters through Officer EMTs, costing approximately $4,000 to address a roughly $2-per-hour wage gap with comparable positions in Wendell. The board also unanimously adopted a Sustainable Purchasing Policy to enable DEP grant eligibility and approved a revised Intermunicipal Agreement with Wendell.
Member Mailande DeWitt announced she will not seek reelection due to a conflict with her employment at Orange District Court.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of February 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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