ATM - May 2025
Look at town meeting warrant, light commissioners elected salary.
Light $2550.00 each. Tempelton water commissioners elected salary $2550.00.
Sewer commissioners $3000.00 each
select board members $2550.00 each
Light commissioner and water commissioners are the same three people. Now, in MA, elected persons getting paid $5000.00 or more, are eligible to take part in town retirement system, which increases the cost of that (WCRR) Again, that is a Town cost and in the case of enterprise fund depts., which light & water are, those costs are passed on to rate payers. But the total WCRR is a line item in the town GF budget, the higher the cost, the more GF money goes there and is not available for other things.
This is simple fact information.
It is up to town meeting to vote those salaries/stipends, etc.
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ReplyDeleteIt appears light and Water stipends were created specifically to be above the $5000 value to be eligible for WCRR. $2550 + $2550 is $5100, or just enough to make them eligible.
ReplyDeleteI don't know the other requirements of the position, but from what is shown on the meeting schedule they barely meet once a month for 30 minutes of Light and 30 minutes. Maybe the stipend should be reduced to $1275 for Light and $1275 for Water for a total of $2550 very similar to Sewer.
Either that or don't have the same people on both commissions and pay them all $2550