Selectmen set 2027 non-union pay rates at 3 percent plus 1 percent COLA
Selectmen approve 2027 pay increase at 4 percent total, split 3-1. The Board voted August 31 to set non-union town employee compensation at 3 percent COLA matrix plus 1 percent additional COLA totaling $52,775, with Selectman Ben Sharpe voting against the motion. Selectman Ed Mencis moved the
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of August 31, 2026
NH SANDOWN — Selectmen approve 2027 pay increase at 4 percent total, split 3-1. The Board voted August 31 to set non-union town employee compensation at 3 percent COLA matrix plus 1 percent additional COLA totaling $52,775, with Selectman Ben Sharpe voting against the motion. Selectman Ed Mencis moved the measure, seconded by Selectman Tom Tombarello, citing the quality of town staff.
The board unanimously adopted the Town of Sandown Cyber Incident Response Plan, which Town Administrator Lynne Blaisdell presented as a work-in-progress document based on standard incident-response protocols to be updated as needed.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of August 31, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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