Cheshire Selectmen Eye Salary Increases in FY21 Budget

The fiscal 2021 budget preparation dominated at Tuesday night's Selectmen's meeting.

Aside from reviewing the Board of Health and Council on Aging operating budgets, the board discussed at length what some members see as stagnant salaries for many town positions.

Town Administrator Edmund St. John IV recently undertook a salary study with input from the Massachusetts Municipal Association's Human Resources department. Chairwoman Michelle Francesconi feels Cheshire has fallen behind other similar communities in compensating it's employees.

St. John echoed Francesconi's thoughts and outlined the process he undertook with the MMA.