GORHAM — The selectmen reached several key budget decisions at their Wednesday night meeting, Dec. 30, in preparation for their first virtual meeting on Jan. 7 with the town’s elected budget committee.
They voted unanimously to give most town employees a 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment in the proposed 2021 budget. The spreadsheet from which they worked had two choices: 1½ percent or 2 percent. Chairman Mike Waddell noted that benefits for Social Security and SSI beneficiaries will increase 1.3 percent in 2021. The lower amount would total $18,246,and the approved higher COLA, $23,670.
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