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PERSONNEL OVERVIEW
Personnel is budgeted to be $747M and comprises 25% of all funds total expenditures. This includes a 2% pay
increase for municipal employees. Due to needs in Public Works and Public Safety, 5.25 positions were added
to this budget. The Purchasing Manager position was eliminated during FY24. These changes result in a 2%
increase of $646,677 when compared to prior year.
Personnel staffing levels for the Town are presented in full-time equivalents ( FTE) positions. For example, a
position staffed for 40 hours per week for 52 weeks per year (2,080 hours) equals one full-time equivalent
position. For firefighter/ paramedic positions, an FTE is based on 2,912 hours per year, or an average of 56 hours
per week is used. An FTE position of .50 refers to a position that is funded for 1,040 hours per year (2,080 x .50).
The personnel count includes vacant positions.
FY 22-23 FY 23-24 FY 23-24 FY 24-25 Change Change
Department Name Actuals Adopted Revised Adopted Amount Percent
Administrative 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 - 0%
Town Manager 4.00 2.00 1.00 1.50 - 0.50 - 25%
Planning & Development 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.50 - 0.50 - 13%
Town Secretary 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 - 0%
Fire/ EMS 19.00 19.00 19.00 19.00 - 0%
Municipal Court 4.50 3.75 3.50 3.50 - 0.25 - 7%
Public Works 4.00 5.00 5.00 7.00 2.00 40%
Facilities Maintenance 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.25 -
Finance 6.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 - 0%
Human Resources 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 - 0%
Park & Recreation 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0%
Information Technology 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 - 0%
Communications 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 - 0%
Total Employees 53.50 49.75 48.50 53.75 4.00 8%
STAFFING LEVEL CHANGES
In FY25, the Fire/ EMS Department is adding three (3) firefighter/ paramedics to ensure adequate staffing of
apparatus, as determined by best practices. After a review of the Public Works Department during FY24, two
2) vital positions were added to help with necessary maintenance of infrastructure, aid in deploying new
equipment, performing mandated safety tasks to support the utility system. Additionally, a building technician
was added to be shared with the Academy.
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