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Finance Committee reviews FY27 Fire budget with substantial salary, training increases

Finance Committee reviews FY27 Fire Department budget with substantial cost increases. Finance Committee Member Joshua Franklin presented a detailed budget model developed with Fire Chief Christian Hassel showing firefighter salaries rising from $219,000 to $433,000 and training rising from $32,000

Three boards coordinate public works budget and operations review

Essex boards align on public works reforms for fiscal 2027. Three town bodies — the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, and Board of Public Works — convened jointly on February 24 to coordinate DPW priorities. Finance Committee Chair Jodi Harris outlined the need to quantify departmental needs

Selectmen, Finance Committee, Public Works agree on DPW software purchase

Three boards chart DPW budget modernization, reject sidewalk-clearing bylaw. At a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, and Board of Public Works, Chairman Alva A. Ingaharro and Finance Committee Chair Jodi Harris led discussion aimed at modernizing departmental budgeting for

Board of Public Works, selectmen, finance committee coordinate on DPW operations and budget

Board of Public Works, selectmen coordinate on DPW budget and water projects. At a joint February 24 meeting, Chairman Nick Ellis and the Finance Committee agreed to seek funding for work order and asset management software at the Annual Town Meeting to better document labor costs across DPW

Board Approves First Full-Time Deputy Fire Chief Position

Essex Board approves first full-time Deputy Fire Chief at $105,000 to $120,000 annually. Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki recommended the creation of a management position to handle administrative functions and emergency response for the Fire Department, which has operated without full-time