Panel approves three town job reclassifications

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What happened

A Concord personnel committee voted 4-0 three times to raise pay grades for the Emergency Communications Center Manager (grade 13 to 14), Tourism/Visitor Center Manager (grade 9 to 10), and Assistant Recreation Director (grade 11 to 12), all retroactive to October 1, 2026. The committee also unanimously approved an update to Employee Handbook Policy 4.9 governing military leave, removing a pay cap that legal review determined violates Massachusetts General Law.

Key decisions

• 👤 Reclassify Emergency Communications Center Manager. The committee voted 4-0 to reclassify the position from grade 13 to grade 14, retroactive to October 1, 2026, citing expanded responsibilities including independent budget and procurement functions and growth from operations manager to division director. (Vote 4-0). Read case details
• 📜 Update military leave pay differential policy. The committee unanimously approved an update to Employee Handbook Policy 4.9 to remove a pay differential cap that legal review determined violates Massachusetts General Law, prompted by a year-long National Guard deployment clarifying military leave pay treatment. (Vote unanimous). Read case details
• 👤 Reclassify Tourism/Visitor Center Manager. The committee voted 4-0 to reclassify the position from grade 9 to grade 10, retroactive to October 1, 2026, citing growth in the number of volunteers and paid staff supervised. (Vote 4-0). Read case details
• 👤 Reclassify Assistant Recreation Director. The committee voted 4-0 to reclassify the position from grade 11 to grade 12, retroactive to October 1, 2026, citing new oversight responsibilities for the carousel program, camp staff and related recreation operations. (Vote 4-0). Read case details

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