FARMINGTON – Selectmen gave the Fire Rescue Department the OK to refurbish a squad truck and buy an enclosed trailer to haul equipment.
Town Manager Richard Davis said Friday that Chief Terry Bell informed selectmen Thursday that the town did not win a bid for a squad truck that was out of state.
Selectmen had previously approved bidding $55,000 for the truck with the money to come out of a reserve account.
The department wanted to replace the existing squad truck that had problems with the body.
Bell brought the new proposal that would cost about $12,000 to the board, and selectmen approved it, Davis said.
Selectmen also voted Thursday to allow employees to donate up to 30 vacation days to a sick-day pool for employees needing extra days to draw from. The entire pool would be 30 days, Davis said.
The board also took under review the town’s storm closing policy. The policy is clear that if the town office opens and then closes early, employees are compensated for the time they would have worked.
But there are no provisions if the town office doesn’t open for the day because of a storm, Davis said.
It needs to be clarified, Davis said.
He did a survey of 15 towns, Davis said, and 14 of them pay their employees if the office is closed for a day because of a storm.
It’s such a rare event until this year, Davis said of not opening the town office.
The town office has been closed one day and closed early another day this year, he said.
Selectmen will take up the matter at another meeting, Davis said.
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