BUCKFIELD — The town is working to resolve a computer glitch that sent incorrect earnings of several town employees to the state’s Department of Labor Bureau of Unemployment dating back to 2023.

Town Manager Cameron Hinkley reported the issue, which was discovered Jan. 14,  at Tuesday’s Select Board meeting.

The glitch meant that the earnings of more than half of the town’s employees were not reported, so “those earnings were not showing up on the file extract that is updated quarterly to ReEmployMe.”

The glitch only affected the unemployment numbers and did not impact reports to the state, Internal Revenue Service or Social Security, Hinkley said.

The software company that provides the town’s support identified a fix for the errors. The town is working to amend the reports for the past six quarters.

In other business, the policy on the treasurer’s disbursement warrants for state fees collected by the municipality was re-adopted, and the policy on treasurer’s disbursement warrants for employees wages and benefits was renewed. The purpose of the policies is to allow a designated member, acting on the behalf of the board, to review and sign the disbursement warrants.

Hinkley reported that the Maine Department of Labor visited the Town Office on Jan. 7 for a program inspection — the town’s first in five years. The enforcement officer visited public works, fire and rescue departments, and transfer station, checking on training issues and the health and safety of the facilities. A final report will be sent to the town by certified mail.

“I anticipate that there will be things that need to be rectified,” Hinkley said.

Hinkley also reported that the Municipal Center experienced numerous heating issues around Christmastime. The subpanel that controls the thermostats and circulators for the heating system was faulty. After the panel was replaced, a first-floor baseboard heating pipe burst. The electricians kept damage to a minimum, and Hinkley had to use a wet/dry vacuum to clean up the water.

Hinkley also received a call the day after Christmas that there was no heat in the building again. The propane tank was empty, even though the town has a service contract with automatic delivery. The town, however, had not received a fuel delivery since November.

Hinkley said the town will now receive a delivery every two weeks to prevent this from happening again.

The budget for 2024-25 fiscal year is expected to be presented to the Select Board on Feb. 18, Hinkley said.