Town Council Meeting 12/8/2025. Town Council and Budget Committee discussion, regarding the transition of two contracted Information Technology (IT) positions to full-time town employees. A central issue is the significant increase in cost—estimated to be around $130,000 to fully staff the positions, budgeted collectively at over $400,000—which some members want to cut to avoid reducing other town services. The move is being pursued because the current arrangement of using long-term contractors performing embedded maintenance work is illegal under IRS guidelines. Discussions revolve around compromising on the proposed salaries to mitigate the increased expense while allowing the town manager to proceed with the mandated hiring process to correct the legal violation, a process he is reluctant to delay.