Article 3 passed without opposition, updating the Schedule A compensation plan for fiscal year 2026. Town Counsel Robert Galvin explained that the article provides a 2% annual increase for non-union town employees. This raise is consistent with the cost-of-living adjustments recently negotiated for unionized town staff.

Advisory Board Chair Vin Falla noted that the total funding for this pay schedule adjustment amounts to $54,029.36. The Advisory Board recommended the article unanimously to maintain parity across the town's workforce. The measure passed by a majority voice vote with no discussion from the floor.

Motion: The selectman moved that the town vote to amend the Marshfield Town Code to Division 2 Personnel Chapter 188-11 by replacing the existing schedule A compensation plan with the schedule A compensation plan FY2026.

Vote: Passed by Majority