The Pomfret Town Board gave raises to four employees and hired two people for the new Lily Dale Water District this month.

Two court clerks, the cemetery labor supervisor and a deputy inspection officer are getting raises. The clerks are going from $17.82 an hour to $18.38 and $16.25 per hour to $16.76. The cemetery worker will receive $16.76 an hour, up from $15.16, and the inspection officer will go from $15 an hour to $16.

Town Supervisor Dan Pacos said the pay rates are getting adjusted based on the state’s recent hike in the minimum wage.

He said Highway Superintendent Jude Gardner sought a raise for the cemetery labor supervisor in the 2023 budget, but didn’t get it. However, that cemetery supervisor “works like a horse,” Pacos said.

The board made the raises retroactive to Jan. 1.

As for the Lily Dale Water District positions, Mike Riforgiato and Leanne Fabrizio were hired. They will get $20 an hour for the part-time jobs.

Their duties will include testing and chlorinating of the water in Lily Dale, Pacos said. The water district will be responsible for their training.