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Minutes of Personnel Board October 25, 1982 Page 3 Meeting with the Selectmen and the Executive Secretary; cont. • Sel. Garland commented that it is rare that employment allows people to take unearned vacation. Sel. Thomas stated that it was poor practice that vacation was allowed to be taken un- earned. Bob commented that it was said that the Personnel Board sticks its nose in too many places where it doesn't belong. The Executive Secretary said that the Selectmen did support the Personnel Board com- pletely and that they have agreed to make it that way in the future. He commented that the P.A.P. (non-union employees) are allowed to take vacation up front because of the way the contract is written. He told the Board how he was creditted with vacation time on July 1 and instead of taking a military leave, he took vacation time. This is some- thing that should be addressed at the Annual Town Meeting. We should work to change it. Sel. Thomas commented that if a person were to leave after taking vacation up front, you couldn't replace that person for the. full fiscal year. The Executive Secretary said that they have to work jointly. The Personnel Board is re- sponsible for the P.A.P. and the Selectmen are responsible for the contracts. Caroline commented that the Personnel Board wanted to correct the situation and to see that the town is run properly. • Sel. Thomas commented that years ago around the holiday season, it was a ghost place. Curtis mentioned an article in the warrant for the Clerical Union requesting $6,500 and asked if it was to look into all personnel in the town under the Clerical Union? The Executive Secretary said that the request was from the Charter Commission for that amount of money and that he had two different articles hooked together commenting that there is a request for proposals and not bids under the Clerical Administrative Contract. Sel. Thomas said that the Clerical Union felt that they were doing work over and above what they were hired for. The Executive Secretary stated that he tought the Clerical Union will be surprised. He explained that some of the clerical )ob descriptions have no official job description and that they are asking to look for clarification. They will start looking in the private sector. Bob commented that the Personnel Board is working in one direction and then when a con- sultant comes in, he would be working on job descriptions under the Clerical Union. He asked when would it come together? The Executive Secretary said that it was a condition of the collective bargaining that the Selectmen would have the work done and they wanted somebody from the outside. • Sel. Thomas said that she didn't see why the information couldn't be provided to the Personnel Board. Bob asked why the consultant couldn't do the Personnel Board's job, too? He commented that there are too many people with their fingers in the pie. We might be going in the opposite direction of what they are doing and then we will have to go back to the draw- ing board. i