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Personnel Board Minutes of December 5 , 1988 Page 2 List of Police Candidates Chairman Sullivan asked Chief Frye if there would be any openings in the department so that the Board cangetstarted on interviewing candidates on the list . Chief Frye said that there would be a couple of openings shortly and that we should interview candidates . He mentioned that he would be hiring Special Police Officers as well . . Candidate for Asst . Town Planner - The secretary advised the Board that she had been in touch with Lee Weller , the Town Planner ' s top choice for the Assistant Town Planner position . Mr . Weller is willing to accept the position but asked for additional monies . The position was advertised at a range of $22 ,865 to $27 , 176 . Mr . Weller is asking for Step 3 of the salary range , $25 , 042 . Ed Baker commented that it would cut his growth factor on the salary range stating that he was opposed . Tom Fudala met with .the Board briefly stat- ing that the Board of Selectmen would be appointing Mr . Weller at their meeting tonight . _ He said that he recommended a Step 3 stating that he felt Mr . Weller had the experience . After more discussion , Manuel Glickman motioned to hire Mr . Weller at Grade 11 , Step 3 . Ben Lofchie seconded . Chairman- Sullivan abstained as he was not present during the interviews . Ed Baker was opposed . Vote 2 -_1 in favor . Interview Policy Guidelines Chairman Sullivan presented the Board with a -draft of Interview Policy Guidelines between the Personnel Board and Management for their review . Board members reviewed the policy and made suggested changes . Ed Baker said that he had a different philosophy . He commented that the Board spends a lot of time interviewing and things we should do cannot be done . Ed said that in the private sector , there is a personnel department or industrial relations department which provides hiring services . They ad- _ vertise , schedule physicals , do the background checks . They screen the applications for experience. They bring applicants in and advise them what the job pays , what the benefits are and then turn the applications over to the department managers whoconduct the interviews , make s selec- tion and reports back to the Personnel Department . That selection by the department manager inconcurence with the personnel manager completes the hiring process . - Chairman:;',Sullivan said that he knows business does it that way and if we ran the ,flown like a business it would be . great . He said that interviewing in Town Hall means power and that the interview process is a big thing . Chairman Sullivan commented that he has fought for eight years to keep the interview process . The purpose of presenting the policy guidelines is, to refine the process . . Ed Baker said that he is not suggesting letting them take it over . He is just suggesting that after reviewing resumes , give the department heads "x" number of candidates ., Chairman Sullivan said . that he feltthe depart- ment heads need a; cushion . Ed- said tfiat there are a lot of things we are not doing and that he would loveto see an organizational chart . . Chairman Sullivan commented that Joe Murphy has one in his office and that the Board had done one awhile ago . Liaison of Departments . Manny Glickman asked that it be noted that Ed Baker would be taking over the library and that he would lie the contact person for the Board of Health .