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Personnel Board Minutes Meeting of October 2 , 1989 Page 2 Annual M.M.P .A . Conference Jane Stockbridge presented the Board with a summary of the workshops which she attended at the Annual M.M.P .A. Conference . She commented on the fact that there were three questions which she was asked to gather information . 1 . What the prevalence of personal service contracts is? The answer was that only the Executive Secretary and the Library Director were covered by such contracts . It was even suggested that it might not be legal for other contracts to be written . 2 . Are there benefits given for employees who work less than 20 hours per week in other municipal-ities? This question was met with surprise and no one volunteered that they gave benefits to those employees . Falmouth representatives seemed to feel that doing this would create problems in other municipalities . 3 ) . . What benefits are we required legally to provide for employees working 20 hours per week or more? Bob O ' Hare (aconsultantat the conference ) said that he would have to check it out to make certain of his response . Jane Stockbridge told the Board that she now thinks they should not rush into granting benefits to the under 20 hours employees . They first must acknowledge the feelings of employees whocdid not receive paid time-off ; but they knew when they were hired that their positions did not include any benefits . Second , there is apolicy in place in the P .A .P . (page 4 ) that employees who work less than 20 ' hours per week shall not receive fringe benefits under the plan . _ '• _ Manny Glickman commented that their reasons were to help fill the void in that section of personnel needs . Jane Stockbridge said that they .are ask- ing the employees to adhere to the Personnel Administration Plan . Jane commented that wekshould consider ourselves lucky here versus what other municipalities are having to do in laying people off . Chairman Sullivan commented that ten years ago all employees received was the cost of living and they never had problems with stepsand grades . The Board members agreed to give this some further thought and review . Municipal Salary Survey Jane Stockbridge brought in the Municipal Salary Survey which was given out at the M . M.P .A . conference . It includes the salaries of positions in several towns throughout the Commonwealth . Also included with the pass-out information was Collective Bargaining Settlements ( o ) for 1989 , 1990 and 1991 of Fire , Police , D.P .W. workers and Clerical help in several towns throughout Massachusetts . Meeting adjourned at 7 : 35 p .m . /Respectfully submitted , 1Narilvn Farren Personnel Assistant mf a