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Personnel Board. Meeting of Sept . 11 , 1989 Page 4 Meeting With Selectman Carter The Board discussed the length of term of office each Personnel Board member should be appointed and the number of members allowed on the Board . They advised Selectman Carter that they had requested a ruling from town counsel which was pending . Board members Sullivan and Turo expressed concern about their appointments of one year stating that the P .A .P . speaks to three years each succeeding term after you have started . Selectman Carter suggested stipulating the length of term that each Board member should be appointed at the time of reappointment . With regard to the Police Department Recruitment Policy , the changes will be sent to Selectman Carter as discussed earlier in the meeting . _ Discussion also included the Personnel Board articles , with Selectman Carter saying that the town will be in a shortfall with money . Ben Lofchie commented that the Town is going to burn out good employees if they do not get help. Selectman Carter said that he thinks productivity is not where it should be as employees are seen with coffee and chatting . Ben Lofchie pointed out that the employee may be on their coffee break . Selectman Carter said that he would be suggesting that the new Executive Secretary do a master plan and come up with projections where departments are going.. Leo Turo commented that each department head should have an organizational chart . Chairman Sullivan commented that the Board used to get direction from the Selectman as to special projects . He mentioned that the department is currently working on an employee handbook . Manuel Glickman suggested that an efficiency study be done by departments _ Leo Turo commented that priorities and standards need to be set . Permit Office Selectman Carter advised the Board that he ' had talked with Selectman Jacobsen regarding the hours of the permit office andthe future, plans of that department as to which budget the permitting would come under . He said that they were leaning to cutting the office hours for the fall and winter months . Chairman Sullivan suggested hiring a person and giving them the hours and if the workload is not in the Permit Office , then use the person like a floater . � y Selectman Carter said one of the problems was that no one took responsibil- ity for the permits . Leo Turo commented that a location which was com- puterized could handle it . Jane Stockbridge commented that they were doing a disservice calling . it a Permit office commenting that Building permits and other permits are is- sued elsewhere . The Personnel Assistant was asked to do some research with the Towns of Barnstable and Falmouth to see how other towns handle their permitting .