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PERSONNEL BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 30 , 1990 MASHPEE TOWN HALL The following members of the Personnel Board were present : Robert W . Sullivan , C . Ben Lofchie , Manuel Glickman , Leo Turo- and Jane Stockbridge . Chairman Sullivan convened the meeting at 6 : 02 p -m . Personnel Board Minutes Manuel Glickman moved to accept the Personnel Board minutes of April 2 . . Leo seconded . Jane Stockbridge requested that an addition be made to the minutes to give the reasons why the Board voted for a sixth step . Manny Glickman moved to accept Jane ' s addition . Leo seconded . All in favor of accepting the minutes with the addition . Cost of Living Article Chairman Sullivan said that in follow-up to the telephone vote taken to recommend a 2 % cost of living and' staying with 5 steps., we need an offi- cial motion at tonight ' s meeting : Manny Glickman moved to continue with the five steps and add a cost of living with 20 ; Leo seconded the motion ; however, commented that he does not think it will survive the town ' s budgetary, practices and procedures . Manny Glickman commented that he thinks itis a safer course to follow . Ben Lofchie said that he was not in favor of it commenting that one union is now getting 4% cost of living and school has in their budget a ' 6% increasef� and he feels that those that work bnder''the Personnel Administration Plan should not be penalized . Jane Stockbridge asked what the secretaries in the union get . Ben Lofchie said that they are currently negotiating . Chairman Sullivan said that after the telephone vote , we changad� the vote from a sixth step . In talking with a member of the Finance Committee and the Executive Secretary , both said that they are going to recommend a 2% cost of living for the school and lay-off if more is voted . They will stick with thisonclerical , fire and police . Kevin Harrington said the negotiations will be delayed and he was not going to back off . Chairman Sullivan said that in talking with some of the employees , they are willing to go along with the recommendations of a 2 % cost of living due to fiscal restraints . Chairman Sullivan went on to say that we have to forget the 4% cost of living for the D . P.W . as we are only going to get 2 % . Ben Lofchie said that he never voted forit and is still against it . Jane Stockbridge said that she would vote for 2% and not for 4% . Ben Lofchie asked about the employees at the fifth step? Chairman Sullivan said that they will get something with the change. made between Steps 4 and 5 due to .the fact that the schedule needed to be adjusted . Leo moved for the Board to vote on 5 steps plus 2 % cost of living . Manny seconded the motion . Jane , Bob , Manny and Leo voted in favor of the - amendment of articles 4 and 5 . Ben voted against it . Chairman Sullivan asked Ben if he was .going to stand up at Town Meeting against the article . After some discussion , Ben agreed to'';move the article and Jane agreed to second the article on the floor at Town Meeting .