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Personnel Board Minutes Meeting of March 5 , 1990 Page 3 Meeting With Town Employees , cont . Chairman Sullivan indicated that once steps were frozen there might not be any guarantee that they will unfreeze the steps . Paul Somerville said that they were looking at a bad year for 1991 and wondered what would happen after that . He asked what would make it equitable for new people . - - Chairman Sullivan commented that things seem to be up intheair : Kevin Harrington said that he had the pleasure or displeasure of negotiating and the benefit of insuring whatever -the town does . It will, be done con- sistently . Kevin commented that whatever happens he will have some recom- mendations to the Selectmen and he will not do something to one group as a benefit and exclude another group . He said that will have the pleasure of sitting with the three groups and translating what comes out of those meetings and hopefully everyone will be on the 'same track , Kevin said that they are fitting a compensation plan into less funds . Kevin went on to say that he met .with the Personnel Board recently to dis- cuss the performance evaluation system . He said that he strongly believes that step increases should be tied into performance . Paul Somerville wondered about the employees showing initiative and ambition beyond . He commented that ,there is . a _ difference where people do their job and go home and people who set goals for themselves . He said that hopefully no,oneexpects to get a step increase if they are not meeting the require- ments of their job . - Kevin Harrington said that the thing he touched upon is that there have been some inconsistencies on the evaluations in the town. He commented that he would look at job. requirements and expectations . If a .person is .performing , they should be eligible for a step increase . He said that it is up to the Executive Secretary and Board of Selectmen to administer program consistency . It has to be realistic . Those goals and objectives need to be established in a pre-determined criteria . The challenge is that the evaluation has to be administered and done timely . Those are the things you have to establish . Everyone has to know and they have to know what the outcome is . There are tremendous benefits from doing the evaluation system and doingit well . June Daley commented that they feel they are scared at one thing one of the Selectmen said which was "we know how to get rid of an employee , don ' t give them a step increase " . She said that gave her a message . She said that the employees would like to see step increases and if cost of living doesn ' t come in , then maybe an override . ( Employees present nodded in agreement ) . June went on to say that they are trying to stand by what they were hired under and don ' t want to see it end in mid-stream . Deb, Costa asked when the new evaluation system would take place? Kevin said that he was looking at July 1 .. He said that he left written materials with Board of Se-lectmen to review .. Deb asked if they should work into the budget a Possible step increase if they met the step increase requirements based on old evaluation . Kevin asked for clarification of wha.t she was asking? Deb asked if they would have to build into the budget a possible step increase . Kevin commented that he has all the financial information . Deb commented that everyone wants assurance of the possibility of getting a step increase .