1990-PERSONNEL BOARD - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

IPersonnel Board Minutes Meeting of February 12 , 1990 Page 2 Article Review , cont . t at she would be willing to adjust her hours from July through December from 37� hours weekly to 35 hours so that there would be enough money in the budget to change the weekly hours to 40 hrs . in January . Note : The Personnel Budget is worked up on 371� hours weekly for the Personnel Assis- tant as currently appro"ved. by, Town Meeting . The Board briefly discussed the fact that' they had been given the opportun- ity to review the upgrade of some P . A . P . positions with the exception of the upgrade of the Administrative .Assistant ( a P .A .P . position ) . This upgrade - was recommended in the Selectmen ' s budget ; however , should follow the same process as other requests . The Board said that they would discuss this with Kevin Harrington when he attended their meeting on February 26 . Upon review of Joyce Mason ' s personal service contract , Chairman Sullivan ad- vised the Board that the contract of the Administrative Assistant will end on February 13 , which is thirty days after the new Executive Secretary com- menced on the payroll . Town Report Board members were given a copy of the Town Report submitted to the Board of Selectmen . Chairman Sullivan advised the Board that he worked up a good por- tion of the report with help from the Personnel Assistant . He commented that he tried to center on public relations . Leo Turo moved to accept the town report as submitted . Jane Stockbridge seconded . All in favor . Secretarial Absence The Board reviewed a memo dated February 9 from E . S . Virgilio , Director of the D . P . W. requesting temporary help of Mary Coomey while his secretary Nancy Cannata is away on vacation during the period of March 8 through March 20 . The Board pointed out that the Town may have to pay time and one half to this employee where she currently works 8 hours weekly for the Harbormaster assum- ing the request is for 37� additional hours . The Board had no objection with Mary Coomey working as a temporary employee for this period of time provided that there are monies in the budget . An additional request to have Mary Coomey work periodically during the Spring and Summer months at- the D .P . W . was considered by the Board . Ben Lofchie asked the Personnel Assistant to check into where the monies would come from . Personnel Procedures The Board was advised that Chairman Sullivan sent the Executive Secretary a memo asking him to direct employees to the Personnel Board with their re- quests prior to getting the Executive Secretary ' s approval on Personnel mat- ters . The Board was apprised of a situation where the Town Accountant had received the approval of the Executive Secretary for her and the Assistant Town. Accountant to attend a six-week computer seminar in Marlborough to learn UMAS , the municipal accounting system . The cost of this seminar would amount to $800 and would be paid o_uitof the Education Account . Ben Lofchie asked that a memo be sent out to remind people that their request for tuition reim- bursement must receive Personnel approval prior to enrolling in a course .