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10 <br /> <br />Board of Selectmen <br />Minutes <br />May 27, 2015 <br /> <br />Rodney Collins: (continued) <br />Regarding unions and negotiation, Mr. Collins indicated that it is very important to have <br />a good working relationship having mutual respect, to be reasonable and to compromise <br />in a civil manner. He would begin with the board of selectmen perimeters, and <br />department heads input on language changes. Negotiations should start early with the <br />perimeters set forth by the board of selectmen. <br />Mr. Collins indicated that he would continue with the current town manager’s approach <br />keeping a tight and strong-hold on finances. Mr. Collins indicated he father was tight on <br />finances and he is a firm believer on fiscal conservatism. Mr. Collins reminded the board <br />that he is a taxpayer as well. <br />In discussing goals and objectives Mr. Collins indicated they need to be reasonable and <br />attainable. Goals should be realized, and attributed to an action or inaction. In the police <br />department, direct reports are assembled on a monthly basis. The data that is compiled <br />highlights the activities in each department. <br />When asked of his management style with department heads Mr. Collins stated he would <br />interact with key department heads on a weekly basis. With other departments, meetings <br />would be held on a monthly basis. Internal issues are the responsibility of a department <br />head. Mr. Collins indicated he would maintain an open door policy with the board of <br />selectmen and department heads. This does not apply to employees unless there is a <br />complaint regarding a department head. <br />With regards to the capital improvement program, Mr. Collins noted that in 2005 there <br />was no plan for police department vehicles. Mr. Collins recommended a vehicle <br />replacement plan which was adopted by the CIP. It is his recommendation to maintain <br />the CIP budget level, with the institution of a 10 year plan. <br />To conduct DPW projects in-house or contracted is dependent on cost effectiveness and <br />timeline constraints. As the Town Manager Mr. Collins indicated he would not hesitate <br />to instruct the DPW to rectify a safety issue. <br />A potential change that may be implemented by Mr. Collins if he is selected as town <br />manager would be developing a set of rules to provide guidance for each department for <br />required professional or prohibitive conduct. Communication is the key. Mr. Collins <br />indicated that he has a visible presence living in the Town of Mashpee and that it is <br />important to take the pulse of the community and provide it to board of selectmen. <br /> <br />