9/13/2005 CABLE AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE Minutes

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.w Technical Consultant Position on the Board Andrew Eliason asked Bill Shea if he was still unhappy with his consulting position for the Advisory Board. Bill reiterated his feelings previously voiced to Andrew that his position on the Advisory Board as Technical Consultant had become more of a noir-technical, clerical position, and was not what he had anticipated when taking on the job. He has been taking care of the tapes, doing titles on the computer, logging in the length of the meetings on the tape in case a copy has to be made. Many of the calls he has been responding to have been a result of operator errors. He started work with the Board three years ago, in August of 2002, with the plan that he would rebuild the system which he had put together, since no one else had worked on it and therefore did not know much about it. Recent calls he received on technical problems include microphones going bawd, a VCR which ate a tape, the omega died. His feeling is that a lot of the problems that arise are a result of operator errors. Bill stated, however, that he stili w.puld like to be associated with the Board as a technical consultant, but in a'differe t capacity. Andrew Eliason asked Joyce Mason whether she had any ideas on hdW to find a replacement for Birt Shea. Joyce stated that there was no quick fix for the problem. The two technicians at Town Hall are not in a position, time wise, to fill the void, and other staff at Town Hall are not able to handle the responsibilities involved. Joyce felt that the Board needed to focus on the immediate needs,-which are: 1 relieve Bill Shea from being called all the time, and find a replacement for Bill Shea who would work 20 hours per week. Job Description for a MashpeeCoordinator/Communications Specialist Maxine Wolfset reported that she and .wines Moroney had worked up a job description of proposed duties for a Mashpee technical specialist. Copies of the job description were distributed to the Board members present. Maxine stated that she had also gathered informative materials from Harwich, Dennis, Falmouth and Barnstable outlining job descriptions for technical specialists that are employed in each of these towns. Copies of these materials were distributed as well, to each Board member present. Maxine stated that the Harwich program is the most similar to Ma hpee both in size and job format. Joyce Mason recommended than the Board do the following: * Start with the Harwich format and carne up with a part time o hours per week)job description • Collect inform-ation on the salaries for the coordinator positions at Harwich, Dennis, Barnstable • Advertise the job in local newspapers Jim Chisholm stated that the Board would need to outline all the various jobs that need to be done by this coordinator, both clerical and technical. He noted that some of the jobs may, e voluntary, some may be covered by Town employees, and others may be paid. Bill Shea agreed to draw up such a list, and will have it ready in one weeWs time. The Board agreed to schedule a special Advisory Board meeting on Wednesday, Sept. h :00 Pull at Town Hail. The goals for this meeting are as follows: • Come up vjith a job description to include clerical and technical duties • Prepare an ad for the position • Decide what the salary will be for the position (Joyce will provide the pay scale information for coordinators in Harwich and Barnstable) It was agreed that cable funds will be used initially to pay for the salary, which will be in line with the pay scale in other Cape towns. 2