2/7/1994 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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PERSONNEL BOAR] MEETING PAGE J MINUTES BUAY 7. 1994 '. give the Board the benefit of the doubt as ho feels the Board could do good job. Bob Whritenour said that there are a lot of issues, and he does not want to dump all of it on the Personnel Board, Joe Dellagala asked what the cost versus the benefit was? He said he figured it will cost the department $200.000 $ ,000 for salary, plus d for benefits ) . Also, you will have to' hire a clerk and office space will. e needed . Bob Whritenour said that the wage and reclassification plan needs to be addressed. He asked "How will we get these things done?"' He went on to say that we do not want to take things away, We want to help. Joe asked what the Board could do to help? Schuyler Wires commented . that he thought the town was trying to avoid loading the tax base , Bob Sullivan said he thinks Bob should go slow and think about getting a consultant to d-o some of the projects . Joe said the Board needs to debate it and knock it around ., Bob Whritenour said that he wants to work with the Board and is excited to have a Board . With reference to meeting with Department Heads, Bob whritenour said that he wants to be able to define major areas . It is viewed where some department heads are looking for advocates, and he wants the-9 Personnel Board to avoid being drawn into the trap. He told the Board to feel free to have Department Heads come in. There is information the Personnel Board should be dealing with, and they should make the Department Heads do their homework . Bob Sullivan said the Board recommends and does the research, and they have sat down with Department Meads . Now some of them are confused as to who can talk to the Board and who can' t . Bob Whritenour said that he needs a strong Personnel Board and strong Personnel Department . There is no way that he can do all the things that his department needs to do and personnel needs to do , Joe Dellag la again commented that Bob should give the Board the benefit of the doubt . Schuyler wires said that- it 'threw him off when one Selectman Indicated she thought the Board members were pro-union. He said that it was an assumption, and It was good it was brought up. He said that the Board is trying to do the best for the tax payer ultimately* Deference was made to the Personnel Handbook recently received from the M.M .A. Bob said that he would like the Selectmen to adopt it . It talks about identifying state statutes and regulations are clarified .