3/21/1994 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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PERSONNEL BOARD MINUTES PAGE r MEETING of MARCH 21 , 1994 circulation desk or with registering new borrowers . She no longer does the card filing . She is not preparing lists of orders . The new things are that she does -cataloging of new materials one-third of her time . Another thin of the timep she is doing inter-library loan requests, and the rest of the time is spent, on reference questions . There is a much heavier volume . The Library Assistant is also attending .L.A,M, S, network meetings which has to do with cataloging . The meetings are monthly and the changes are constant . You learn better ways to do things . Also, as mentioned earlier, she is developing a map of everyone ' s collections . There are code numbers which must be learned to identify information, This is all done as part of the .L. .M. S . membership . There is a membership fee . it costs $3, 000 per terminal per gear.. Helene said that if the Board looks at- Grade .8 on the P.A.P. Salary and Wage Classification sheet, they would find Admimistrativ Secretary listed . She said that she feels it is not a secretarial position as the skills are technical in nature. She said she is comparing it to the Administrative Assistant position. She would also like to add two hours to the job- so that she would have sufficient personnel at all tiniest The extra hours would not be on a weekly basis --- one week it might be four hours, another geek it might be "no"" hours . Toni commented that as a regular part of the job, they are responsible for opening and clang the bui-lding # With reference to the Library Aisle position, Helene said that it is not so much of an issue of pay as it is with parity. They are co pa ring the Library Aide to clerical positions . If upgraded, the incumbents would fall in the middle of the grade which is about seventeen cents an hour more. She said that if one is aware of inequiti s, it is a responsi- bility to address it. The Library Aide position deals with helping the public . That is why they are requesting the job title be changed . Joe asked about cross- training? Helene said that there is very 1.1ttle . Volunteers assist the circulation people . They are not doing anything with the Library Assistant or Director. They are specialized in nature and require training . Helene went on to say that they are looking fo.r five additional hogs . The Aide title does not accruately describe the job and that is why they are asking for the title of Circulation Clerk . She said that there needs to be a title which ..s more descriptive of what they do, Toni commented that Circulation Clerk or Circulation Assistant are job titles in other towns . r The job duties were addressed on the Library Aide job description . Helene said that the copy - machine duties are not as important , one of the most im por'tant . things is registering people and making sure they are