3/21/1994 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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PERSONNEL BOARD MINUTES MEETING OF MARCH 21, 1994 PAGE change the grade afterall , Dave said that the money is fine but they wont stay in the position. Some people tet this position as entry- level , He said perhaps they need to rethink the whole thing because of the revolving door, we train theme and they are out the -door. Joe asked how many times have they changed the pos�t�on. Dave said d that they the position has not been reviewed since - 1392 , a commented that we are going keep getting' people every year and a half. Dave said it is a frustrating situation where they keep switching for better `obs . Joe asked if the job was a boring job? Dave said that it is a very flexible job. There is a whole bunch of work , It isp to the person how .it is done and when it is dome . The person is outside all the time . Bob Sullivan commented that it is an entry-level job . Dave said that anyone with a reasonable degree of intelligence can learn the basics of the job quickly. T.here is a lot of opportunity to expand beyond the 'ob description. The more you learn, the more marketable you are, Bob Sullivan asked if there is such a position as Sr, Data Collector and if the Board should be looking at that? Dave commented that the money is too low and even a lateral move any place on the Cape wouldpay more money. Dave went on to say that the only chance of getting someone to Stay is to get someone who doesn ' t want a better job - a person who is semi-retired or someone in the trades who doesn' t 'want to get up on the roof and someone with deep ties to the area, With regard to the Position Questionnaire and review of thep osit, on of Data Collector, Dave said that he did not return it to be Board because the position is the position as described in� the job des ription. He explained that when they started the position, they were reorganizing g the office. There was no permanent position, and they had $18r000 in the budget* The salary was set . n an arbitrary way, The position requires measuring houses, going to businesses and listing personal property and then entering information on the computer, it also re-quires someone who is self-sufficient . and who can mate decisions , Dave mentioned that he. wants someone with staying power. Discussion centered around the request for upgrade of the position. -p Bob said that research should be done by Personnel . Dave commented that the upgrade would not have kept any of the people that left . Joe asked what could be done to keep the employees interested in the position? Dave said that he did not think anyone was bored , It is a decent job. The oard indicated that they would recommend tabling the article requesting g q - the upgrade which was submitted to the Board of Selectmen. Dave said that it would not upset hire at this point -if the article did not go to town meeting, however, he would not want to wait another year.