4/25/1994 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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PERSONNEL BOARD MINUTES PAGE 2 MEEETING of APRIL 25, 1994 ,whether to implement a procedure for certification by a health care provider of an employee ' s fitness to return to work , .whether to require periodic reporting on the status and intentio-n of an employee to return to work . *Whether to permit the accrual f seniority and other benefits during the , leave period . -The arrangements for the payment of an employee ' s share of health insurance premiums during unpaid leave , . .Whether to implement a procedure for recovering health insurance premiums upon an employee ' s failure -to return to work , ' ,whether statutory leave may be taken in addition to other leaves . The Board felt that. medical certiflc tions, the follow up, and an decisions .r .garding health insurance should be made by the Personnel Board . The Policy will be submitted to the Board of Selectmen/Executive Secretary for acceptance. REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL The Board addressed several issues to include in a Request for Proposal for a job classification and pay scale study, review and composition o various personnel bylaw changes . The issues included in the request pertain to input received from the Board of Selectmen, Executive Secretary, Finance Com Ittee, and employees relative to updating the Personnel Administration Plan . The issues to be included in the Request for Proposal are : .Review of all positions for the purposes of passible reclassification, and evaluation of any requests for new positions . -Review and recommendation of the leave policy with respect to providing a comprehensive program' of annual , sick, and other types of leave de- signed to allow employees to take time off the job for -vacations and other personal reasons, and to provide for time off without loss of pay in cases of illness, injury and a variety of other situations . .Review and recommendation of an annum, vacation leave buy-back arrange- ment , ,Review and recommendation of language to be included in the personnel plan pertaining to positions that fall under Massachusetts General Laws for the purpose of appointments, access to the town ' s _grievance procedure, discharge, etc , Review. and recommendation of a change in the wording of the town' s probationary period .