3/7/1983 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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■ f a PERSoNNE BOARD M=ES of MCH 7, 1983 MASHPEE TOWN HALL The following members of the Personnel Band were present for the meeting: ' Robert obert ullivan, Chairman, Caroline Gilligan, mitis Woodbury, David Hardy and Manuel 'Glickman. Also present at the meeting were Selectman,Thomas, Selectrkn Garland and Selectman Hanson as well as members from the Finance Committee: Fred -Blythe and Herb Shanker. Chairperson Sullivan convened 'the meeting at 6:10 p.m. " Copies of the comparative salary study with other towns on-the Cape were handed out with Bob commenting that the Board compared figures with larger and smaller towns. An explanation of the computer readout was given by Bob explaining that the -she6t. contained the number of hours employees work, the fiscal. 1982/83 weekly and hourly sala,ri,es, projected weeny and hourly salaries for fiscal 1983/84 percent increases, dollar increases, plus a cost of liVing increase. ' Bob also explained the reason.why Board secretaries were not included in the total cost figure which is due to the flucuating hours of the ten boards. He did, however, note that the figure for board s : re to i s was shown at the bottom of the chart dsti at�ng an expenditure of $9,000 for fiscal. 1982/83. An explanation was given on how the percentages- were. arrived at. Bob told the Selectmen and Finance. on rrdttee members that the Per onnel Board' l o ed at job descriptions of what the t rson was doing and not at the person In the position. He ,also mentioned that the rates e then plugged into a salary schedule 'sim"la o. the Town of Barnstable.'. ' Selectman Thomas ornmented that she felt that the Personnel Board had done a marvelous Job. She asked if the salary base would change if it, received a 3% cost of living increase(using the position of "down Accountant .as an example) * Bob replied that' the Personnel. Board wanted to show a total picture and that was the reason for putting in a cost of living figure. He said that the person would stay at heir step until they moved into another step ,tl ro ,gh cost of livin . Y Selectman Thomas said that the matin thing. was. to bring-.up the base.. Bob commented that it was a ratter of upgrading people because the -pay was too low. He stated that the Personnel Board had not discussed the evaluation process acid that •the person might move up through cost of living-or they. might not move up, Selectman Garland asked why the Police Ch-fief was put ,into a Grade 31? ' Bob replied that he was at the .top, as he has been•In the position •a long UO-me. Selectman Garland asked the Board if it was' their intent. to pay the Police Chief and the Fire Chief parity? Bob replied that the Board looked at- the job descriptions and plugged then in as close as W-,e,y could as they tried to give an equitable upgrade to everyone. Selectman Thomas explained that at one time the town had to pay a certainpercentage over the highest paid man on the police department and that was the reason why the Police Chief's salary is at the point where it is.