11/25/1985 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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Personnel Board Minutes Meeting of November- 23, 1985 Pace 3 Selectman Hanson commented that there are four~ major~ positions not saying what they deserve. He said that the M. i.A.. 's report shows that the Police Chief is underpaid, for example. He asked why the management employees were not holding their ground as who knows what the town can afford. He said that everyone who had a complaint and who did not ask to meet with the Personnel Board is a big disappointment to him. Verne Polka commented that they feel, the whole proposal 'will be shot down. As a Town Accountant, Verne Polka, asked the Board if they intend to support Article 17 exactly the way it is. She paid that when the Board included the 35-hour a week positions, they were out of line. She. said they were not part of the management study. She commented that Grades 1-13 are being asked at Town Meeting to get % retro-active. Ben Lofchie commented that the M.M.A. considered cost of living on.manager ent positions. Ben asked the Town Accountant if she wanted the Board ' o review her position is see if a . cha e should e made. The Town Accountant said that she is not willing to accept a change on her position alone' as she would not be comfortable if the whole plan was not considered from the managers. Ben Lofchie said that any person has the right and should come into 'see the Board and fight for_ themselves as individuals and not come in for a croup. Each person will, be judged a an individual. Verne Polka asked for~ consideration of whole proposal commenting that maybe they need to postpone it for a month. Selectman Hanson commented that hem%h-as said that Personnel Board will meet with all to discuss issues abou.t their position. Verne Polka said that she wanted to get the group bac) to-g again and to postpone_ both articles. She said that it was the feeling of the managers that if everyone will cooperate they would recommend both articles to he indefinitely postponed. Manuel Glickman commented that the Personnel Board will nevi ew� and consider. Verne Polka asked if she could tell the management employees that we have a good line of communication and the the Personnel Board will sit down. chairman Sullivan said that if we vote to postpone it, you can. If we don't postpone it, we don't have any time. Selectman Hanson asked if the Town Accountant was speaking for the group in suggesting postponement? Verne Polka replied that it seems the majority of there feel it will he the prudent thing. Chairman Sullivan asked if there is a possibility for a counter~ proposal 3 Verne Polka said that there could be a 3rd one -- individually. With reference to Article 53, selectman Hanson said that he would have the Executive Secretary add an arfiendrdent to the article if Article 17 was indefinitely postponed. At this point in the meeting, the Town Accountant and Selectman Manson left. Ben Lofchie mored to indefinitely postpone Article 17. Caroline Gilligan seconded. After much discussion and review of the M.M.A. 's commentson the second proposal] the motion on the floor was removed. Comments from Anita Tekle the"Consultant for the M.M.A. proposal on the second counter proposal were that it was not justified in terms of market placement or internal eguita ility. Positions were grouped differently to what they feel justified. 4 The Town Planner was placed by himself. The Health Agent was placed 17.6t i er than what the survey said and the Park & recreation 'Director was placed 4.6% lower.