11/18/1985 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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i PERSONNEL BOARD MA HPE E TOWN N HALL MEETING of NOVEMBER 18, 1985 The following members of the Personnel Board were present for tonight' meeting Cha man Robert W. Sullivan) Caroline M. Gilligan, Manuel Glickman, Carrie Saunders and C. Berk Lo 'chie. Chairman Sullivan convened the meeting a ;00 p.m. Newspaper~ Article re: Harbor~ Master Faking reference to a recent newspaper article stating that Chester A. Kbblinsky is the only applicant for the Harbor Master position, Ben Dfche told the Board that a retraction or updating of the article was requested and not dome: He asked that a written letter be sent to the Falmouth Enterprise advising thea that there were four applicants for the position. Manuel Glickman moved to inform the newspaper. Caroline Gilligan seconded. All in favor.that a letter~ be sent advising them that there were four applicants for the position and that they contact the Personnel secre- tary regarding personnel issues in the future to see if information is correct. Meeting With Shellfish Commission Vernon Thomas, Richard Kuu s e l a and ,Bob Maxim met with the Personnel Board to discuss the job description which the Shellfish Commission prepared for a Shellfish Constable and to discuss salary. Chairman Sullivan asked if the commission checked with sgrrou'nding towns on the salary of what they are paying a Shellfish Constable. Vern Thomas replied that they checked around different towns and that a lot of it depends on what a person has to do saying that it how they figure it in other towns Chairman Sullivan inquired into how many shellfish assistants there were and if they plan to pay thea out of the $21 ,500. Vern Thomas said that there were Four assistants currently. Rick Kuusela said that the -full-time constable will be paid $21 ,500 and that the assistant deputies are currently paid $60 a month. He said that the town needs two deputies in Popponesset and two deputies in Waquoit and a full-time Constable. Bob Maria told the Board that most towns have two or three deputies -- Barnstable has three full-time and Sandwich has two full-time. Ben Leo hhie commented that there is more waterway in Sandwich and Barnstable. Bob Maria corrected hire by saying that Ma.shpee has mo. e as there are two major bays -- Popponesset and waquoi -- and two major~ estuaries -- Santuit and Mashpee Rivers. Chairman Sullivan said that they agreed that they wanted a Shellfish person. He asked who supervises the assistants, what their salary and hours will be. He said he would like to see something to that effect in the job description. Chairman Sullivan said that the town has been Paying for Assistant Shellfish people and had no control over where they were. He asked if the town is paying a month for six months or for twelve months. The 'Ibwn Accountant, who was present during the meeting, verified that the town spent $43.75 monthly t6four assistants -- a total of $2,100 for the year. Referring to the job description, Carrie Saunders commented that the language needed to be tighten up by determining who the person would report o, btabl shing the hours, the educational requirements and listing specific duties.