11/4/1985 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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PERSONNEL BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 41 1985 MASHPEE TOWN HALL The following members of the Personnel Board were present: Chairman Robert Sullivan, Caroline M. Gilligan, Manuel Glickman, Carrie Saunders and C. Ben Lofchie. Chairman Sullivan convened the meeting at 6 :10 p.m. Shellfish Job Description Upon review of the shellfish Job Description, Chairman Sullivan had concerns about Shellfish Assistants and salary. In a memo dated October 28, the Shellfish Commission indicated that they wanted to meet with t he Personnel Burd. The Board asked that they be scheduled for their meeting of November 18. Harbor Master Position Chairman Sullivan advised Board members that interviews scheduled for this evening for the Harbor Masten position were cancelled at his request. He said that he learned that the Board of Selectmen have intentions of appointing the former Harbor Master, Chet oblinsky, which he confirmed over the weekend. Personnel Board members expressed dis atisfaction of not being;.-notified of their. inten- tions sooner and asked -that a letter be seat to the Board of Selectmen advising them that interviews with applicants had been scheduled and that consideration be given to the Personnel Board's'time as well as the ,applicants' time. M.M.A. Management Salary study -- Review of Additional Concerns . Personnel Board members reviewed correspondence from Chief Martin, Carol Kohr, Wendy Rubin and Leonore Anderson addressing additional concerns over the M.M.A. Management Salary Study, The secretary advised the Board that the M.M.A. consultant followed up on interviewing the Building Inspector on October 31 and that she provided copies of the correspondence from the department heads .to the consultant{.,' Chairman Sullivan indicated that all issues would be reviewed upon resp6ne,Nlfrom the consultants who did the Management salary Study. The secretary indicated that Wendy Rubin,the Town"'.4c cbuintari and'-,, puty.:.C3 hief Cooper�: r6qU' eS' ted_-to-!,-.Aeet with .the Beard. Chairman Sullivan asked that the Board be allowed to review the response from the M.M.A. before scheduling any meetings with the Board. Carrie Saunders commented that a job analysis should have preceded- the study. Ben agreed, that all job descriptions should be updated. Aft r:.�,furth i�-..di.scus sicn, Chairman Sullivan said that doing a job analysis after the s lacy study would create a mess. Carrie agreed and suggested that they hold -off in doing a job analysis for a few years. Ben Lof hie said he felt that job descriptions should be chanced now; such as, the Fire Chief, the Building Inspector and the Town Planner. Manny agreed that they could start on the analysis by reviewing the Fire Chief, the Building Inspector and Town Planner' s job description first. Chairman Sullivan pointed out that a lot of the issues raised relating to responsibilities in one's position was a staffing issue according to what the M.M.A. consultant said. It was noted that the job description of the Town Planner was never approved by the Board of Selectmen.