2/10/1992 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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-r iS PERSONNEL BOARD a MEETING of FEBRUARY 1 , 19PAGE Because of this, Al said that he got .involved in reviewing the policies for vacation, sick and compensatory time from which he outlined the attached chart . He said that the review of the benefits did not Include the school. . Al indicated that John Ferriday has requested information from the Superintendent ' s office , , Upon review of the fringe benefits, Al ' said that he presented recom- mendations to the Finance Committee ( copies attached ) . J ,eta Sousa advised the Fina c Committee members that one of the things that the Personnel Board wants to do is to restructure and ewite the Personnel Administration Plan and that she was in the process of looking at the Personnel Administration Plan and re- organizing all sections . She said that the Board also wants to look at supervisory and professional employees working forty hours . i Al Polsi commented that it is a generous fringe benefit package , He said that another concern was the benefits the part--time employees are receiving . Fane Stockbridge commented that if you work over twenty hours weekly Por over 1 , 000 hours' yearl y, you have to provide pension benefits . She commented that the Personnel Board was asked by the Board of Selectmen to provide benefits for less than twenty-hour employees . They , receive one week of sick time and one week of vacation time . Al commented that twenty-hour employees receive some vacation, sick leave and full medical benefits . Fane said 'that most of these things have fallen as a result of negotiations with the clerical union . She commented that more peoplb should be involved in negotiations . John Ferriday commented that the Finance Committee and Personnel. Board should ask to be invited to the Board of Selectmen ' s executive session to talk about things we are uncomfortable with in the present union contracts . Discussion centered around the cost of medical insurance with Al Polsi , suggesting that they may want to make a recommendation to pay less than 7 Rita Sousa commented that we should check with other towns to make sure we have external equity .- John Ferriday commented that there are only four other towns on the Cape that pay Another recommendation of Al. Polsi was that the accrual of vacation days be limited to 10 days . He also suggested eliminating a buy-back of sick . days , With regard to longevity benefits, Al said that he thinks we should look .into a 401 tax-deferred savings plan. He said that it would b-e cost effective -for the town . Rita Sousa commented