12/12/1996 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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PERSONNEL BOARD MEETING MINUTES E of DECEMBER 12,, ' 1996 DPW CONFERENCE ROOM The following members of the Personnel Board were present: Carole Dunivan, Chairman, Norma Kumin, and Marcia Lindsey, Also present: Bob Whritenour, Executive Secretary Ken Marsters, Selectmen Liaison t Marilyn Farren, Personnel Administrator The meeting convened at 9 : 10 a.m. Executive Secretary Re: Direction for Personnel Board Carole D. stated she received several calls froin Mashpee employees who are unhappy with the contracts. The work hours for PAP and clerical are 37 1/2 and r ana ement is 40 hours * They ask why doesn' t the rest of the Town work 40 hours. This has caused the morale to decline. Carole B. suggested the Personnel Board review the contracts to see if there is something the Personnel Board can do to alleviate problems . Bob W, stated the town employees are going through a transition period. There are now work rules and restrictions. PAP was the weak link in the chain. We now have work hours for managers, There are different classes of jobs . A union meeting was held last nicht, and issues were -clarified. Bob -W, stated that no one gets a paid lunch. Work hours are from a.m. t p.m. An issue arose that managers get paid for lunch and the clerical staff does not Bob W. stated that legalistic issues are increasing, i .e. drub: testin , sexual harassment. Carole D. asked how- can the Personnel Board help? Bob W. stated we meed to create a system for -the Personnel - " Administrator -to ha r . i re responsibility. Norma K. brought up the MMA classification study thatwa s done for 1.2 ,.000 and asked why the results were not used. Bob W. stated they could not adopt those recommendations while a union was forming. They subsequently adopted 10 upgrades f roi-ii the MMA study. Norma K. asked whir the Personnel Board was not -priv to this study. - Bob W. stated- we need to work toward strengthening the Personnel. Department rather than the Personnel Board. Marilyn Farren needs a full!-time administrative assistant. Marilyn F. is involved with the research to assist r Bob W. with arbitration hearings and other meetings 'which pull her away from the ffice.