7/12/1993 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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i 5 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Page MINUTES MONDAY r JULY 12 , 1993 Correspondence from Town Counsel re: - - Grievance_:_ Selectman Mills: I think we have are issue here of how you want your government run. Okay, let ate finish. You may not be f happy with what I have to say. Do you want all of your Department Heads to be subject to popularity contests? Attendants: No. Selectman Mills: Because if that's the case, perhaps they should all be -elected or are they going to have to be accountable for managerial things . also. Then as Jinn had said, until Christine releases that report in its entirety, we cannot discuss it. We legally are bound not to discuss it. She has a right to privacy. If she wishes to release that report in its entirety e will gladly discuss the contents of the comments that were in that report. Mrs. Greelish: Why didn't you go through the grievance process as she outlined' She is not asking for her job back. She -is asking for her record to be clear. To clear up this mess. Selectman Caffyn : We are talking about two things here I believe. One is obviously, that the part of the grievance which I had a problem with Tuesday night, if you remember, Because I asked Mr. Whritenour if he had sat down with Mrs, Donovan before i t h came to us, Selectman a f fyn : I think that is a procedur-e that has to be followed and wasn't followed by our Executive Secretary and b the policy that the Board of Selectmen has themselves. That means that we sit down, we had voted as a Board of Selectmen on January 7th that a Department Head is evaluated. It comes back to the full Board. Input is given by all the Board and I will give you a copy George. Selectman Costa: That's no or...that was for raises only. Selectman Caf fyr : No,,. it is not., It is for a performance appraisal. h you. r� Selectman Costa. For a raise, Mrs. Caffyn. Selectman Caffyn: Not necessarily George. All right. Selectman Costa: I read it. I'm not going to argue with