03/11/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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Terrie Cook From: Patrick Costello Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 6:32 PM To: Wayne E.Taylor;Terrie Cook Subject: RE: sewer job description Wayne/Terrie: As discussed earlier today, I have reviewed the Job Description forwarded relative to the proposed Sewer Commission Administrator. I understand that the Selectmen are considering creating a new Town employment position in this regard, although I note in the Job Description title that the Sewer Commission Administrator would be a "Contracted Position".There appears to be some ambiguity in this regard. There is obviously a distinction between 1) creating a permanent full-time or part-time position under the Town's Personnel Classification and Administration Plan, which per§5-7 of the General Bylaws would be proposed by the Town Manager and,created and funded by Town Meeting vote, and 2) contracting for the services of a professional consultant to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the Sewer Commission Administrator, whether short-or long-term,which would be effected by procuring a services contract.The latter(services contract) approach would appear to be most appropriate if the need for a full-time or part-time employee or the management structure within which the Administrator would operate are still in the feasibility/assessment stage or alternative approaches to providing the desired administrative services on a permanent basis are still being discussed. Assuming, based on the detailed Job Description provided for the position, that the Board's intent is to create a full-time or part-time classified employment position, I suggest the following Article for inclusion in a Town Meeting warrant: Article_:To see if the Town will vote pursuant to §5-7 of the General Bylaws to create a new permanent (full/part)- time employment position entitled Sewer Commission Administrator and to establish a salary classification of for said position in the Town's Personnel Classification and Administration Plan; and,further, to raise or transfer from available funds and appropriate the sum of $ to fund the salary and fringe benefits of the Sewer Commission Administrator for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2019, or take any other action in relation thereto. Let me know if you have any further questions. Pat Patrick J. Costello Louison, Costello, Condon& Pfaff, LLP NOTE: This e-mail is a confidential and privileged communication between Louison, Costello, Condon & Pfaff, LLP and the intended recipient. To the extent this communication contains legal advice or counsel, it is not intended to be a public record to the extent exempted under the doctrine of attorney/client privilege or any other applicable authority. Use of the information contained in this e-mail by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and promptly destroy any record of this e-mail. 1