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Article 4: To see if the Town will vote to create the Submitted by the Personnel Board
<br /> part-time position of Administrative Clerk to the Per- Explanation: This article is based on the reclassifica-
<br /> sonnel Department, Grade 4, Step 1 of the Personnel tion study of all P.A.P. positions. The action on this
<br /> Administration Plan for nineteen hours weekly and to article will promote both internal and external equity,
<br /> raise and appropriate$9,371 with said funds to be dis- and has been forwarded as a result of study and rec-
<br /> tributed as follows: $8,705 to the Personnel Part-Time ommendation by the Massachusetts Municipal Con-
<br /> Salary Account and $666 to the Medicare Account, or suiting Group.
<br /> take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> Submitted by the Personnel Board Recommendation: The Finance Committee will
<br /> make a recommendation at Town Meeting.
<br /> Explanation: The Town's Personnel Department is Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and
<br /> directly impacted as other departments continue to appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of
<br /> grow with additional personnel. Personnel needs can- $121,930 to the Firefighters Salary Account to fund
<br /> not be met with current staffing. The Personnel
<br /> Department continually strives to streamline opera- four Firefighter/EMT positions to be expended as fol-
<br /> lows: $99,247 to the Firefighters Salary Account,
<br /> tions. We must have an increase of hours in support $21,].07 to the Health Insurance Account, $1,440 to
<br /> staff in order to achieve department goals and priori- the Medicare Account, and $136 Group Insurance
<br /> ties and to improve greater efficiency,i.e.,centralizing Account, or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> all documents,review of town policies, continuing the
<br /> annual review of job descriptions and rating of town Submitted by the Fire Chief
<br /> positions. This action will make the department more Explanation: This action will allow the Fire Chief to
<br /> cost effective. appoint four additional Firefighter/EMTs
<br /> Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom- Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom-
<br /> mends approval. mends approval.
<br /> Article 5: To see if the Town will vote to raise and Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to create a
<br /> appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of Leisure Services Child Care Coordinator position,
<br /> $8,074 to create a limited part-time Driver position Grade 4, Step 1 of the Personnel Administration Plan,
<br /> under Appendix B of the Personnel Administration to be funded through the Leisure Services Revolving
<br /> Plan at the Council on Aging, Grade 6, Step 1, with Account, or take any other action relating thereto.
<br /> said funds to be distributed as follows: $7,500 to the
<br /> COA Salary and Wage Account, $574 to the Medicare Submitted by the Leisure Services Director
<br /> Account, or take any other action relating thereto. Explanation: This article creates the position of Child
<br /> Submitted by the Council On Aging Care Coordinator for the Leisure Services Department
<br /> Explanation: The Council on Aging is seeking grant which is necessitated due to the increased program
<br /> funding for avan to transport seniors and disabled cit- participation experienced by the Department; includ-
<br /> izens to Town Meetings, shopping trips, doctor and ing Pre-School and After-School Child Care, Summer
<br /> hospital appointments, special trips,rides to the Senior Camps, and planned Before-School Child Care.
<br /> Center and volunteer opportunities, etc. throughout Recommendation: The Finance Committee recom-
<br /> Town.This driver position will be used to operate said mends approval.
<br /> van on an as needed basis for routine and non-routine Article 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and
<br /> schedules. The position will operate an average of appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of
<br /> 14.5 hours per week and is necessary to help validate
<br /> the grant request. $8,841 to create a 19 hour Circulation Assistant posi-
<br /> tion Grade 3, Step 1, of the Personnel Administration
<br /> Recommendation: The Finance Committee does not Plan with said funds to be distributed as follows:
<br /> recommend approval. $8,211 to the Library Salary and Wage Account, $630
<br /> Article 6: To see if the Town will vote to amend the to the Medicare Account, or take any other action
<br /> Personnel Administration Plan by deleting Appendix relating thereto.
<br /> A (Position Classifications) and Appendix B (Salary Submitted by the Board of Library Trustees
<br /> Schedule) and substituting a new Appendix A and Explanation: The Library has not added a new posi-
<br /> Appendix B, copies of which are on file in the office tion since 1988. Since that time, circulation and usage
<br /> of the Town Clerk, and to raise and appropriate or
<br /> transfer from available funds a sum of money for the of the Library has increased from 34,976 circulation
<br /> purpose of funding the salary changes indicated in said transactions per year to 72,151 transactions in FY94;
<br /> new Appendix A and Appendix B, or take any other an increase of 106%. In the current year, FY95, circu-
<br /> lation transactions will surpass 80,000 items. The
<br /> action relating thereto.
<br /> Library has delayed asking for additional staffing over
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