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fessional training sessions, conducting entry-level Report of the examinations, reviewing personnel files to centralize Personnel Department employee records, tracking of performance appraisal and probationary reports, assisting with budget infor- mation, verification of information for unemploy- ment claims, researching information for the The Per Department started off the year by Retirement Board, employment change of status, moving into a newly renovated office within Town assisting with figuring retro-active pay for contract Hall. During the move, we still had to continue our settlements back to 1995, coordinating entry-level daily operations by providing services to the depart- and annual physicals and D.O.L. Testing, assisting s we ' hin two da Administrator's con- Wit inistrat public. Y Adm ments and also for the p with implementation of the new had our new office set-up to operate more efficiently tract, attending grievance hearings, attending Safety than ever! Meetings, Affirmative Action Committee Meetings, ADA Committee meetings, Personnel Board meet- We continue to be an extremely busy department ings and Department Head Meetings. which offers support and daily assistance to all other town departments. Our department is designed to help In addition, the Personnel Department staff orien- managers and employees do their jobs more effective- tates new employees, reports new hires to the ly, We are focused on servicing others, to help recruit Department of Revenue as result of an update in the and make sound personnel decisions, to help prepare law, submits State and Federal EEO/AA reports, and employees for future advancement, and much more. is becoming increasingly more involved with benefits During the year, we recruited, screened and the management. selected candidates for eighteen full and part-time The Personnel Administrator attended an eight assisted with the promotion of two employees. employees and twenty-four seasonal employees, and week managerial training course and human resource seminars to stay abreast of the laws relating to Several hundred resumes and applications were Personnel. The staff attended various training sessions screened and interviews were conducted to fill the fol- for computer training. lowing positions: The Personnel Administrator worked with the !� Town's Executive Secretary and Assistant Executive Secretary to prepare a Personnel Department Study for Administrative Clerk- Leisure Services the Board of Selectmen. This study provided a list of Data Collector- Assessing key functional areas of our responsibilities, it outlined Senior Clerk II-Treasurer's/Tax Collectors the legal basis of the personnel board, it included an Temporary Clerk-Treasurer's Tax Collectors environmental scan, and it included recommendations Administrative Secretary-Selectmen's Office that the Board of Selectmen act as the Personnel Temporary Mini-Van Bus Drivers (2) Board. Police Officers (3) Promotion of Special Police Officer For the upcoming year, some of our major activities to Police Officer (1) p g Administrative Secretary - Police Department will include presenting the Personnel Department Study to the Board of Selectmen, administering an Part-Time Clerk- Town Clerk's Office (2) entry-level police exam, coordinating town-sponsored Temporary Laborers - D.P.W. training programs and actively participating in these Beach Superintendent programs, continuing to take a leadership role in 11I Lifeguards updating work rules, policies, continuing with central- Gate Attendants ized documentation of personnel records, computeriz Waterway Assistants ing attendance records, and updating the Town's Sticker Sales Employee Handbook. Promotion of Call Firefighter to Firefighter(1) Board Secretaries (4) 1 look forward to the many new challenges ahead. Alt. Plumbing Inspector Alt. Wiring Inspector Respectfully submitted: Other Department activities included research for Marilyn Farren, Personnel Administrator salary and benefits information, assisting with fringe benefit administration, review and update of job descriptions, grading of positions, coordinating pro- 146