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funds to be apportioned as follows: $10,319 to the Article 10 I Personnel Salary Wage Account, $5,481 to the To see if the Town will vote to create a full-time I Medical Insurance Account, $35 to the Group Floating Administrative Clerk position under the Insurance Account, and $243 to the Medicare Clerical Union, Grade 2, Step 1, and further the Town Account, or take any other action relating thereto. vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available Submitted by the Personnel Administrator funds the sum of $24,363, with said funds to be dis- t tributed as follows: $18,577 to the Personnel Explanation: The duties and responsibilities of the Salary/Wage Account, $5,481 to the Medical Personnel Department staff are directly impacted as Insurance Account, $35 to the Group Insurance other town departments continue to grow and expand, Account, and $270 to the Medicare Account, or take when contracts are settled, when position vacancies any other action relating thereto. occur, when laws are updated and changed, etc. We have gradually assumed more and more responsibili- Submitted by the Board of Selectmen ties relating to personnel administration over the Explanation: This article funds a floating clerk posi- _° years. tion to rotate among the various Departments to pro This Personnel Department is perceived as a support vide administrative support. This position will be function. Our department is designed to help man- more economical than filling all of the additional staffing requests from Departments this year based on agers and employees do their jobs more effectively. On a day-to-day basis, we provide a full range of per- an increased flow of work. sonnet responsibilities in several key functional areas Recommendation: Finance Committee supports arti- and much more. cle being indefinitely postponed. { The Personnel Administrative Clerk's role has grown Motion made by George Costa. to encompass: Y Motion: I move Article 10 be indefinitely postponed. • maintaining employee files (centralizing files in Motion to indefinitely postpone passes 8:25 p.m. } personnel) • monitoring and tracking of attendance and leave Article 11 usage To see if the Town will vote to create a 19 hour { r' Grade e performance monitoring and tracking thChildren & Youth Services Librarian Position, 10, Step 1, of the Personnel Administration Plan and appraisal process further to raise and appropriate $14,372 to be distrib advertising for town positions and collection of uted as follows: $13,350 to the Library Salary/Wage all applications Account, $1,022 to the Medicare Account, or take any orientation of new employees other action relating thereto. contract administration Submitted by the Library Board of Trustees • distribution of town policies and procedures Explanation: The library will be adding apart-time position, requiring specialized training in children's • as with fringe benefit administration services,to provide library services to Mashpee's chil • providing assistance in personnel matters to dren. This position will be responsible for planning town personnel and implementing children's programs and will offer outreach services to local preschool programs like The demands on the department are difficult to meet Mashpee Kid's Klub and Mashpee Head Start. The with the current staffing of one part-time Library Director has been providing a limited amount Administrative Clerk. Approval of this article will of children's services, in addition to her many other increase the hours of the current part-time position duties. Story time for ages 3 to 7 has been offered,but from 19 hours weekly to 37 1/2 hours weekly. children younger than 3 or older than 7 have needs Recommendation: Finance Committee recommends which cannot be met with the current level of staffing• The need for this position was cited in the library's approval. Long Range Plan of 1994 and was deferred for eco Motion made by Ken Marsters. nomic reasons. Continued growth in the number of Motion: I move Article 9 be voted as printed in the children in town requires adding this position in FY warrant,with the exception of the phrase, "or take any 1999. other action relating thereto." The library currently has a staffing level of 3.4 full time equivalents. The Library Director is the only Motion passes 8:24 p.m. full-time position at the library. A survey of Cap' i 58