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<br /> Report of the of Transportation Testing, attending grievance hear- 1
<br /> ings, Safety Meetings, Affirmative Action Committee
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<br /> Meetings and Department Head Meetings.
<br /> To the Honorable Board of Selectmen The Personnel Administrator has been involved
<br /> and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: with assisting the Affirmative Action Committee by ;
<br /> helping to coordinate activities of the NO Place For
<br /> We continue to maintain the same level of profes- Hate statewide campaign by getting Mashpee involved
<br /> sionalism in the Personnel Department with staffing of setting a community standard of respect for diver- i
<br /> a full-time Personnel Administrator, a full-time city and anti-bias efforts.
<br /> Personnel Assistant and a part-time Floating Clerk.
<br /> Because of the growth of positions in other Town In addition, the Personnel Department staff ori-
<br /> departments, it directly impacts the workload of the entates new employees, handles fringe benefit admin-
<br /> Personnel Department from the recruitment process istration, coordinates open enrollment for the Town's
<br /> throughout the employee's tenure with the Town up health insurance, life insurance and dental insurance
<br /> until the time they leave employment with us. programs, researches wage information for the
<br /> Barnstable County Retirement Board, unemployment
<br /> This past year has been a very busy year for the claims, and submits State and Federal EEO/AA
<br /> Personnel Department. We continue to be a resource reports.
<br /> department and offer our assistance and support to all
<br /> other town departments. Our department is designed The Personnel Administrator attended a two-day
<br /> to help managers and employees do their jobs more Train-the Trainer workshop on Workplace Violence
<br /> ` efficiently and effectively. Our mission is focused on Prevention, coordinated training sessions on Conflict
<br /> a commitment to servicing others, helping with of Interest Laws, Sexual Harassment, Wellness
<br /> recruitment, training, placement, compensation and Clinics, Leadership Skills and Safety.
<br /> developmental programs for employees.
<br /> The Personnel staff continues to take advantage
<br /> Recruitment is one of our most important func- of professional development opportunities by attend-
<br /> tions. This past year we assisted with the hiring of 63 ing various meetings and seminars to stay abreast of
<br /> full-time and part-time employees and 35 seasonal the laws relating to Personnel.
<br /> employees and the promotion of three employees. We
<br /> screened and selected candidates for two skilled labor- The enrollment of other employees into
<br /> ers, a truck driver, aTreasurer/Tax Collector, police Professional Development courses offered by Barnstable
<br /> officers, public safety dispatchers, Administrative County was also coordinated through our office.
<br /> Secretary for the Board of Selectmen, Health Agent,
<br /> Sealer of Weights and Measures, Assistant D.P.W. The Personnel Assistant continued to train on the
<br /> Director,regular part-time employees for Town Clerk, new Automatic Data Processing System which con-
<br /> Animal Control, Leisure Services, D.P.W. and the sists of a new payroll processing cycle, entering new
<br /> Police Department. We have also brought on board employee information, pay information, transmitting
<br /> part-time employees for the Leisure Services Kids payroll data, verifying checks and report writing.
<br /> Klub Program and for the Summer Camp. We coordi-
<br /> nated the hiring of all seasonal help for: Leisure For the upcoming year, some of our major activ-
<br /> Services, the D.P.W., Conservation, Town Clerk and ities will be to continue to coordinate group training
<br /> the Harbormaster/Shellfish Departments. opportunities for Town employees and to actively par-
<br /> ticipate in them, to work closely with the Affirmative
<br /> Other Department activities included research Action Committee on "No Place for Hate" activities,
<br /> for review and update of job descriptions, grading of to continue to be more involved with Benefits
<br /> positions, assisting with contract negotiations, conflict Management, continue to computerize department
<br /> resolution, conducting entry-level examinations for records, continue to take a leadership role in updating
<br /> police officer positions, public safety dispatchers, and work rules, policies, as well as continuing to be a
<br /> administrating a promotional exam for Police resource for all municipal town employees. I look
<br /> Lieutenants and Police Sergeants, tracking of perfor- forward to the many new challenges ahead.
<br /> mance appraisal and probationary reports, assisting
<br /> with budget information, preparing the town's Respectfully submitted
<br /> unfunded liability report, reporting the Federal EEO Marilyn Farren,Personnel Administrator
<br /> information,employment change of status, coordinat-
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