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Other Department activities included assisting needed to be accomplished which included the set up
<br /> with problem resolution and mediation, and being a of an additional pre-tax plan for employees who are
<br /> contact for reporting of discrimination or harassment. not eligible to have the Town's Health insurance, set-
<br /> We tracked performance appraisals and probationary ting up an account with the Commonwealth of Ma.
<br /> i reports,assisted with budget information,prepared the Health Connector, and the filing of a Health Insurance
<br /> town's unfunded liability report, processed and Responsibility Disclosure (H.I.R.D.) form with the
<br /> checked employee change of status forms,coordinated Division of Health Care and Finance.
<br /> entry-level and annual physicals and drug and alcohol
<br /> testing under the Department of Transportation Laws, The Personnel staff coordinated training through
<br /> attended grievance hearings, Safety Meetings, the Employee Assistance Program, attended Safety
<br /> Affirmative Action Committee Meetings, American Training, wellness clinics, and health insurance semi-
<br /> With Disabilities Act Committee Meetings and nars. We also assisted with the enrollment of employ-
<br /> Department Head Meetings. ees into Professional Development courses offered by
<br /> s Barnstable County.
<br /> 3 The Personnel Department staff helps to admin-
<br /> ister benefits and coordinate open enrollment for the For the upcoming year, some of our major activ-
<br /> Town's health insurance, life insurance and dental ities will be to continue make every effort to be sup-
<br /> insurance programs, retirement and 457 plans, short- portive to the administration and employees of the
<br /> term disability plans, and pre-tax plans. We adminis- Town, continue to be more involved with Benefits
<br /> ter the Town's Employee Assistance Program.We also Management, assist with providing updates within the
<br /> assist with unemployment claims and file for the health and benefit arena, and continue to audit our
<br /> l Town's seasonal designation with the Mass. Division policies and practices to ensure compliance with vari-
<br /> 1 of Unemployment. We process employment verifica- ous collective bargaining agreements and the myriad
<br /> p tion requests and provide statistical information for of employment laws.
<br /> r State and Federal EEO/AA reports.
<br /> l Respectfully submitted,
<br /> Assistance was provided to the Treasurer's office Marilyn Farren,
<br /> by personnel staff for research of employee wage personnel Administrator
<br /> t information for pension purposes.
<br /> a The Personnel Administrator assisted with the Report of the
<br /> reclassification of positions and served as part of a planning Board
<br /> committee which was set up to review the recommen-
<br /> dations of the re-organization, classification and com-
<br /> f pensation study done in 2005. Assistance was also
<br /> provided for surveying current salary data, position To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the
<br /> 1 analysis and updates of job descriptions. Citizens of the Town of Mashpee:
<br /> i The goal to streamline and centralize Town ben- On behalf of the Planning Board,it is my distinct
<br /> honor to submit our report for calendar year 2007.
<br /> efits and to provide assistance to Town employ-
<br /> ees/retirees is underway. With the continued efforts of The sitting members of the Board as of January
<br /> the Personnel Assistant and the recent placement of a
<br /> Part-time Administrative Clerk in Personnel, we will 1, 2007, were the Chair, Beverly A. Kane,Vice-Chair,
<br />� Dennis Balzarini, Clerk, Lee Gurney, John Halachis,
<br /> be able to better serve our employees/retirees.
<br /> Myrna Nuey, and Harvey Cohen.Due to restrictions in
<br /> Town meeting adopted Chapter 32, Section 18, the Town Charter,Member Lee Gurney did not run for
<br /> which means that retirees, spouses and surviving re-election at the May, 2007 town election. Our
<br /> spouses who are retired and eligible for Medicare thanks to Lee for her dedicated service to the Planning
<br /> I through Social Security are required to enroll in Board.
<br /> Medicare Part A & B. Great efforts have been made At the May, 2007 election, Tom O'Hara was
<br /> in contacting retirees (both Town and School)that will
<br /> be affected by the adoption of Section 18 which is to elected to a 3-year term, and Myrna Nuey was re-
<br /> be affected
<br /> on July 1, 2008. elected to a 3-year term. Following the election, the
<br /> Board re-organized as follows: Beverly Kane, Chair,
<br /> Also,in keeping up with the new responsibilities Dennis Balzarini, Vice-Chair, and Myrna Nuey, Clerk.
<br /> under the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law has
<br /> been very challenging. Numerous time-sensitive tasks
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