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l Report of the Human Resources Department To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Mashpee i� The Human Resources Department serves the employees that are appointed by the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager, the Fire Chief, the Police Chief, the Board of Library Trustees, and the Town Clerk. Our services include recruitment, compensation and benefits management, payroll, staff training and development, employee relations and human resource management. Additionally, the department deals with a wide variety of issues relative to quality of life in the workplace and seeks to improve the effective-ness of town services by recruiting responsible, i qualified, and a diversified workforce, and by retaining and developing staff. i i, We are a resource department that provides assistance and support to all managers and L., employees on personnel matters. Our department is designed to help managers and employees do their jobs more efficiently and effectively. We act as internal consultants with regard to policies and laws affecting employment. The Human Resources Department's workload is directly impacted by the activities in other Town departments in terms of the recruitment process and personnel decisions that occur throughout the employee's tenure and up until the time they leave employment with the Town. In accordance with the Town Charter, the Human Resources Department assisted with the transfer of eighteen Maintenance and Custodial employees from the School Department to the Town's Public Works Department which took place on July 1, 2009. Recruitment is still one of our most important and time-consuming areas. This year, we assisted with the hiring of twenty-two (22) full and part-time employees and approximately sixty-two ti (62) seasonal employees. The department handled personnel transactions relating to retirements, resignations, promotions, transfers, vacancy postings and advertisement, interviewing, selection, enrollment and orientation of new employees. Ali Full-time and part-time year-round hires included a part-time Assistant Town Planner, a part- time Human Resources Assistant, (2) Firefighters/Paramedics, (1) Police Officer, two Board Secretaries Alternates, part-time Clerk/Receptionist (COA), an Administrative Secretary for the 4 Conservation Department, a full-time Custodian for the Mashpee High School, an Alternate Plumbing Inspector for the Building Department and the hiring of part-time employees for the Kids Klub Before and After School program for Site Coordinators, Group Leaders, Assistant Group Leaders and employees for the Childcare Center to fill the positions of Lead Teacher, Teacher, and Teacher Assistant. We assisted with the hiring of summer custodians for the School and with the hiring of substitute custodians. We also assisted with the transfer of an Administrative Assistant to the Board of Health Department and a Custodian from the Mashpee High School to the Quashnet School. d Other positions that the Human Resources Department assisted with were promotional positions for: a D.P.W. Supervisor, a Senior Clerk Il to an Administrative Assistant position at the Fire Department and a Truck Driver position. Retirement notifications were received from long-term i employees that included the Human Resources Assistant, the D.P.W. Supervisor, the D.P.W. 1 Mechanic, a D.P.W. Working Foreman, a Firefighter, and a Police Officer. 133