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Board of Selectmen March 12,2001 Page Thirteen. May Town Meeting,Review(continued) Article 8—Outreach Assistant position—deleted Article 9—Mini-van driver position. Discussion followed regarding creating the fiull- time driver position with no money to fund it. Motion matte by Selectman Taylor to remove the article to create the position of full-time Minivan Driver for the Council on Aging. Motion seconded by Selectman Green, All in favor except Selectman Cahalane who abstained. Further discussion followed and the Town Administrator explained the situation. They have one part-time driver who is very stable and one who may be leaving. If they create the position and half way through the year they have a vacancy they can convert 2 part- time drivers into one full-time. The Selectmen agreed they do not want to get into creating a full-time position with benefits at this time. Selectman Cahalane withdrew his abstention. VOTE: Unanimous. 4-0 Article 10-Trash budget—part-time clerical position. Discussion followed and the BOS agreed to wait to see what happens at the Board of Health meeting on Thursday night regarding this position. The Board of Selectmen agreed to leave on hold. Article 1 i —Police—2 full-time police officer positions. The Board of Selectmen agreed to hold until they hear from the Finance Committee. Article 12—Police-Part-time clerk—The Town Administrator informed the BOS that the Police Department is not going to fill the full-time clerk position and are asking for a part-time clerk. The two lieutenants will do administrative duties. Article 13—Police-Part-time Assistant Animal Control Officer—it is in the budget. Article 14-Two full time Lieutenant positions—it is in the budget. Article 15 -Domestic Violence-This is a new item at$2,000—it is not in the budget. Discussion followed regarding what the funds are being used for and if it could be put under a budget such as Human Services or Police. Article 16-Personnel Consultant—requested by the Personnel department to do a wage update. The Town Administrator explained that there are a large number of requests for reclassifications. The Personnel Administrator is hesitant to take up all these reclassifications and would like it done by a Personnel Consultant. It is not a crisis and the amount would be in the$12,000 to 514,000 range.