03/08/1982 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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x a MINUTES OF PERSONNEL BOARD MASHPEE TOWN HALL • MARCH 87 1982 The Personnel Board Meeting was called to order at 7:10 P.M. The following members of the Board were present: James F. Rich, Chairman, Caroline Gilligan, Bob Sullivan and Curtis Woodbury. The first order of business was a memo which was received the the Board of Selectmen requesting that George Beninghof, an applicant for the town accountant position, be interviewed by the Personnel Board. The secretary advised the Board that she followed through on the Selectmen's request and scheduled Mr. Beninghof for an 8:30 P.M. ap- pointment. The town accountant interviews were conducted along with the Executive Secretary. There were five candidates as follows: Claire O'Malley, Vernice Polka, James Martin Ann Shaw and George Beninghof. The interview evaluation form drawn up by the Execu- tive Secretary was used by the Personnel Board to grade the applicants on their inter- est in the position, experience in municipal accounting, administrative/supervisory ex- perience, knowledge of accounting concepts and issues, enthusiasm, demeanor, inter- personal skills, creativity and leadership. No recommendations will be made until the Executive Secretary checks into the references of the candidates. Authority for re- lease of information forms were signed by the candidates, except George Beninghof. Collective Bargaining Information • The Attorney General has approved the Town By-law modification which was accepted at the November 9, 1982 Special Town Meeting that designated the Board of Selectmen as the bargaining agent for the Town. Attorney Michael Gilman has been retained by the Board of Selectmen to represent the Town in the collective bargaining process. Temporary Positions During Walter Jacobson's absence from February 26 to March 8, Burley Greene will be the temporary Superintendent of Streets, Oliver Pocknett will act as temporary Fore- man and Horace Pocknett will act as temporary Heavy Equipment Foreman. Letter of Commendation A letter from Joe Murphy to Helen Kondochriste commending her for her professionalism in the handling of claims promptly and completely was read into the minutes. Meeting With The Selectmen A letter dated March 2 was received from the Selectmen requesting the Personnel Board's presence at their meeting of March 17 at 2:30 P.M. The Personnel Board will discuss this at their next meeting. Upgrade of Position A letter from the Executive Secretary dated March 8 was read into the minutes regarding the approval of the Selectmen to upgrade the position of Lucinda Erdman from Secretary/ • Dispatcher to Administrative Secretary. The Personnel Board will discuss this at their next meeting.