12/12/1988 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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MASHPEE TOWN HALL PERSONNEL BOARD MEETING. OF DECEMBER 12 , 1988 The following Personnel Board 'members were present for tonight ' s meeting : Chairman Robert W. Sullivan , Manuel Glickman , C _ Ben Lofchie and Ed Bakerd and Leo Turo . Chairman Sullivan convened the meeting at 6 : 00 p .m . Interview Policy Chairman Sullivan presented the Board members with' a draft of an interview policy for their review . Chairman Sullivan said that he felt the guide- lines would help out in the interviewing process . He said that he would have Board . members ask'yF questions and all management will ask their ques- tions . Ben Lofchie commented about recent advertising on the Asst .- Town Planner position and the Town Engineer position in that We were using a salary range . He said that he would like it to be advertised at the grade level on a Step 1 . Manuel Glickman said that if we have authority to offer salary and you have two candidates -' - one qualified with a greater range you can say you prefer the cheaper one or you can . take the one with ,ex- perience . Ed Baker said that we only advertise with a range when permis- sion is given by the Selectmen . The Board continued to review::.: the interview policy and made a few small word additions in #5 "management "was added and in item #8 "initially" was added . Item #11 was also added . Ed 'Baker moved to accept the interview policy with -recommended changes . Manuel Glickman- seconded the motion . All in favor . Asst . Town Accountant Recommendations Ed Baker , the liaison to the Accounting Office , advised the Board that he met with Diane Rommelmeyer , the Town Accountant , to discuss the follow-up interview on the candidates selected for the Asst . Town Accountant posi- tion as semi-finalists . Diane Rommelmeyer expressed reservations about two candidates and was comfortable with one . The Board ' s #3 vote was her number one vote. Ed told the Board that he felt Diane ' s reasoning is valid . Leo .Turo moved the change the Board ' s vote to recommend Marianne Gibbs to the Board of Selectmen as their first choice : Ed Baker seconded the motion . All in favor . Cost of. Living - P . A . P . Employees Chairman Sullivan said that he- would recommend 6o' cost of living increase to positions falling under Appendix A & B of the Personnel Administration Plan which would keep salaries in line with the union positions . Manuel Glickman moved to recommend 6% for the FY ' 90 cost of .living figure to the Board of Selectmen . Leo Turo seconded the motion . Ed Baker com- mented .that it could not stay this way forever _ Ben Lofchie commented that it has to go on as long as someone has authority giving as an example an employee in the . Assessor ' s Office being in the union and the other employ- ees are not . Chairman Sullivan commented that the Board could work to es- tablish another Appendix under the Personnel Administration Plan for manage- ment employees ; however , the word 'has to come from the Board of Selectmen . Vote : All in favor of, recommending 6% cost of living for P . A. P . positions .