10/02/1989 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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Personnel Board Minutes Meeting of October 2 , 1989 Page 2 Annual M.M.P .A . Conference Jane Stockbridge presented the Board with a summary of the workshops which she attended at the Annual M.M.P .A. Conference . She commented on the fact that there were three questions which she was asked to gather information . 1 . What the prevalence of personal service contracts is? The answer was that only the Executive Secretary and the Library Director were covered by such contracts . It was even suggested that it might not be legal for other contracts to be written . 2 . Are there benefits given for employees who work less than 20 hours per week in other municipalities? This question was met with surprise and no one volunteered that they gave benefits to those employees . Falmouth representatives seemed to feel that doing this would create problems in other municipalities . 3 ) . What benefits are we required legally to provide for employees working 20 hours per week or more? Bob O ' Hare (a consultant at the conference ) said that he would have to check it out to make certain .of his response . Jane Stockbridge told the Board that she now thinks they should not rush into granting benefits to the under 20 hours employees . They first must acknowledge the feelings of employees who.!-did not receive paid time-off ; but they knew when they were hired that their positions did not include any benefits . Second , there is a policy in place in the P .A .P . (page 4 ) that employees who work less than 20 ' hours per week shall not receive fringe benefits -under the plan . Manny Glickman commented that their reasons were to help fill the void in that section of personnel needs . Jane Stockbridge said that they .are ask- ing the employees to adhere to the Personnel Administration Plan . Jane commented that we► should consider ourselves lucky here versus what other municipalities are having to do in laying people off . Chairman Sullivan commented that ten years ago all employees received was the cost of living and they never had problems with steps . and grades . The Board members agreed to give this some further thought and review . ' Municipal Salary Survey Jane Stockbridge brought in the Municipal Salary Survey which was given out at the M . M.P .A . conference . It includes the salaries of positions in several towns throughout the Commonwealth . Also included with the pass-out information was Collective Bargaining Settlements M for 1989 , 1990 and 1991 of Fire , Police , D.P .W. workers and Clerical help in several towns throughout Massachusetts . Meeting adjourned at 7 : 35 p .m . Respectfully submitted , Marilyn Farren .Personnel Assistant mf a