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i <br /> Personnel Board <br /> Meeting of Sept . 11 , 1989 + page �3 <br /> Meeting With Selectman Carter <br /> Special contracts given ' by Board„ of Selectmen for Beach Superintendent <br /> and Administration Assistant iand the special contract granted by the <br /> Finance Committee for the Assistant Animal Control Officer as well as <br /> special rates for Lifeguards giving swim instruction were discussed <br /> with Selectman Carter . The concern of the Board of the Beach Superin- <br /> tendent and. -Assistant Animal Control Officer was that these positions <br /> were not created through Town Meeting . Selectman Carter was advised <br /> that this was .an established policy created by the Board of Selectmen ' s <br /> office when creating new positions . With regard to the Administrative <br /> Assistant ' s:,',,special contract , Selectman Carter was advised that the <br /> P .A .P . had an established rate differential of which he was given a copy . <br /> With regard to the Beach Superintendent , Chairman Sullivan expressed con- <br /> cern that swim markers were missing from John ' s Pond and the other markers <br /> were left out in the water and that the lifeguard was told to leave them <br /> there . He asked if the town would be liable if anything happens? select- <br /> man Carter asked to be reminded to contact Mark Mason regarding the swim <br /> markers ._ stating - that the town is always liable to some extent _ <br /> With regard to the Pay Differential of the Personnel Administration Plan , <br /> Selectman Carter commented that they .were not disregarding the P .A .P . ; just <br /> going a different route . <br /> Ben Lofchie discussed the advertising of positions. at a high salary as of- <br /> fered with personal service contracts stating that the town would attract <br /> a better caliber of candidates , <br /> Selectman Carter said that the Board of Selectman relies on the Executive <br /> Secretary for all negotiations and hiring recommendations . He suggested <br /> that the Personnel Board bring in the next Executive Secretary and advise <br /> the new person of the Personnel Board ' s guidelines . He said in that way <br /> the Board would know if. the Executive Secretary is not following the Board ' s <br /> wishes . <br /> Chairman Sullivan said that there has been a lot of stuff that the Personnel <br /> Board has taken the wrap for and that it has not been personnel . Selectman <br /> Carter said that Joe Murphy was not a big advocate of the Board . <br /> Manuel Glickman suggested giving the Personnel Board more authority . He <br /> said that if the Board members were not good enough to have this authority , <br /> the Selectman should replace them instead of having the burden of problems <br /> fall on their shoulders . <br /> The Board also discussed with Selectman Carter the problem created by his <br /> department in giving benefits for part-time help (less than 26 hrs . ) . <br /> Chairman Sullivan said that the Board is working to ;define benefits for <br /> part-time and temporary persons . Jane Stockbridge said that temporary and <br /> part-time help are not mutually exclusive . Selectman Carter asked that the <br /> Board send him a memo regarding benefits for the Floating Clerk as the <br /> Board advised him that she was not eligible for sick time and they had to <br /> stop the payroll . <br />