04/02/1990 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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Personnel Board Minutes of April 2 , 1990 Page 2 P .A .P . Changes , cont . Aiscussion centered on the fact that two special police officers are now requesting to join the town ' s. group health insurance plan : The Treasurer , Anne Shaw , does not feel that they are permanent employees and has called for a ruling from Town Counsel . Ben Lofchie asked if they are called Special Police Officers . The Assistant told him that they were . She men tioned that these Special Police Officers have been working in a full-time capacity since February ,.' 1989 . Leo Turo suggested that they wait for a ruling from Coun'sel.. Bob agreed . Jane Stockbridge commented that they need . to make some of these specials regular full-time employees . The Board addressed a memo from Pam Davis , Director of Assessing , stating that they would like to add one hour per week to the part-time clerk ' s weekly schedule changing her hours from 14 to 15 hours weekly in order that she be eligible to receive vacation leave and sick time. as now being offered to all personnel working 15 hours or more weekly . ( Ben Lofchie stepped dawn during discussion ) : Manny Glickman said that he thought the intent was to hold the money down . Jane Stockbridge wondered if they needed her for that extra hour . Chair- man Sullivan suggested sending a memo to the Selectmen asking them if this was their intent . He said that the Selectmen should be aware of what is starting . Manny said that we should ask them to give us direction . The Board also discussed a request from Mae Lofchie to carry over her vacation allotment into the next fiscal year due to the fact that she took a leave of absence just prior to the new changes in the P .A . P .- ( Ben Lofchie stepped down during discussion ) . Manny Glickman moved to extend Mae Lofchie ' s vacation time into the next fiscal year . Leo Tuxo seconded the motion . All in favor . Cost of Living vs . Sixth St_e_p- At the request of Kevin Harrington , the Board discussed the possibility of adding a sixth step to the P.:A : P . ' s Appendix A Salary Schedule instead of following through with their original recommendation of a 4 % cost of living increase for P .A . P . employees . Ben Lofchie commented that the P . A .P . employees should not be penalized . We should still recommend a step increase and a 2% or 4% cost of living . Referring to the meeting with the employees , Jane Stockbridge commented that the employees did not care about their cost of living as much as they wanted their step increase . Jane said that adding a sixth step would .guarantee every eligible employee a step increase .this year and would be more likely to be passed at town meeting than a four percent increase in the schedule . Then next year , we could pursue raising the schedule with a good argument that it had not been raised for two years. Chairman Sullivan said that one thing they made clear to Kevin is that if anyone else moved , the P .A . P , employees will move . Kevin assured them that everyone will be treated the same . Chairman Sullivan said that he did not mind a .sixth step if everyone else has a sixth step . He said that .he would like to know if everyone else is doing this (referring to the unions ) . Ben Lofchie said that he thinks good executive employees should get their raise . Leo Turn commented that to annex a sixth step is sort of hurrying things . He suggested holding with the 4% cost of living recommendation .