BOS minutes exec session 06-09-15

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Minutes
Executive Session
Board of Selectmen
June 9, 2015
Memorial Hall - Salah Meeting Room
Present: John J. Connolly, Chairman, Robert E. Burr Jr., Vice-Chairman, Kevin T. Feeney, Clerk Victor D.
Del Vecchio, Member, Mark J. Porter, Member, William T. Friel, Town Administrator,lennifer Bright,
Administrative Secretary.
Executive Session was called to order at 9:05 p.m.
Jody Middleton, Human Resources Director, was also present.
There was a discussion and update provided regarding contract negotiations. Jody Middleton, HR
Director, and Bill Friel, Town Administrator noted that had successful negotiations with AEA and the Fire
Union. Mr. Friel provided the Board with an overview of each agreement. The Board was provided the
memorandums of agreement for consideration and costing information completed by the Director of
Finance.
There was some discussion regarding individual contracts and the various requests. The Board was
generally in favor of providing 2%COLA each year of the contracts, but not any equity adjustment due to
the fact that Town Meeting had approved the town wide compensation study for all employees.
There was discussion concerning a few contracts that had special requests as well.
The Board took this under advisement.
Ms. Middleton provided an update on the Town wide compensation study. She explained that there
were 120 job titles to be reviewed. She had been in touch with a company (the Collins Institute) to do
the review and was providing them with the scope in order to get a price quote. She noted that an RFP
was not required. Ms. Middleton explained that she would be engaging the Department Heads and staff
holding the positions, to be part of this process as well. She noted that the study should be done by the
end of the year.
The Board thanked her.
Ms. Middleton and the Board discussed the matter of the Assessing Technician job. The Assessor's
office wished to upgrade this position. Ms. Middleton felt that it should wait until after the town wide
compensation study had been completed. The Board discussed the matter. They agreed to upgrade the
position to a grade 12 step 6, which is higher than the current grade, but not as high as what the
Assessor's office was requesting. If the job needs to be upgraded further it will be done after the
compensation study should the study support that.
Motion was made to upgrade the Assessing Tech position to a grade 12 step 6.
Motion: Mr. Feeney Second: Mr. Burr Vote: 5-0