HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOS EXEC.MINUTES 11-12-1997,
Board of Selectmen
Executive Session
Minutes
November 12, 1997
5:30 PM
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Present � Chau7nan Madan, Selectmen Mahana, and Selectman Robinson
Richard Boucher, Acting Town Manager
John D'Agostino, Town Manager beginning December 1, 1997
The purpose of this executive session was to review union contracts. Mr. Boucher
reviewed the following:
I. Police Association
• Requesting 3% increases across the Board
• Amend Bereavement section to reflect time -off requests should be made to the
Police Chief not the Town Manager
• Increase Clothing Allowance from $550 /year to $600 /year for the life of the
contract Consensus of Board in favor.
• Increase Cleaning Allowance from $400 /year to $450 /year for the life of the
contract
• Increase Mileage reimbursement to be equal to that given to all Town
Employees
• Increase Night Differential by 1% from 7.5% to 8.5%
• Institution of the Quinn Bill:
Associates 10% of Base Salary
Bachelors 20% of Base Salary
Masters 25% of Base Salary
Acting Manager Boucher suggested institution of the Quinn Bill in the third year
of the contract. Police Personnel currently receive a $650 stipend for Associates
Degrees and $1,3 00 for Bachelor's degrees
• Vacation
Amend to reflect two weeks vacation after the first year of employment, one of
which may be taken after the first six months and five weeks vacation after twenty
years of service
Amend to reflect vacation requests may be made seventy -two hoes prior to the
day requested. Police Chief O'Neill is not in favor of this amendment.
• Amend Light Duty from thirty to twenty hours
$25.00 stipend for training new officers.
The Selectmen discussed increasing education incentive by $50 to $700 for an
Associates Degree and $1,350 for a Bachelors Degree, rejecting both the Quinn
Bill and stipend for training new officers.
Motion: So move that we agree to the terms as outlined and delete the Quinn
Bill and Stipend for training, and increase the education funds from
$650 to $700 and $1,300 to $1,350.
(Robinson - Mahana) All in favor. Passes.
B. Fire Department
• Twenty -Four Hour Shift Consensus not in favor.
• Increase Uniform Allowance from $400 to $450 Chairman Madan and
Selectman Robinson in fmwr.
• Increase Cleaning Allowance from $300 to 400 Selectman Robinson in favor of
$350.
• Add an "s" on to "Fire Prevention Officer" Selectmen Robinson and Mahana
opposed.
• Institution of Sick -Time Buy Back Program -Fire Personnel to receive 20% of
accumulated sick tune upon retirement or death Selectmen Robinson and
Mahana request this item be tabled
• Health Insurance Improvements - Acting Manager Boucher is working on
improving the town's insurance.
• 3% Increase across the Board
• Addition of a fifth step Selectman Robinson requested this item be tabled.
• Increase Night Differential 1% a year Selectmen Mahana and Robinson in
favor of increasing firom 1.5% to 2% for the entire length of the contract.
• Ambulance Work Increase - Presently 1.5% for all EMTs - Propose EMT -B
2 %; EMT -13 %; and EMT -P 4% Chairman Madan and Selectmen Mahana
and Robinson in favor of]. 5% EMT -B; EMT-I 3 %; EMT -P 5%
e EMT Stipends
Increase from $1650 /year to $2,500 /year for EMT -I and $3,000 for EMT -P
Increase stipend for Eppy and Defibrillator from $50 each to $300 each
Chairman Madan and Selectmen Mahana and Robinson were in favor of staying
at the $50 stipend for the Eppy and Defibrillator and $1, 650 for the EMT' B, I, and
P.
• Civilian Dispatch - The union does not want to be required to dispatch.
Selectmen were in favor of adding wording to this section that the firemen
would dispatch if an emergency {arose.
• Five weeks vacation after twenty years employment
• Education Incentive Chairman Madan and Selectmen Mahana and Robinson
were in favor of tying this section into the Police Association contract.
C. DPW
• 3% Increase Across the Board
• Increase longevity $25 for the life of the contract
• Institution of a step program Selectmen Mahana and Robinson opposed to
institution of a step program.
Mr. D'Agostino suggested a study of the step program by an outside professional.
Selectman Mahana stated he would agree to granting a 3% increase and keeping
everything else in the contract as is for one year in order to have the step program
studied by an outside source.
• Payment of Double Time for Hours worked after 16 Hours Chairman Madan
opposed to this item; Selectman Robinson stated the DPW employees should
not be driving for that amount of tune.
D. Non - Supervisory
Selectman Mahana stated that he is not in favor of establishing steps for the Non -
Supervisory unit.
Chairman Madan left the executive session followed by Selectman Mahana.
Chairman Madan returned to the session; discussion of the negotiation procedure
and DPW step program followed.
E. Adjournment to Open Meeting 6:30 PM
Motion: To come out of executive session into the open meeting.
Selectman Robinson - Aye.
Chairman Madan - Aye
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Jerk's Signature,) ate of-Approval Date of Release