Northborough,
MAssachusetts
Personnel Board
December, 1997
The Consolidated Personnel Bylaw amendments presented to the 1997 Annual Town Meeting Membership and approved by that body included a revised Nondiscriminatory Employment Practice statement, clarification to the section chronicling eligibility for Vacation Leave and the addition of the following positions to the Classification of Positions and Assignment to Compensation Grades: Meter Reader, grade 4; Civil Defense Director/Radio Officer, grade 8 @ .10 salary rate; Wiring Inspector, grade 8 @ .25 salary rate; MIS/GIS Director, grade 13; Assistant Director of Public Works, grade 14. An amendment to the Schedule B Compensation table was also endorsed by Town Meeting.
Employee training included leadership and teamwork sessions designed to complement the Town's ongoing Continuous Quality Improvement efforts. Quality Improvement Teams mobilized in 1997 include one team investigating the betterment and lien process, one team charged with developing town and school employee activities, and one team studying the efficiency and effectiveness of the emergency (police and fire) dispatch function. The Dispatch Team presented approximately sixteen recommendations (divided into three priority categories based on need and ease of implementation) to the Police and Fire Chiefs, including personnel, physical plant and customer/userempowerment suggestions.
The Personnel Board meets as-needed to hear employee reclassification requests, grievances, and to discuss amendments to the Consolidated Personnel Bylaw on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
RICHARD CURRAN, CHAIR; MERRILL BERGSTROM; CHARLES FRANKIAN; MARIE NIEBER; HARRY TRIPP;
FRANK VISCARDI
Page provided by Northborough.com
e:mail 
©1998 northborough.com