Selectboard Special Meeting 11/22/16 Unapproved Minutes

TOWN OF PEACHAM SELECTBOARD

MINUTES

of the

SPECIAL MEETING

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 

(Unapproved)

Present: Selectboard members Annette Lorraine (chair), David Jacobs, Tim Scott

Road Crew Foreman Jeremy Withers, and a road crew applicant

1.      The meeting was called to order at 6:30pm

2.      Additions to the agenda may include review of one or two personnel policy provisions and other personnel matters.

3.      It was moved and unanimously voted to go into Executive Session a job interview for a road crew worker which will include private and confidential personnel information.

4.      The board came out of Executive Session at 7:15pm. 

5.      It was moved and unanimously agreed to amend the personnel policy for a trial period for one year (until 11/30/2017) to allow each member of the road crew to accrue comp time (if they so choose) up to a cap of 80 hours instead of 40 hours. At the end of that time period we will analyze whether this amendment worked well, or if it left the crew short-handed at any time.

6.      It was moved and unanimously agreed to authorize Jeremy Withers to accelerate the annual performance review of an employee and to increase the employee’s hourly wage rate.

7.      It was moved and unanimously agreed to provide holiday bonuses to the road crew as the Town did last year.

8.      It was moved and unanimously voted to offer the position to the applicant. He plans to let Jeremy Withers know his answer tomorrow.

9.      Adjourned at 7:30pm.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Annette Lorraine, Chair