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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-12-13 Board of Public Works Minutes December 13, 1971 ' Meeting of the Board of Public Works opened at 7:30 P.M. in Room 16, Municipal Building. Present were Chairman White, Board Members Cochrane, Hodgkins and Watt and Superintendent Louanis. Mr. Cochrane acted as Secretary in the absence of Mr. Florence and read the minutes which were approved. Read letters from the Metropolitan Boston Air Pollution Control District to Metcalf G Eddy, Inc. which contained approval of the design for the Incinerator and requesting additional ma- terial to be incorporated into the Operating Manual . They were accepted as points of information. Read letter from John V. Pantano, 20 Dana Road, with reference to his high sewer frontage assessment in the amount of $705.00, and his request for an abatement. According to Super- intendent Louanis, a rational approach would be to consider an- other lot with the same area such as the one next door which has an assessment of $550.00 placed against it. An abatement of $155.00 could be made to bring the assessment in line. A dis- cussion ensued. Mr. Watt stated that he felt sorry for Mr. Pantano but in all fairness, could not grant him an abatement and moved that the request be denied, Mr . Cochrane seconded and it was voted. The Board conferred with David Schurman and Charles Clark of Boston Survey Consultants in Boston on a proposed subdivision off Haverhill Street because of a situation brought about by the enactment of the Flood Plain Zoning By-law. The Board agreed to visit the site and evaluate the proposal in light of the field con- ditions and the newly-created Flood Plain Zone, and the require- ments of the Hatch Act. The Board reviewed Non-Union Personnel Policies as sub- mitted by the Superintendent and voted to submit the amended copy ' to the Personnel Board (copy attached) . The Superintendent reported that the Budget had been submitted to the Finance Committee and it had requested that the TOWN OF READING OFFICE OF NATHAN C. WHITE. CHAIRMAN DONALD E. FLORENCE. gECRETARY OfR BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GEORGE W. COGXRAN E. 90 GEORGE L. HODGKINS e e MUNICIPAL BUILDING WILLIAM H. WATT READING. MASS. 01860 ROGER LODANIS. SUPERINTENDENT MASSACHUSETTS CONMONIWEALTH OF NASSACHUSETTS NIDDLESEX, SS. THE UNDERSIGNED, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE TOWN OF READING, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 80, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 63 OF THE ACTS OF 1933, HERE- BY CERTIFY THAT THE LISTS HEREWITH CONTAIN THE NAMES OF PER- SONS AGAINST WHOM WE HAVE MADE. BETTERMENT ASSESSMENTS, TO- GETHER WITH THE LOCATION OF THE LAND BENEFITED BY THE IMPROVE- MENT AND THE NATURE AND AMOUNT OF SUCH BETTERMENT ASSESSMENT. SEWER FRONTAGE $ 93,262. 64 STREET 2, 571. 44 BRIARWOOD AVENUE $476. 23 COLBURN ROAD ERT. 185. 95 MARTIN ROAD ExT. 467. 70 COVEY HILL ROAD 371. 87 KENSINGTON AVENUE 78.81 HOLLY ROAD 313. 41 Lucy DRIVE 369. 38 VIRGINIA CIRCLE 130. 25 WHITTIER ROAD EXT. 177. 84 SIDEWALK AND CURBING 4, 124. 26 HOUSE CONNECTION CONSTRUCTION 75 727 28 TOTAL $17 SUCH LIST IS CERTIFIED TO YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMMITTING THE SAME TO THE TAX COLLECTOR, AS PROVIDED BY LAW. WITNESS OUR HANDS THIS THIRTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER A . D. 1971. SEE COMMITMENT SHEETS COR LISTS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS NON-UNION PERSONNEL POLICIES 1 . Salaries a. The Town 's salary plan is set up on the basis of a base salary and a maximum salary with no provisions for a logical progression from the minimum to the maximum. Therefore, I suggest that a system be instituted in which an employee can move from his minimum to his max- imum in four equal steps over a five-year period as follows : Step one after six months Step two after twelve months Step three after eighteen months Step four after twenty-four months Each increase would not be automatic but subject to the approval of the Department head. Cost of living in- crease would be superimposed upon this system. b. There is a need for more consistent evaluation of job classifications throughout the Town. The Public Works, School Department, Assessors, Cemetery, Fire, Police and other Departments have people working in similar jobs with vastly different titles and salaries. This problem needs attention by an independent group such as the Per- sonnel Board to make an impartial investigation and rectify the discrepancies. 2. Sick Leave Policy The following sick leave policy is suggested: a. Sick leave be earned on the basis of 1 1/4 days per month b. Sick leave be accumulated with no limit, and c. Upon retirement, employee be given 25% of all sick days accumulated . 3. Holidays In the past some Departments have given additional days or half days off at Christmas and New Year 's. This should be f established as a policy or made very clear to all Department heads that it is improper and illegal to give additional time off at these holidays. 4. Overtime for Supervisors and Engineers At the present time Supervisors and Engineers working for the Department have no reasonably established policy for work performed under emergency conditions. Therefore, 1 sug- gest the following: a. That the Department head be granted permission to approve overtime for emergency conditions for the Supervisors and Engineers. b. That the pay for that overtime shall be at straight time.