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HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: Submitted by Gerry Panuczak<br />

Assimilate best practices to balance management, employees, and taxpayers points<br />

<strong>of</strong> view in the creation <strong>of</strong> that environment.<br />

HUMAN RESOURCES<br />

Meetings continued with different employee groups to provide information about<br />

the possible health care plan changes for fiscal 2013 throughout the month. I<br />

attended several meetings <strong>of</strong> the Cape Cod Municipal Health Group Steering<br />

Committee and Board <strong>of</strong> Directors where the plan changes were approved to move<br />

to Group Insurance Commission type plans, and the fiscal 2013 rates for those plans<br />

were approved. The group was able to earmark significant funds to reduce premiums<br />

an average <strong>of</strong> 9.3% for fiscal 2013. With the setting <strong>of</strong> rates, the Insurance Advisory<br />

Committee (IAC) met and reviewed the proposed plan changes, cost savings analysis,<br />

and proposed mitigation plan. The IAC passed this information along to the Public<br />

Employee Committee (PEC) in order to begin the 30 day special bargaining period<br />

regarding the proposed mitigation plan. Contract negotiations continued with the<br />

<strong>Chatham</strong> Municipal Employees Association (CMEA), and were started with the<br />

<strong>Chatham</strong> Sergeants and Patrol Officers Union. Discussions continued regarding the<br />

proposed reorganization that was submitted with the fiscal 2013 budget. Recruiting<br />

activities continued for the Council on Aging Director and Shellfish Propagation<br />

Specialist/Assistant Shellfish Constable. There were no significant employee relations<br />

issues during the month <strong>of</strong> January.<br />

CHANNEL 18<br />

The Channel 18 staff have begun to capture footage from events that commemorate<br />

the 300 th anniversary <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chatham</strong>. These events are scheduled<br />

throughout the year. Additional changes were made to the small meeting room at<br />

the <strong>Town</strong> Hall Annex in order to make the self-service more user friendly, and ensure<br />

timely archiving <strong>of</strong> each meeting conducted in that facility. Monomoy Regional<br />

School Committee and the <strong>Chatham</strong> School Committee both held meetings utilizing<br />

<strong>Town</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chatham</strong> studio locations.<br />

COUNCIL ON AGING<br />

There were several changes to the monthly newsletter (Flash) this month. The<br />

calendar was modified to include all <strong>of</strong> the monthly programming on one page, and<br />

the COA Board <strong>of</strong> Directors President included a report. The search committee to<br />

replace the Council on Aging Director interviewed selected applicants. The monthly<br />

birthday parties continued, as well as all normal program <strong>of</strong>ferings scheduled for<br />

January.<br />

HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE<br />

The committee confirmed that the Pollock Scholarship for child care will not be<br />

available through Monomoy Community Services for fiscal 2013. With this, the<br />

committee has agreed to level fund all supported agencies with the exception <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Chatham</strong> Community Child Care Scholarship Program. The committee is requesting a<br />

$2500 increase for this line item to help mitigate some <strong>of</strong> the loss <strong>of</strong> the Pollock<br />

Scholarship.<br />

Department Head Monthly Report to the <strong>Town</strong> Manager – January 2012 Page 15

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