Town of Hudson - Board of Selectmen
Minutes –January 13, 2014
78 Main Street 2nd Floor 7:00 PM
Present were Mr. Lucy, Mr. Durant, Mr. Yates, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Vereault and Mr. Moses. Attorney Cipriano and Ms. Santos were also present.
Selectmen to discuss goals and objectives for the Executive Assistant.
Mr. Lucy asked whether any of the Selectmen had come up with goals that were not considered at the last meeting. Mr. Yates stated that he would like the formulation of a succession plan to be added as one of the objectives. Mr. Lucy noted that having a succession plan is difficult as there are many circumstances and variables that are involved in its creation. Mr. Yates cited that fact that there are several Department Heads who are getting close to retirement age and therefore one can anticipate that they will be leaving in the near future and it would be helpful to have a succession plan in place. Mr. Lucy explained that though there is not a written plan in place as there is a plan as outlined in the Charter.
Another goal Mr. Yates brought up was to establish performance based management data goals and measures for Department Heads and establish performance management as part of the culture in Hudson’s municipal government by developing common indicators and bench marks for Town Departments. Mr. Moses explained that while he agrees that this is a worthy goal it is too early in his role as Executive Assistant to be able to fully and successfully accomplish this goal. After a lengthy discussion Mr. Lucy stated that it is not appropriate to include this goal at this time.
The five goals that Mr. Moses listed in his memo are:
- Create a five-year forecast
- Undertake an analysis of the effects of creating one or more enterprise funds for water, wastewater and possible trash disposal.
- Successfully complete all coursework necessary to obtain Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official designation.
- Spearhead and oversee the process of obtaining additional liquor licenses.
Mr. Vereault asked Mr. Moses if the five year plan is an objective that he would undertake regardless of it being listed as one of his goals. Mr. Moses replied by stating that each of the five objectives will be carried out by him despite them being on this list of goals.
Mr. Lucy noted that the contract states “up to four” goals and he went on to say that he is happy to move forward this evening with only the first two if that is the pleasure of the Board if not he is also comfortable voting on all four goals listed in the memo.
There was a discussion regarding the amount of compensation. Mr. Durant noted that contract states up to $7,200 and that this amount is not automatic. Mr. Moses agreed and stated that all he expects is that the intent of the contract be held up.
Mr. Yates stated that he does not want to consider any of the goals without establishing a system to measure the goals.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 3-2 to approve Goal # 1 and # 2 as submitted by Mr. Moses’ memo dated January 2, 2014. Mr. Yates and Mr. Vereault opposed.
On a motion by Mr. Lucy, and seconded by Mr. Durant the Board voted 5-0 to adjourn.
Document List January 13, 2014
Document |
Location |
Memo of proposed goals from Thomas Moses dated 1/2/2014 |
BOS Office |
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