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Town of Lunenburg  
Personnel Committee: 
Cheryl Valera, Chairman 
Scott Chase, Vice-Chairman 
Lin Vickery, Secretary 
Deb Christen, Member 
Nancy Forest, Member 
 
             
Minutes August 20, 2015  
17 Main Street, P.O. Box 135 
Lunenburg, MA 01462-0135 
978.582.4139 
FAX 978.582.4148  
Meeting Posted:   Yes 
Location: 
  Lunenburg Library, Massachusetts Ave., Lunenburg, MA 
Present: Cheryl Valera, Lin Vickery, Scott Chase, Nancy Forest and Kerry Lafleur 
Absent:  Deb Christen 
 
1.  Cheryl Valera, Committee Chair, called meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. Reviewed minutes of July 
meeting. Minutes were approved, Lin will send to Town Clerk for publication. 
2.  Old Business 
3.  No public comment 
4.  Agenda Items: 
a.  Reviewed and discussed the cost analysis of doing an annual step increase for town 
employees prepared by Scott.  After our discussion Scott made a motion to amend the 
Salary Admin Plan to adjust step increases to ever year (July 1 st effective date) from 
every other year with a proposed increase of 2.5%.  Cheryl seconded the motion and 
after a discussion a vote was taken 3 approved, 1 abstained. Amendment will be 
presented to BOS and Finance Committee for comment.  If no issue, then it will be 
presented with our other Salary Admin Plan amendments at the fall Town Meeting. 
 
The Personnel Committee will continue to discuss cost of living increases. 
 
Scott recommended that the committee close out all amendments on the Salary Admin 
Plan and send the amendments out to the Personnel Committee for review so we can 
discuss at the next Personnel Committee meeting, September 3, 2015.  Cheryl will adjust 
the table as discussed and Kerry will adjust competitive analysis. 
b.  Personnel Action Forms:  COA Director appointment approved. 
5.  September 3, 2015 agenda items are: 
a.  Final review of Salary Admin Plan amendments 
b.  Personnel Action Forms 
6.  Adjournment:  Scott moved to adjourn the meeting; Lin seconded the motion, and the committee 
voted 4-0 to adjourn at 7:43 pm.  
 
Minutes respectfully submitted on August 20, 2015, by Lin Vickery