Remarks by Erin Enouen
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“It's based on the duties associated with the position. So most of the higher tier positions are competitive positions. The deputy clerk one and my confidential secretary and bookkeeper are exempt positions. Yes.”
“What I would like to do is, what I would like to do is, the comparing is not productive. We can just focus on Just what your argument and what you're requesting, we can focus on that.”
“Well, you have provided information and context.”
“Yeah, and I think also just like part of the challenge is, you know, we're you're a separate branch of government and I have department meetings with town departments. And as we discussed earlier in the year, when I extended that invitation, like, oh, you would be in a meeting with the code enforcement officer and that would create a conflict. So we can't, so there is a level of communication that I have more easily with those heads because we're having those regular meetings. And so it's just more challenging for us to have those.”
“Well, I'm at the court several times a month. In the last couple of weeks, I was there for four hours. And I do feel we talk about the HR things, which is mostly what I oversee. I don't feel like in terms of the day-to-day, I'm not directing and inspecting their work.”
“OCA would have to be consulted. If that was even something we wanted to do, OCA would have to be the first. communication because they're going to have requirements about yes they're the ones that are going to say yay or nay on on that in terms of the technology moving the technology and the security right right so i do we um and in terms of the building you know that came in the other day and we had uh”
“Was the window unlocked? No. We have not been able to find anyone willing to do any repairs that is above board because they have to be registered with the Department of Labor because it's a public works project. We did have another energy audit done for the Climate Smart Program that basically recommended that we not use that trailer. So I am trying to see about leasing, like if there's a way that we could have like something else besides that. So I'm trying to work on that. We're also eventually in five or seven years, hopefully we'll have an updated trailer municipal building where we will…”
“So if there are any things like that, if you can shoot me a text or that way. Thank you.”
“you know how many hours that you're it's a you you told me that it's pretty much weekly that you guys get called in for cat we have a schedule um it varies she's on four days straight last night i'm on friday night saturday morning sunday night and monday night this week so yes it's There's only eight of us. Do you mind me asking how the pay breaks down for that? Because that's like universal.”
“Yeah, you're, so yeah, court. Secured. Yeah, court, yeah. There's the daytime versus night. Yes, and, you know, we would like, what we want is for there to be an officer there at all scheduled open hours. But we, it is, we are very challenged. I feel like there is a power above us that is trying to... But so one thing that we're looking at is like a firm that we could contract with and just say they're going to provide somebody. It costs more, but that is, I feel like at this point, what we have to do and keep, you we used to not have great coverage for court. I feel like we have resolved…”
“And I'm really sorry that you guys have to deal with still think that I am.”
“I mean, I do think that, like I said, it is our intent and our plan and the work that goes into trying to have someone there. But I think we just need to go to a different approach to make sure that it's, you know, really more. It has to be consistent. Exactly. Consistent and also that we have something to fall back on that's more secure.”
“Yeah, and so if we were to say, oh, Wednesdays and Thursdays, then what would we do if no one was available Mondays and Tuesdays? So we'd have to, yeah. It's kind of all or nothing for that. Yeah. Because even if we hire a full-time person... well, first of all, I can't, I can't hire one person to do 32 hours because they're not supposed to work more than 20 hours a week as a schedule. So we'd have to have two. Then you still have to have backup. And like in our other departments, if people, if two people in the department are sick, the department,”
“They're recording it so that we can post it.”
“Oh, sorry. Sorry. You were looking at us like, we are recording this, but I don't think it's streaming.”
“So... So we've covered pay. We talked about the building a little bit and you heard what our intent is. The J-CAP is in as an expenditure and a revenue. So that's in, but that's sort of like, even if we don't get the J-CAP grant, we have to replace the heaters anyway. So- I would just have to be removing that revenue.”
“When do we hear from Jay? November. We can do the draft. Yeah.”
“And because they, JCAP just direct deposits the money into the bank account. So it's there. When we make the decision.”
“Well, I think it takes a few weeks. I'm just saying it would be there a month later when the voucher is ready or whatever.”
“Saturday night's going to be 32 degrees. Okay, this should be fine. It's below zero.”
“Below 15, you can't, you couldn't be in the building. And we had a lot of days where we didn't go to about 15.”
“Okay. We bought ourselves a suite. Oh, I see. The 225 is for a specific set of things that you've identified would work during the day and in the evening. Okay. Does the board have any other questions? Was there anything else that we didn't cover?”
“That's why I was talking about the office trailer. I've had four people come out and not say that they're not going to do the work. So it's just challenging. It's just been a challenge.”
“I mean, I don't have, there's nothing that is, anything that Harry can do, it's a very simple, I just need to know what the request is. And like I said, I'm trying to see if we can work getting an office trailer lease, something.”
“Okay, yeah. I did find that this exists. Yeah, it does exist, and I wouldn't want to do anything without talking to you guys, but first I have to see if it's even a financial possibility quickly, and if not, we'll try to see what we can do about the floor and the leaking window.”