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Personnel Board advances Police Staff Assistant posting at current grade

Deerfield Personnel Board clears Police Staff Assistant posting, removes matron duties. The board reached consensus at its July 22 meeting to advertise the position at Grade C while exploring alternative approaches, either a separate stipended position or mutual aid arrangements, to address matron

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Government · Personnel Board

Personnel Board approves Performance Management Program policy

Personnel Board unanimously approves new Performance Management Program and recommends it to Selectboard. Town Administrator Christopher Dunne presented the draft program, which the board approved unanimously and recommended for Selectboard adoption. The board reached consensus to remove matron

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Government · Personnel Board

Personnel Board Approves Police Staff Assistant Job Description

Deerfield Personnel Board unanimously approves Police Staff Assistant job reclassification. The board approved the revised Police Staff Assistant Job Description with implementation required by July 1st. Town Administrator Christopher Dunne will coordinate with Town Counsel to finalize job

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Government · Personnel Board

Personnel Board defers vote on performance management program

Personnel Board tables performance management program vote. Holly Lankowski presented a performance management proposal for town employees, which the board deferred pending further work; the board aims to recommend final policy to the Selectboard by late May for fiscal year 2028 implementation. The

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Government · Personnel Board

Personnel Board approves Principal Assessor job description

Deerfield Personnel Board approves Principal Assessor position revision. The board voted unanimously to approve amendments to the Principal Assessor job description, which will replace an administrative assistant role and is expected to be full-time at a potentially higher grade level, with the

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Government · Personnel Board

Personnel Board reviews police and assessor job descriptions

Deerfield Personnel Board updates police assistant job description. The board reviewed the Police Department Administrative Assistant position with Town Administrator Christopher Dunne and recommended regrading from Grade C to Grade E, removing redundant language, adopting gender-neutral language,

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