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Town Manager continued from previous page Mentoring Program was designed to support employees and reinforce the values of the organization. Mentoring pairs an experienced employee who teach, coach, and assist the newer employee to grow and develop in his /her position. Goals for the mentoring program include the following: provide career and professional development opportunities to enhance employees potential and succession planning for the organization; attract and retain a diverse employee population and provide services to coordinate employee needs and expectations with those of the community; tap into the knowledge and expertise of sea- soned employees as a resource for the organization. Awareness Training for employees and volunteers was provid- ed to over 300 participants. The training focused on ways to integrate the Guidelines for Civil Discourse into the practices the employees use in their interactions with Lexington resi- dents, recognizing that residents represent diversity in lan- guage, culture, style, appearances, physical abilities, and race. Customer Satisfaction Survey Tool was developed by Human Resources staff that is intended to gather feedback from inter- Personnel Advisory Committee ROLE: To assist the Town Manager's Office in achieving its human resources mission — motivating town employees to reach their full potential on the job and attracting highly qualified can- didates to fill job openings. Provides guidance and advice regarding issues related to employment and employee relations, compensation and benefits, employee communications, training and development, and health and safety. APPOINTED by the Selectmen: Co- Chairs: Janet Perry and Evelyn Silber, William Barnes, Norman Cohen, Richard Evans, Elmer Guilmartin, and Julie Schwartz - Weber. HIGHLIGHTS: • Reviewed salary survey results, providing input on interpretation. • Discussed and provided input on salary bands and range movement. • Discussed the Town's turnover report and provided feedback on the statistics. • Reviewed and made recommendations to the Benefits Plan and benefits publications. • Discussed and recommended changes to the Drug and Alcohol policy. • Discussed diversity initiatives relative to the recruitment process; provided recommendations for sourcing of candidates. • Provided feedback on updating the Town's Affirmative Action Plan. • Collaborated on the development of a Customer Satisfaction Survey for Human Resources. • nal customers regarding the effectiveness and agility of the recruitment process for the organization. Other projects the PAB assisted the staff to complete included: revision of the Affirmative Action Plan; development of perfor- mance measurements for the benefits program as well as updat- ed publications regarding employee benefits; assistance in revising the salary bands for the Town. Labor Relations included negotiations of 3 -year contracts with all six unions including MLSA Local 4928 Library, IBPO Local 501 Superior Officers, AFSCME Local 1703 Dispatch, IBPO Local 377 Patrol Officers, IAFF Local 1491 Firefighters, and AFSCME Local 1703, DPW. Thanks and farewell are extended to long -term employees Joseph Marino, Stephanie Scogland, Donald Roche, Stacey Macauda, Arnold (Skip) Lovering, James Bentley, Robert Washburn, Steve Baran, Andrew Russell, and Andrew Simmons. James Galgay, the Town's plumbing inspector for the past eight years, passed away after a long illness. Front L -R: Janet Perry, William Barnes, Rear L -R: Norman Cohen, Evelyn Silber. 2002 Annual Report, Town of Lexington Page 9 5upgel S pined :ologd