Employees and
Bargaining Committee
of
Lisbon/M.S.A.D. No. 75 RPC
Minutes
October
24, 2007
The Employees & Bargaining Sub-committee of the
Reorganization Planning Committee (RPC) met during the breakout session on
Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at
Committee members present were: Steve Harris (Chair); Prudence “Prudy” Grant;
Kim Totten; Jim Henderson and Kim Benjamin.
Also present were Lisbon Superintendent Shannon
Welsh and M.S.A.D. No. 75 Business Manager Ron Lavender.
Chairman Harris called the meeting to order at 7:29
p.m.
Mr. Harris opened the discussion by distributing a
map reflective of the area covered by the M.S.A.D. No. 75 and
There were no changes to the previous minutes.
Contracts:
Superintendent Welsh and Mr. Harris distributed the deliverables from
the previous meeting minutes. The list
of collective bargaining agreements was reviewed, and discussions followed on
how best to proceed with renewal recommendations under the current units and as
part of the transition plan. Members of
the Committee were cognizant of having the teaching and support staff renewals
fall in different years.
Teacher Contracts
|
School
Unit |
Contract
Expiration |
Recommended
Renewal |
|
M.S.A.D. No. 75 |
2008 |
2 year |
|
Lisbon |
2010 |
Not applicable |
Support Staff Contracts
|
School
Unit |
Contract
Expiration |
Recommended
Renewal |
|
M.S.A.D. No. 75 |
2009 |
Not applicable |
|
Lisbon |
2008 |
1 year |
Administrative Staff Contracts
|
School
Unit |
Contract
Expiration |
Recommended
Renewal |
|
M.S.A.D. No. 75 |
2008 |
1 year |
|
Lisbon |
2008 |
1 year |
Therefore, under the new RSU, the Superintendent
will re-negotiate as follows:
2009
Support staff and administration
2010
Teaching staff
The Committee unanimously agreed to propose this as the first recommendation to the full RPC Committee.
The lists of all M.S.A.D. No. 75 and
Transportation: Superintendent Welsh explained that Commissioner
Gendron believes the RFP for State transportation routing software will meet
the required 5% transportation savings as required by Law. Mr. Harris spoke to Ron Lavender about
M.S.A.D. No. 75’s VersaTrans investment,
and he was of the belief that another town may want to bid on it. In addition, the consolidation of bus
maintenance is projected to save 3.2% and will also be included in this
category.
Special Education: Superintendent Welsh explained that the State took
the current Special Education population and compared it to what the State
subsidized last year. Because of the
decrease in enrollment and the decrease in the identification of students, the
required 5% reduction has been met Statewide.
Organization Chart: In June, Superintendent Welsh requested a
model from the State DOE of what the State felt was a highly efficient
administrative office, which has not yet been received. Commissioner Gendron had assured the Superintendents
that they would receive it soon. In the
meantime, Superintendents Welsh and Wilhelm met to devise an organizational
structure, which they believe will accommodate the needs of 4,500
students. The document presented was
still in concept form, but the group was debriefed on how the potential savings
could be met by position consolidation.
The draft plan would eliminate some higher-paying Director jobs but
would create other positions at a lower pay scale to ensure continuity of
services to the students. Additional
cost savings may be attained through the closing of
Mr. Harris asked if Lisbon has started any
conversations around incentives or severance packages as a retention tool. Superintendent Welsh responded by explaining
the Board had started discussions but agreed to wait until December, when the
RPC work is complete, to decide how to proceed.
The number one concern voiced by staff is continuity of health benefits
post employment. Mr. Lavender advised
that discussions have begun for M.S.A.D. No. 75 as well, but they have not
taken it to the level that
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. for RPC group
debriefing.
Respectfully submitted,
Kim Benjamin
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