Sunday, September 17, 2017

From the Templeton Personnel Policy on the Town website:


C. Announcements - The Town Administrator or Designee will make known all approved vacancies for positions by posting announcements of such vacancies via the official Town website or local newspaper or other publications, to the extent necessary to ensure sufficient numbers of qualified candidates.

Need qualified candidates - hire the family!

. . .Completion of the probationary period does not guarantee employment for any period of time since each employee is still an at-will employee of the Town and may be dismissed at any time.

b. Merit increase schedule Merit increases are not guaranteed and are based on Town budget constraints. If the employee’s performance is satisfactory, a merit increase, if awarded, would be approved for the next fiscal year. Merit increases are designed to reward individual performance and must be allocated within The Town’s budgetary constraints .



SECTION 4: CONDUCT AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Employees of The Town of Templeton must adhere to the highest levels of ethical conduct and service so that the public will have confidence that persons in positions of public responsibility are acting for the benefit of the public. Employees must avoid any action which might result in or create the impression of using public office for private gain, giving preferential treatment to any person, or losing impartiality in conducting Town business. Town employees are required to adhere at all times to the requirements of M.G.L. c. 268A, the Massachusetts State Ethics law.


Watch the abuse of senior citizens, verbal or otherwise if you are a Town employee or a complaint could be filed!

The Town will not tolerate unlawful discrimination occurring in the workplace or in other settings in which employees may find themselves in connection with their employment. Further, any retaliation against an individual who has complained about discrimination, or who has cooperated with an investigation of a discrimination complaint, will not be tolerated. Please note that unlawful discrimination is not limited to conduct that occurs between or among Town employees. Unlawful discrimination may occur between or among Town employees, independent contractors, outside vendors, members or the public or any other individuals that Town employees interact with in connection with their employment. To achieve its goal of providing a workplace free from unlawful discrimination, the Town takes allegations and/or complaints of discrimination seriously and will respond promptly to such allegations and/or complaints. Where it is determined that inappropriate and/or unlawful conduct has occurred, the Town will act promptly to eliminate such conduct and impose corrective action as necessary. Such corrective action may include disciplining employees, up to and including discharge.


this may qualify:
Try the 6th word of the posted blog above!
So bust what balls Mr. Bennitt has now!
The Town or anyone else "dose" not require special sanders to put down straight road salt during the winter months.
Your issues are deeper than any help can solve for you 728
Al least you gave it a try,i won't hold it against you anymore.

6 comments:

  1. It does seem odd that the BOS had no problem saying false things about the members of the AC. Looking at their Policies, it does seem somewhere there, picking on citizens who volunteer for a committee that is supposed to be independent, should not be acceptable. So what does a older woman do when her name, along with those of her fellow committee members, is dragged thru the mud ? Do you take your town to court ? Has this behavior made me ill. Without a doubt it has been very upsetting. After giving this some thought, I have decide to stand my ground, because if I quit, no one would ever be able to do this job again ! Let's get one thing straight, it is not acceptable for any member of the BOS, to treat any member of the community badly ! Let them make all the rules they want, in the end, they need to remember that the rules go for them also. Bev.

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  2. Anonymous9:44 PM

    what is one more lawsuit! they seem to have quite a few already because of their mismanagement Bad BOS and TA. Check on the TA in other towns he has managed. I did and the two towns he worked in the people i talked to are glad they got rid of him. Spencer MA and Mout. NH

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    1. One more lawsuit means the cost to the community goes up. As for me, I decided not to go that rout, depending on how obnoxious our leaders continue to be. Who would hire a TA, with terrible reports from two communities tagged to him ? I guess someone did not read the fine print, or read the file at all !! Why do we continue to dig the hole we are in deeper and deeper, year after year ? My opinion, Bev.

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  3. It's my understanding that if you are blogging or writing on your Facebook page, or submitting comments on someone else’s blog or Facebook page, make sure that you have all of your facts absolutely straight before posting your statement to the internet. Once you have clicked “send,” you can’t take it back.
    That being said, submitting posts or comments online or on social media, it is a good idea to exercise the utmost caution and avoid making any "gray area" statements that could be construed as defamation.

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    1. You are right, but it does seem to me that this town deserves the best people we can get. We are paying more than the City of Gardner pays it's mayor ! We cannot afford to settle for less than the best. I have watched our town get dragged down time after time. The only way we can afford to go is up ! I did not write the stories that are less than flattering about our friend. It seems you missed the articles about myself and my fellow AC members. Talk about defamation and down right lies, the front page of the Gsnoos had it all ! It's a good thing, most people stopped reading it a long time ago !

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  4. Headlines from the G-vegas snews says :WINCHENDON The Board of Selectmen unanimously quashed the effort to share Town Manager Keith Hickey with the town of Templeton.

    Time for Templeton to get serious about replacing Carter!!

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