[MassHistPres] Weston Hist Comm seeks info on staff support in other towns

[Jane Guy]

Salem assigns an existing staff person from Planning and Community Development to administer the Historical Commission.  Duties include receiving applications and determining if they are complete, preparing and posting agendas/notices, attending meetings and taking minutes, maintaining the files, preparing annual reports (MHC and City), preparing writen decisions based on meeting votes, writing letters of support, sending enforcement letters as directed by the HisCom and acts is the main point of contact for the public and the person to interpret guidelines and regulations.  There is probably more, but this is what I can think of.

For the current fiscal year, the City budget pays $9314 toward the staff person's salary, which includes $75.00 per meeting for the minutes.  So if we have 22 meetings a year, there would be $1650 in stipend, with the remaining $7664  going toward the person's weekly salary (thereby reducing this person's salary cost from a different funding source).  I can't really give you a rate per hour, because it depends on the person who is the assigned the job.  I estimate that 3.5 hours/week (not counting minutes) are spent on HisCom duties.  However, this can fluctuate depending on the number of applications we get, projects the Commission is commenting on, etc.  Minutes, because they are paid by stipend, are done on the staff person's own time, not city time.

We have a population of approximately $41,500 and have approximately 600 total properties in our four historic districts.

 
 
Jane A. Guy
Assistant Community Development Director
City of Salem
Department of Planning & Community Development
120 Washington St., 3rd Floor
Salem, MA  01970
978-619-5685
(F) 978-740-0404
jguy at salem.com
www.salem.com
 
   1. Weston Hist Comm seeks info on staff support in	other towns
      (Marisa Morra)

Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:21:28 -0400
From: Marisa Morra <marisa-ah at comcast.net>
Subject: [MassHistPres] Weston Hist Comm seeks info on staff support
	in	other towns

> Weston Historical Commission would like to add a paid staff support position. We would like to hear from other towns about their staff, including duties, pay and hours. Town population would also be helpful information. We are preparing FY 15 budget request and need back up info. 
> ALCIA PRIMER Co-Chair
> Weston Historical Commission
   alicia primer <amprimer at msn.com>