Article 31
Travel
The Board shall pay all costs related to the travel it requires. Costs shall include but not be limited
to: transportation cost (plane, train, automobile rental Gif required), automobile at the prescribed
mileage rate, etc.), meals including tax and tip, lodging (including all taxes and a five minute phone
call home each night) and other reasonable miscellaneous expenses directly related to the required
travel.
Article 32
Personnel File
Every employee shall be entitled to access the supervisory records and reports of competence,
personal character and efficiency, and any other information which is maintained in their official
personnel file. The Library Administration shall allow the employ ee access to their file with twenty-
four (24) hours’ notice. Upon request the Library Administration shall copy the file for the
emp loy ec. Subsequent copies will be made at cost. If the Administration places any material in the
emp loy ee’s personnel file, the employ ee shall be entitled to a copy at the time.
Article 33
Performance Evaluations
Performance evaluations shall be completed every year by the employee's direct supervisor on or
before June 1" of each year.__If emergency conditions prevent completion of the performance
evaluation procedure as outlined below, there shall be no performance evaluation filed for that year
and the employ ee shall be held harmless.
The performance evaluation procedure requires an interview between the employee and his/her
direct supervisor both of whom shall sign said evaluation. The employee shall be given a copy of
the completed form and shall have the right to file a written statement pertinent thereto which shall
be affixed to the form.
The purpose of performance evaluations is to analy ze employee performance in relation to the
mission of the Nashua Public Library. Its goal is to recognize performance and to suggest future
areas of improvement. It is understood that performance evaluations are not meant to be
disciplinary and as such not meant to be used by the Board, the Director or his designees as part of
the Disciplinary Procedure.
The evaluation will be placed in the employee's personnel file after review by the Director or
Assistant Director. Anevaluation may be appealed directly to the Director or Assistant Director but
will not be grievable under Article 12 of this Agreement.
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