PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following street improvements are scheduled from Aug. 4 to Aug. 8.
Aug. 7 and Aug. 8: Crack sealing on East Street (from First Street to Fourth Street), Lincoln Street and Highland Avenue. On-street parking, for the above streets, is prohibited during this work between the hours of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. Additional utility underground work, in the right of way, will be occurring on the following streets:
Eleanor Road
Use caution when traveling on these roads. Drivers should seek alternate routes to avoid traffic delays. This schedule is subject to change based upon weather conditions.
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Dalton Eyes New Software to Streamline Payroll
By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — Since taking on the role of town manager, Eric Anderson has been finding ways to streamline operations to save on labor hours — now he is eyeing improving workforce management.
"By my rough math, we're chewing up some 1,500 hours a year doing payroll, and there's just no reason for that. The way we're doing it now is incredibly inefficient," he told the Select Board last week.
The board approved Anderson's recommendation to undergo contract negotiations with TimeClock Plus, a scheduling software designed to simplify employee time tracking and workforce management.
The town has 62 paid employees who currently submit their timesheets on paper, which are then manually reviewed by department heads, who calculate hours, vacation time, and prepare cover sheets before forwarding them to the treasurer or town manager to be approved.
The assistant treasurer then spends several days each week processing the town's payroll, Anderson said.
As part of his efforts to streamline this process, Anderson looked at multiple different services narrowing it down to TimeClock Plus, or TCP, because of its ease of integration with the town's regular financial software and that it's commonly used by municipalities.
"Some of the payroll programs are designed to go directly to payroll companies, but since we do our payroll in house, this cuts all the manual correlation, and it filters directly into our existing [Enterprise Resource Planning] financial software," he said.
Last week, the Ordinances and Rules subcommittee voted to remove city councilors' addresses from public documents and create a Lake Management Commission for Pittsfield's waterbodies.
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The town has gotten through this year's challenging budget season with a successful annual town meeting with articles that positions itself to address a projected strenuous financial future. click for more
