HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 PERSONNEL BY-LAW NORTH ANDOVER~20 M~ ~lreet
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THE PERSONNEL BY-LAW
FY 1985
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PERSONNEL BOARD
Ruth E. Iannazzo
Virginia Johansen
Curtiss Wakeman
Anna Foster
Roland Korb
THE PERSONNEL BY-LAW
TOWN OF NORTH ANDOVER~ MASSACHUSETTS
ADOPTED at the Annual Town Meeting of March 14, 1964 (Article 10)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of March 13, 1965 (Articles 75, 76,
77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 ~ 84)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of March 19, 1966 (Articles 89, 90,
91, 92, 93, 94.~ 95)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of March 18, 1967 (Articles 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, 17 ~ 18)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of March 16, 1968 (Articles 96, 97,
98, 99, 100 ~ 101)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting o£ March 15, 1969 (Articles 26, 84,
85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93 ~ 94)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of March 14, 1970 (Articles 20, 21,
and 22)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of March 13, 1971 (Articles 15,16,
24, 26, 27 and 28)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting o£ March 18, 1972 (Articles 52 and
93)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of March I7, 1973 (Articles 27, 28,
31, 32, $3, 34 and 35)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of April 27, 1974 (Articles 45, 46,
47, 48, 49, 50 and 51)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of April 26, 1975 (Articles 35, 36,
37, 38, 39, 41 and 42)
AMENDED a.t the Annual Town Meeting of April 24, 1976 (Articles 16, 17,
18 and 19)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of April 23, 1977 (Articles 16, 17,
18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 ~ 26)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of April 22, 1978 (Articles 29, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of May 29, 1979 (Articles 33, 34, 35,
36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of APril 26, 1980 [Articles $4, $6,
39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45 and 46)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting o£ April 25, 1981 [Articles Il, 12,
13, 14, 15 and 19)
AMENDBD at the Annual Town Meeting of April 24, 1982 (Articles 11, 21,
23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33 and 35)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of April 23, 1983 [Articles 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15 and 18)
AMENDED at the Annual Town Meeting of April 28, 1984 [Articles 16, 17,
18, 19, 22, 23, 28~ 30, 31~ 32, 35, 37 and 89).
CERTIFICATION:
I, Daniel Long, Town Clerk for the Town of North Andover, hereby
certify that copies of this By-Law Cas referred to above) have this day
been posted in three or more public places in each voting precinct of
the Town.
June 30, 1984
Daniel Long, Town Clerk
Section 1.
Section 2.
Authorization
Definitions
TABLE OF CONTENTS
i Section 3. 'personnel Board
Section 4. Classification'Plan (PositiOn Classes)
ISection S. Plan
Compensation
Progression - (D)
Section 6.
Appeal - (F)-(1) ~ (F)-(2)
Promotion ~ Entrance Rates - (H), (I), (J)
Assignment of class or grade (K)
Appropriations for Pay Adjustments - (L)
Amendment o£ the Plans
Section 7.
Position Classes: Salary, Wage and Miscellaneous
Compensation Schedules
Schedule A-Classification by Occupational Group
Schedule B-General Annual Salary Schedule
Schedule C-Police ~ Fire Annual Salary Schedule
Schedule D-Public Works Hourly Wage Schedule
Schedule E-Misc. Compensation Schedule for
Part-Time Positions
Section 8.
Section 9.
Section 10.
Section 11.
Section 12.
Section 15.
Part-Time Positions Clerical Group
part-Time Positions - Library Group
Initial Application of the Compensation Plan
Fringe Benefits and Working Conditions
Longevity Increments
Uniform Allowance
Section 14. Work Week
Section 15. Overtime Compensation
Section 16. Paid Holidays
Section 17. Vacation Leave
Section 18. Sick Leave
Section 19. Bereavement Leave
Section 21. Military Leave
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Section ZI.
Section 22.
Section 25.
Section Z4.
Section 25.
Military Leave
Terminal Leave and Other Leave
Physical Examination
Civil Service Law
Effect of Partial Invalidity
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PERSONNEL BY-LAW
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION
Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 108A of Chapter 41 of
the General Laws there shall be established plans, which may be amended
from time to time by vote of the Town at a Town meeting; (A)
classifying positions in the service of the Town, other than those
filled by popular election, those under the direction and control of the
School Committee, those under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public
Welfare which are subject to the Welfare Compensation Plan of the
Commonwealth, the position of Town Counsel and certain positions for
which the compensation is on a fee basis or the incumbants of which
render intermittent or casual service and which do not in
appear
Schedule A of Section 7 following, into groups and classes doing
substantially similar work or having substantially equal
responsibilities; (B) authorizing a compensation plan for positions in
the classification plan and (C) providing for the administration of said
classification and compensation plans.
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SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
As used in this By-Law, the words and shall have
following
phrases
the following meanings unless a different construction is clearly
required by the context or by the laws of the Commonwealth:
"Town", the Town of North Andover;
"Civil Service Law", Chapter 31 of the General Laws of the
Commonwealth, as amended and all rules and regulations made thereunder;
and any special law enacted by the General Court regulating the
classification, compensation and conditions of employment o£ officers
and of the Town under
employees
Chapter
31;
"Classi£ication Plan", class titles of Schedule A of Section 7 of
this By-Law plus class specifications which are on file with the
Personnel Board and which are hereby incorporated by reference;
"Class", a group of positions in the Town service sufficiently
similar in respect to duties and responsibilities so that the same
descriptive title may be used to designate each position allocated to
the class, that the same qualifications shall be required of the
incumbents, that the same tests of fitness may be used to choose
qualified employees and that the same scale of compensation can be made
to apply with equity;
"Position Class", same as class (a class may include only one
position in which event it is defined as a "single position class");
"6roup", an occupational group o£ classes appearing in Schedule A of
Section 7;
"Department Head", the officer, board, or other body having
immediate supervision and control of a department;
"E~ployee", an employee of the Town occupying a position in the
classification plan;
"Department", any department, board, committee, commission or other
agency of the Town subject to this By-Law;
"Administrative Authority", the elected or appointed official or
board, having jurisdiction over a function or activity;
I Employment", employment for not less than seven and
one-half hours per diem for five days a week for fifty-two weeks per
annum, minus legal holidays and authorized vacation leave, sick leave,
bereavement leave, and other leave of absence;
"Part-time F-~ployment", employment "for~. less than full-time
employment, as defined above;
"Continuous Employment"~ employment uninterr.upted except for
required military service and for authorized vacation leave, sick leave,
bereavement leave, or other leave o£ absenc~i?
'*Continuous Part-Time ~mployment", an emp. loyee who is employed by
the Town £or a minimum.of twenty hours per week every week of the year
with the exception of accrued vacation leave;.
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"Full-time ~mployee", an employee retained in full-time employment;
"Part-time ~.mployee", an employee retained'in part-time employment;
"Position", an office or post of employment in the Town service with
duties and responsibilities calling for the full-time or part-time
employment of one person in the performance and exercise thereof;
"Permanent Position", any position in the Town service which has
required or which is likely to require the services of an incumbent
without interruption for a period of more than six calendar months,
either on a £u11-time or part-time employment basis;
i "Permanent ~mployee", (1) any employee retained on a continuing
basis in a permanent position, as defined above; (2) any employee
holding a permanent appointment Under Civil Service Law to a position
deemed permanent within the meaning of said law;
"Temporary Position.t, any position in the Town service which
required or is likely to require the service of one incumbent for a
period not exceeding six calendar months, either on a full-time or
part-time basis;
i "Temporary ~mployee", (1) an employee retained in a temporary
position as defined above; (2) any employee holding a temporary
appointment under Civil Service Law who does not also have permanent
status thereunder;
I "Compensation Plan", a range of salary or wage rates appearing in
Schedule B through D of Section 7;
"'Compensation Grade", a range of salary or wage rates appearing in
Schedule B through D of Section 7;
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"Rate", a sum of money designated as compensation for personal
services on an hourly, weekly, monthly, annual, or other basis;
'~/inimu~ Rate", the rate in a range which is normally the hiring
rate of a new employee;
I "l/aximu~ Rate", the highest rate in a range which an employee
normally is entitled to attain;
I "Range", the dollar difference between minimu~ and maximum rates;
'*Single Rate", a rate for a designated position class which is not
I in a range;
"Personal Rate", a rate above the maximum rate applicable only to a
designated employee;
"Step Rate", a rate in a range of a compensation grade;
"Increment*', the dollar difference between step rates;
I 'VLongevity Pay'v, compensation to an employee occupying a position in
the classification plan in full-t/me continuous employment of ten years
or longer pursuant to the schedule appearing in Section 12;
I "Promotion", a change from a position of lower class and
compensation grade to a position with greater responsibilities in a
higher class and compensation grade;
I "Board", the Personnel Board as defined in Section 3.
I *'Administrator", the Administrative Assistant to the Board of
Selectmen, who shal! serve as Administrator for the Personnel Board.
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SECTION 3. PERSONNEL BOARD
(A) There shall be a Personnel Board consisting of five unpaid
members responsible for the administration of the classification and
compensation plans. The Board shall be appointed by the Board of
Selectmen and shall include one member who is an employee of the Town
and who serves in a position included in the Classification Plan.
(B) Each member of the Board shall serve for a term of three years,
provided however, that of the members originally appointed, one shall
serve for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, and two for a
term of three years from the first of the month following the annual
town meeting in the year appointed, as designated by the Selectmen.
Each member shall continue to hold office until his successor has been
appointed and qualified.
(C) If a member resigns or his office becomes vacant by his removal
from the Town, or other cause, the Selectmen shall appoint his successor
for the balance o£ the unexpired term of such member.
(D) The Board shall be invested with all the powers and duties
specified in Section 108C of Chapter 41 of the General Laws.
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I (H) The Board shall administer the plans and shall establish such
procedures as it deems necessary for the proper administration thereof,
iand, subject to the approval of the Selectmen, assign to the
Administrator such duties as it deems necessary.
(F) Forthwith after its appointment and annually, the Board shall
meet and organize by electing a chairman and appointing a secretary. A
majority of the Board shall constitute a quoru~ for the transaction of
business. A majority vote of the Board shall determine the action the
Board must take in all matters upon which it is authorized or required
to pass under this By-Law.
i (G) The Board may employ assistance and incur expenses as it deems
necessary subject to the appropriation of funds therefor.
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(H) The Board shall maintain adequate personnel records of all
employees occupying positions subject to the classification and
compensation plans, said records to be kept in its custody. Department
Heads shall provide such information as the Board may request.
(I) The Board from time to time, of its own motion, shall
investigate the work features and rates of salaries or wages of any or
all positions subject to the provisions of this By-Law. Such reviews
shall be made at such intervals as the Board deems necessary and, to the
extent which the Board considers practicable, shall include all
occupational groups in the classification plan.
{J) The Board shall make an annual report in writing to the Board
of Selectmen on or before January 20 of each year.
SECTION 4. CLASSIFICATION PLAN
lA} All positions in the service of the Town except those excluded
in Section 1 are hereby classified by titles appearing in Schedule A of
Section 7, which is made a part hereof. These classes of positions
shall constitute the Classification Plan for the paid Town service,
within the meaning of Section 10SA of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as
amended.
(B) The Board shall maintain written job descriptions or
specifications of the classes in the classification plan, each
consisting of a statement describing the essential nature of the work
and the characteristics that distinguish the class from other classes.
The description for any class shall be construed solely as a means of
identification and not as prescribing what the duties or
responsibilities of any position shall be, or as modifying, or in any
way affecting, the power of any administrative authority, as otherwise
existing, to appoint, to assign duties to, or to direct and control the
work of any employee under the jurisdiction of such authority.
(C) Whenever a new position is established, or the duties of an
existing position are so changed that in .effect a new position is
created, upon presentation of substantiating data satisfactory to the
Personnal Board, the Board shall allocate such new or changed position
its appropriate class, as hereinafter provided.
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(D) The title of each class, as established bY the Classification
Plan shall be the official title of every position alloCated to the
class and the official title of each incumbent o£ a position so
allocated, and shall be used to the exclusion of all others on payrolls,
budget estimates and other official records and reports pertaining to
the position.
(E) No position may be reclassified or no class may be assigned to
a different compensation grade, until the Personnel Board shall hate
determined such reclassification or such reassignment to be consistent
with the classification and compensation plans.
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(F) The first six months of employment for any new personnel shall
considered a probationary period. If the employeefs work is
unsatisfactory, the employee shall be dismissed by his Department
Superior during the first six months. After the probationary period,
the employee shall be considered a regular employee of the Town. An
employee may be dismissed at any time for good and sufficient cause; but
no regular employee shall serve more than one probationary period during
one tenure of employment.
SECTION S. COMPENSATION PLAN
(A) The Compensation Plan shall consist of Schedules B through E in
Section 7.
(B) No department head shall fix the salary of any employee in a
position so classified except in accordance with the compensation plan.
(C) No person shall be appointed, employed or paid as an employee
in any position subject to the provisions of the classification plan
under any title other than those appearing in Schedule A of Section 7.
(D) An employee in continuous full-time or part-time employment
shall receive the increment between his present rate and the next higher
step rate as follows:
(1) After completion of six months at the minimum entrance
rate.
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(3)
(4)
Thereafter one year from the date of his previous increase
until he attains the maximum rate of the range of the
compensation grade to which his position class is
assigned.
The increase in rate which this increment represents must
be recommended by the employee's department head and
approved by the Board.
The increase shall be based on performance of the employee
during the preceding six-month or twelve-month period and
not solely on length of service.
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(E) An employee in continuous part-time employment shall be
eligible to receive the increment between his present rate and the next
higher step rate at such time as recommended by his department head and
approved by the Board, not earlier than following the completion of six
months at his entrance rate and not earlier than following the
completion of one year at any higher rate.
(F) Any employee occupying a position in the classification plan
who is not recommended to receive the increment specified in
sub-sections (D) or (B) shall have the right to appeal to the Board.
(1)
Upon receipt of such appeal the Board may initiate and
approve the increment without the recommendation of the
department head after hearing both the employee and the
department head. or may deny the appeal.
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In the event of the Board's denial of the appeal, the
employee involved may appeal to the Town for a final
decision at a subsequent Town Meeting in a special article
in the Town Warrant.
(G) A new full-time employee denied an increment after six months'
continuous employment shall be considered again for such increment
following completion of an additional six months' continuous employment.
(H) An employee receiving a promotion to a vacant position or to a
new position as defined inSection 4 (C) shall, upon assignment resulting
from such promotion, receive the rate in the compensation grade of the
vacant or new position next above his existing rate. If the resulting
adjustment does not equal $100.00 for a position class assigned to
Schedule B or $.05 for a position class assigned to Schedule D, the
adjustment shall be to the second rate above the existing rate but
within the compensation grade of the vacant or new position.
(I) The employee receiving a promotion and adjustment in rate
pursuant to the provisions of the preceding sub-section shall receive
the next increment of his compensation grade effective following
completion of six months at the rate resulting from the promotion.
[J) The Board may authorize an entrance rate higher than the
minimum rate upon recommendation of a department head, supported by
evidence in writin.g of special reasons and exceptional circumstances
satisfactory to the Board and such other variance in the classification
and compensation plans as it may deem necessary for the proper
functioning of the service of the Town.
(K) The Board may assign a new class tentatively to a compensation
grade or reassign an existing class to a different compensation grade,
subject to the subsequent ratification of its action by formal amendment
of the plans by vote of the Town at a Town Meeting.
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(L) Each head of a department to which is assigned an employee
occupying a position in the classification plan shall include in his
estimates required by the provisions of Section 59 of Chapter 41 of the
General Laws a pay adjustment section setting forth in detail the
amounts which will be required for anticipated pay adjustments during
the ensuing year and shall furnish a copy thereof to the Board.
(M) The adjustments provided for in this section shal! be subject
to the availability of appropriated funds.
SECTION 6. AblENDMENT OF THE PLANS
(A) The classification plan and/or compensation plan and/or other
provisions of this By-Law may be amended by the vote of the Town at
either a regular or special Town Meeting in the same manner as other
By-Laws of the Town may be amended. 'Such proposed amendments, other
than those orSginated with the Board, shall be referred to the Selectmen
and the Board shall hold a public hearing to consider any such proposed
amendments, after having given at least three days written notice
thereof.
CB) The Board of its own motion may propose an amendment to the
plans or other provisions of this by-law after having held a hearing on
the proposed amendment according to the procedure outlined in the
preceding sub-section.
(C) The Board shall report its recommendations on any proposed
amendment to the Advisory Board and shall make its recommendations with
regard to any amendment at the Town Meetint at which such amendment is
considered.
SECTION 7. POSITION CLASSES:
COMPENSATION SCHEDULES
SALARY, ~AGE AND MISCELLANEOUS
The following schedules~ together with class specifications
previously incorporated by reference, constitute the classification and
compensation plans of the Town as defined in Section 2:
SCHEDULE A - Classification of Positions by Occupational Groups and
Assignment to Compensation Grades
SCHEDULE B - General Annual Salary Schedule
SCHEDULE C - Police-Fire Annual Salary
SCHEDULE D - Hourly Nage Schedule
SCHEDULE E Miscellaneous Compensation Schedule for Part-Time
Positions
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SCHEDULE A -
CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS BY OCCUPATIONAL GROUP
AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMPENSA;ION GRADES
i Class Title
DEPARTMENT HEAD AND SUPERVISORY GROUP
Fire Chief
Police Chief
Superintendent of Public Works
Library Director
Town Accountant
Town Planner
Staff Engineer
Public Works Water Analyst Watershed Inspector
Superintendent of Insect Pest Control/Tree Warden
Director of Public Health
Director of Senior Citizen's Programs
Civil Defense Director (Part-Time)
Public Health Physician (Part-Time)
Registrar of Voters (Part-Time}
CLERICAL GROUP
Assessors' Clerk
Assistant Assessor
Accountant Assistant
Board of Health Secretary
Deputy Tax Collector
Highway Department Clerk
Junior Clerk
Parking and Civil Service Clerk
Public Works Clerk
Selectmen's Secretary
Senior Clerk
Senior Clerk - Accounting Machine Operator
Senior Clerk - Secretary
I Secretary - Part-Time
Senior
Clerk
Treasurer Assistant
LABOR GROUP
Assistant Supervisor, Pumping Station
Grader Operator - Leadman
Heavy Motor Equipment Operator and Laborer
Laborer
Laborer and Motor Equipment Operator
Laborer and Truck Driver.
Maintenance Craftsman (Water and Sewer, Forestry)
Maintenance Man (Highway, Water and Sewer and Park)
Maintenance Man (Motor Equipment)
Mechanic, Highway Department Vehicles
Pumping Station Operator
Special Motor Equipment Operator
Supervisor, Pumping Station
Tree Climber and Surgeon
Water Meter and Hydrant Repairman
Working Foreman
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Compensation Grade
or Schedule
F-3
~P-3
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S-19
S-19
S-19
S-Z0
S-15
S-13
S-13
S-11
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
S-5
S-6
S-6
S-6
S-6
S-6
S-1
S-6
S-6
S-6
S-4
S-5
S-6
S-6
S-6
W-6
W-1
W-6
W-5
W-5
W-8
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Class Title
LIBRARY GROUP
Assistant Library Director
Librarian II
Circulation Assistant
Junior Library Assistant
Library Page (Part-Time}
Librarian I
Senior Library Assistant
,,3:PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP
Inspector of Buildings
Assistant Buildings Inspector
Assistant Supervisor Bathing Beach
~';i Call Fire Fighter (Part-Time)
Fire Engineer and Deputy Chief (Part-Time)
.':"' Fire Fighter
Fire Lieutenant
Gas Inspector (Part-Time)
Lifeguard Bathing Beach Attendant
Patrolman
Police Lieutenant
Police Sergeant
Reserve Patrolman (Part-Time)
School Crossing Guard (Part-Time)
Sealer of Weights and Measures (Part-Time)
Supervisor Bathing Beach
Wire Inspector (Part-Time)
CUSTODIAL GROUP
Building Custodian
Custodian/Craftsman
Custodial Worker (-Part-Time)
Compemsation Grade
or Schedule
S-14
S-13
S-1
Misc.
S-10
S-4
S-19
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
F-1 ~"
F-2
Misc.
Misc.
P-1 ~*
Lt.
P-2 ~
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
Misc.
S-8
S-6
Misc.
· ~* Additional annual compensation of $I,000.00 if performing duties
of Motor equipment maintenance man.
· ~*~ Additional annual compensation of $800.00 if performing duties
of Patrolman Specialist.
· aa** Additional annual compensation of $$50.00 if performing duties
of inspector.
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SCHEDULE B -
GENERAL ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE
Compensation
Grade
S-1
S-2
S-3
S-4
S-5
S-6
S-7
S-8
S-9
S-10
S-11
S-12
S-13
S-14
S-15
S-16
S-17
S-18
S-19
S-20
S-Z1
$10,627 $10,984 $11,340
11,035 11,420 11,804
11,482 11,891 12,296
12,052 12,519 12,952
12,430 12,875 13,311
12,952 13,422 13,884
15,505 15,998 14,491
14,048 14,572 15,094
14,676 14,951 15,722
15,515 15,858 16,409
15,968 16,544 17,120
16,653 17,255 17,883
17,366 18,021 18,679
18,133 18,818 19,502
18,927 19,638 20,351
19,775 20,515 21,282
20,844 21,636 22,432
21,971 22,818 23,663
23,143 24,045 24,952
24,402 25,363 26,325
28,816 29,692 30,842
$11,721 $12,107
12,191 12,600
12,710 13,119
13,422 13,850
15,778 14,246
14,352 14,845
15,071 15,476
15,613 16,152
16,271 16,824
16,983 17,561
17,726 18,327
18,512 19,146
19,341 19,995
20,191 20,899
21,095 21,834
22,051 22,818
23,229 24,045
24,513 25,363
25,859 26,759
27,282 28,238
31,852 32,865
Fiscal 1984 - 1985
NOTE:
Those employees currently in the S-Schedule who recently formed a
clerical/custodial union and those who are part of the library
professional union will have their salaries set through the
collective bargaining process. In the case of these individuals,
please continue using the FY 1984 Schedule. If you would like to
know the names of the individuals who belong to these unions,
please contact the Selectmen's Office.
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Compensation
Grade
P-1
P-2
Lt.
P-3**
EMPLOYEES UNDER NEGOTIATIONS
- SCHEDULE C -
POLICE ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE
Min. II III IV
Max.
TO BE DETERMINED BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
FIRE ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE
Compensation
Grade
Min. II III IV
F-l* $16,559 $17,625 $18,715 $19,936
F-2 - 21,505 22,836 24,322
F-S** 29,770 31,725 33,687 35,885
* Additional annual compensation of $1,000 if performing duties of
Motor equipment maintenance man.
** The salary rate for P-3 ~ F-3 shall be established by multiplying
the base rate of P-1 ~ F-1 respectively times 1.8 for each step.
FISCAL 1984 1985
PUBLIC WORKS UNION EMPLOYEES
- SCHEDULE D
Compensation
Grade Min. II III Max.
W-1 $6.40 $6.64 $6.88 $7.12
W-2 $6.55 6.77 7.02 7.24
W-3 $6.88 7.12 7.35 7.58
W-4 $7.12 7.35 7.58 7.81
W-5 $7.55 7.58 7.81 8.06
W-6 $7.69 7.93 8.17 8.44
W-7 $8.14 8.41 8.64 8.88
W-8 $8.65 8.91 9.15 9.49
Effective July 1, 1984
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PUBLIC WORKS UNION EMPLOYEES
- SCHEDULE D -
Compensation
Grade Min.
W-1 $6.78
W-2 6.94
W-$ 7.29
W-4 7.55
W-5 7.79
W-6 8.15
W-7 8.63
W-8 9.17
Effective July 1, 1985
II III Max.
$7.04 $7.29 $7.55
7.18 7.44 7.67
7.55 7.79 8.03
7.79 S.0$ 8.28
8.03 8.28 8.54
8.41 8.66 8.95
8.91 9.16 9.41
9.44 9.70 10,06
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MISCELLANEOUS COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR PART-TIME POSITIONS
Class Title
Animal Inspector
Assistant Building Inspector
Assistant Supervisor Bathing Beach
Call Fire Fighter (part time)
Civil Defense Director
Dog Officer
Fire Engineer and Deputy Chief
Gas Inspector
Library Page
Lifeguard Bathing Beach Attendant
Mini-Bus Operator for the Elderly
Municipal Summer Employees
Office Aide
Public Health Physician
Registrar of Voters
Reserve Patrolman
School Crossing Guard (40 working weeks)
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Supervisor Bathing Beach
Wiring Inspector
Veterans' Graves Officer
Custodial Worker
* To be determined by Collective Bargaining.
Compensation
$445.00 per year
$79.50 per day
$281.15 per week
$1,060 per year
$1,590 per year
To be determined
$2,120 per year
$2,120 per year
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$250.99 per week
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W-1 Min. Less $.25
$1,155 per year
$445 per year
$59.44 per day
$77.05 per week
$2,050 per year
$319.02 per week
$4,494 or 60% of
Wiring permit fees
whichever is the
~reater.
212 per year
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SECTION 8. PART-TIME POSITIONS'CLASSIFIED IN CLERICAL GROUP
Employees occupying clerical positions in part-time employment vhich
may be continuous employment or vhich may constitute intermittent or
casual service shall be compensated at hourly rates appearing in the
following schedule ~hich is hereby incorporated in the Compensation
Plan:
Compensation
Grade Min. II III IV Max.
s-1 $s.38 $s.$9 $s.76 $5.97 $6.18
s-4 6.]'~ 6.31 6.58 6.79 6.94
S-5 6.33 6.60 6.81 7.05 7.31
S-6 6.61 6.87 7.08 7.38 7.60
'SECTION 9. PART-TIME POSITIONS CLASSIFIED IN LIBRARY GROUP
Employees occupying library positions in part-time emplo~ent ~hich
may be continuous employment or which may constitute intermittent or
Icasual service shall be compensated at hourly rates appearing in the
following schedule which is hereby incorporated in the Compensation
Plan:
Compensation
Grade
Min. II III IV Max.
S-1 $5.34 SS.S7 $5.72 $5.90 $6.13
S-4 6.06 6.25 6.43 6.71 6.91
S-lO 7.78 8.05 8.28 8.62 8.90
(A) Any amendment of this By-Lay providing for a change in salary
and wage rates shall take effect, if adopted at the Annual Town Meeting,
on the following July 1, and if adopted at a Special To~n Meeting shall
take effect on the first day of the month next following such meeting.
(B) The rate of each employee occupying a position, the compensation
of which is provided for in Schedule B, Schedule C or Schedule D of
Section 7, shall be adjusted to the step-rate in the range of the
compensation grade to which his position has been allocated next above
his existing rate.
(C) If the adjustment so determined in the case of a full-time
employee is less than $100 for the ensuing 12 months, the employee's
rate shall be moved to the second step above the existing rate but
~ithin the salary range for the position as set forth in Section 7.
(D) The rate of each employee occupying a position, the compensation
of which is provided for in Schedule E of Section 7, shall be adjusted
to the rate for his position class as set forth in this schedule.
FISCAL YEAR 1984-1985
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(E) If an employee's rate at the time of the adoption of this By-Law
is in excess of the maximum rate set forth in his appropriate
compensation grade in Schedule B, Schedule C or Schedule D of Section 7,
or is in excess of the rate set forth for his position class in Schedule
E of Section 7, this rate shall not be reduced but shall become a
personal rate only to said employee as defined in Section 2.
(F) The adjustments provided for in this section shall be subject to
the availability of appropriated funds.
SECTION 11. FRINGE BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 108C of Chapter 41 of
the General Laws, certain fringe benefits as set forth in subsequent
sections of this By-Law are hereby granted to employees occupying
positions in the classification plan. The fringe benefits are
considered to be a part of the compensation plan and the monetary value
thereof shall be extended to eligible employees in addition to rates set
forth in the appropriate salary or wage schedule.
SECTION 12. LONGEVITY INCREI~ENTS
(A) An employee of the Town who has been in continuous full-time
employment in a position subject to the Classification and Compensation
Plans shall be paid, in addition to the compensation received under the
present Plan annual increments determined as follows:
Length of Service
Amount
I Over 10 but not over 15 years $225 (Each increase in such
Over 15 but not over 20 years $275 increment, once attained,
Over 20 but not over 25 years $325 being limited to $50
Over 25 years $375 under these conditions of
eligibility.)
(B) An employee will become eligible for longevity increments on the
10th, 15th, 20th and 25th anniversary date of his employment; and the
amount of increment to which he or she is entitled for the then current
fiscal year will be determined by pro-rating the annual increment or
increase in that fiscal year in two payments of equal amounts.
(C) An employee who qualifies for longevity compensation and then
leaves the employ of the Town shall not be entitled to such compensation
I if reemployed until a new ten period of continuous full-time
year
employment has been served.
(D) If the service of an employee is interrupted by lay-off,
military service, or other reason not resulting from the employee's own
action, total service will be considered as continuous service.
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SECTION 15. ONIFORM ALLOWANCE
To each new full-time member o£ the Police and Fire Department,
regardless of his rank, at the time that he enters upon his duties there
shall be paid in his behalf the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for
uniforms and such standard equipment as his department may require.
Yearly allocation shall be made to the respective Chiefs of the
Police and Fire Departments in the amount of:
One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($175.00) per uniformed man for
Police, and
*Forty-Five Dollars {$45.00) per uniformed man for Fire, for the
replacement of uniforms, necessary work clothes, a~d/"standard equipment.
Each Chief shall submit to the Board of Selectmen a detailed
accounting in writing, and signed by himself, of the exact nature of all
and any disbursements of monies for uniform allowances and shall specify
in whose behalf the money was spent, and to. whom it ...~s paid.
Insofar as possible, each Chief shall for its own. Department, collect
the old item in exchange wherever a new one is furnished, and shall keep
same for inspection by the Board of Selectmen, or by any other duly
designated person or persons, until given written a'uthorization to
destroy such material or otherwise dispose of it.
Subject to negotiations
SECTION 14. WORK WEEK
The work week for full-time employment in each occupational
shall be as follows:
Group
Department Head and Supervisory Group
Clerical Group
Custodial Group
Labor Group
Library Group
Public Safety Group
Police
Fire
Others
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Work Week
As required
37 1/Z hours
As required
40 hours
38 hours
40 hours
42 hours
As required
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SECTION 15. OVERTIME COMPENSATION
Clerical Group
An employee shall be paid at the hourly rate set forth in
Section 8 which corresponds to his step rate designation in Schedule B,
for hours worked in excess of those constituting his work week as set
forth in Section 14.
(B) Labor Group
An employee shall be paid at one and one-half times his regular
hourly rate for hours worked in excess of those constituting his work
week as set forth in Section 14.
(C) Library Group
An employee shall be paid at the hourly rate set forth in
Section D which corresponds to his step rate designation in Schedule B,
for hours worked in excess of those constituting his work week as set
forth in Section 14.
(D) Public Safety Group
(1) An employee of the Police Department shall be paid at one
and one-half times his regular rate for hours worked in
excess of those constituting his work week as set forth in
Section 14.
(2) An employee of the Fire Department shall be paid at time and
one-half per hour for hours worked in excess of those
constituting his work week as set forth in Section 14.
(E) Department Head and Supervisory and Custodial Groups
Employees occupying positions classified in these groups are not
entitled to overtime compensation. However, compensatory time may be
granted an employee at the convenience of his department head for hours
worked and approved in excess of forty in any one week.
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SECTION 16. PAID HOLIDAYS
(A) The following days shall be recognized as legal holidays within
the meaning of this by-law:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Washington's Birthday
Patriots' Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans' Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
on which days employees shall be excused from all duty not required to
maintain essential Town services.
(B) Every employee in a permanent position as defined in Section 2
shall be entitled to these designated holidays on the following terms:
(1) If paid on an hourly basis, he shall receive one day's pay
at his regular rate based on the number of hours regularly
worked on the day on which the designated holiday occurs.
(2) If paid on a weekly, semi-monthly or ann~al basis, he shall
be granted each designated holiday without loss in pay.
(C) Payment under provisions of this secti-on shall be made provided
the eligible employee shall have worked on his last regularly scheduled
working day following such holiday, or was in full pay status on such
preceding and following days in accordance with other provisions of this
By-Law.
(D) An employee in continuous employment who 'performs work on one of
the days designated in sub-section (A), or, in the case of an employee
in continuous employment whose regular day off or vacation day falls on
any of the aforementioned holidays, an additional day off shall be
allowed, or payment in lieu of one day shall be allowed in addition to
the amount to which he is entitled under sub-section (B).
(E) At the request of the employee, he may be granted compensatory
time off at the convenience of the department in lieu of payment
provided under sub-section (D).
(F) An employee in continuous employment, who, because of a rotation
of shifts, works different days in successive weeks shall be granted, in
each year in which the number of holidays falling on his regular days
off is in excess of the number of holidays in the year falling on
Saturday, additional days off equal to the excess.
(G) Whenever one of the holidays set forth in sub-section (A) falls
on a Sunday, the following day shall be a legal holiday. Whenever one
of the holidays set forth in sub-section (A) falls on a Saturday, the
preceding day shall be a legal holiday.
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(A) A full time employee or a part-time employee in continuous
service shall be granted vacations with pay on the following terms:
One year of service
Five years of service
Ten years of service
Two weeks
Three weeks
Four weeks
An employee, after six {6) months of continuous service, may request one
week of his/her vacation in advance.
(B}Upon the death of an employee who is eligible for vacation under
these rules, payment shall be made to the estate of the deceased in an
amount equal to the vacation allowance as accrued in the vacation year
prior to the employee's death but which had not been granted. In
addition, payment shall be made for that portion of the vacation
allowance earned in the vacation year during which the employee died up
to the time of his separation from the payroll.
(C) Employees who are eligible for vacation under these rules and
whose services are terminated by dismissal through no fault or
delinquency of their own, or by retirement, or by entrance into the
armed forces, shall be paid an amount equal to the vacation allowance as
earned, and not granted, in the vacation year prior to such dismissal,
retirement, or entrance into the armed forces. In addition, payment
shall be made for that portion o£ the vacation allowance earned in the
vacation year during which such dismissal, retirement, or entrance into
Ithe armed forces occurred up to the time of the employee's separation
from the payroll.
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(D) Absences on account of sickness in excess of that authorized
under the rules therefor or for personnel reasons as provided for under
other leave may, at the discretion of the department head, be charged to
vacation leave.
{E) An employee shall be granted an additional day of vacation if,
while on vacation leave, a designated holiday occurs which falls on a
day of the normal work week.
(F) Vacation allowances provided under the terms of this section
shall not be permitted to accumulate in excess of four weeks and shall
be granted by the head of the respective department of the Town at such
time as in his opinion will cause the least interference with the
performance of the regular work of the Town.
The vacation year shall be January 1 to December $1.
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SECTION 18. SICK LEAVE
(A) A full-time employee or a part-time employee in continuous
service who'has completed six months of service shall be allowed six
days leave with pay and thereafter shall be allowed leave of one and
one-quarter days for each month of service, provided such leave is
caused by sickness or injury or by exposure to contagious disease.
(B) An employee shall be credited with the unused portion of leave
granted under sub-section (A).
(C) If the amount of leave credit provided under sub-section (B) has
been or is about to be exhausted, an employee may make application for
additional allowance 'to that provided under sub-section (A). Such
application shall be made to the Board which is authorized to grant such
additional allowances as it may determine to be equitable after
reviewing all circumstances including the employee's attendance and
performance record prior to conditions supporting his request for the
additional allowance.
(D) Sick leave must be authorized by the department head and must be
reported, on blanks provided for same, to the Board.
(E) A physician's certificate o£ illness, shall be submitted by the
employee after three days absence to his department head before leave is
granted under the provisions of this Section. This certificate shall be
forwarded by the department head to the Board.
(F) The Board may of its own motion, require medical examination of
any employee who reports his inability to report for duty because of
illness. This examination shall be at the expense of the Town by a
physician appointed by the Board.
(G) Injury, illness or disability self-imposed, or resulting from
the use of alcohol or drugs shall not be considered a proper claim for
leave under this Section.
(H) Payments made under the provisions of this Section will be
limited in the case of an employee who is receiving ~orkman's
Compensation payments to the difference between the amount paid in
~orkmen's Compensation and the employee's regular rate.
(I) In the event of payments made to an employee under the preceding
sub-section, the Board may debit the employee's sick leave accrual by
such amounts as it determines to be equitable in relation to such
payments.
(J) Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with
Section 100 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws.
(K) HARDSHIP DAY: One personal day per year may be allowed an
employee for personal reasons other than sick leave.
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SECTION 19. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE
Emergency leave up to three days may be allowed for death in an
employee's immediate family (wife, husband, child, parent of either
spouse, brother or sister and person in the immediate household}.
SECTION 20. JURY LEAVE
An employee in full-time employment required to serve on the Jury and
thus having to be absent from regular duty may upon application be paid
the difference between the compensation received from jury duty and his
regular compensation from the Town, upon presentation of an affidavit of
jury pay granted.
SECTION Zl. MILITARY LEAVE
An employee in full-time employment in the military reserve shall be
paid the difference between compensation received while on reserve duty
and regular compensation rates paid the employee by the Town. Such
payment by the Town shall be limited to a period not to exceed two weeks
in any twelve-month period and shall not include payment to members of
the National Guard who may be mobilized during an emergency in the
Commonwealth.
SECTION 22. TERMINAL LEAVE AND OTHER LEAVE
(A} TERMINAL LEAVE: An employee whose service is terminated by
retirement shall be allowed a portion of his accumulated sick leave as
terminal leave. The following formula shall be used in computing the
amount of terminal leave to be allowed a retiring employee.
(1) Twenty-five (25} whole years of continuous full-time
service shall be considered 100% service.
(2)
An employee who qualifies for terminal leave shall be
entitled to the same percentage that the number of years of
service bears to the 100% service factor of 25 years,
provided, that in no case shall said leave be measured by
more than 50 days accumulated sick leave, or twelve work
weeks, whichever is the lessar.
(B) OTHER LEAVE: Absences for personal reasons may be charged to
vacation leave upon application by the employee and approved by his
department head. Such absences, however, may not be charged to vacation
leave beyond that which the employee has earned at the time of such
application.
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SECTION 25. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Before appointment to a position in the classification plan requiring
continuous employment a candidate shall have passed a physical
examination satisfactory to the Board. The examining physician should
be appointed by the Board and the examination shall be at the expense of
the Town. The examining physician shall advise the Board as to whether
or not, in his opinion, the applicant is physically qualified to perform
the duties of the position for which application has been made.
SECTION 24. CIVIL SERVICE LAW
Nothing in this by-law shall be construed to conflict with Chapter
of the General Laws.
SECTION 25. EFFECT OF PARTIAL INVALIDITY
The invalidity of any section of this by-law shall not invalidate any
other section or provision thereof.
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