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Advisory Board Report 1964 North Andover, Massachusetts Town of North Andover, Massachusetts ADVISORY BOARD REPORT 1964 ATTEND TOWN MEETING MARCH 14, 1964 Your vote is only good at TOWN MEETING. PLEASE BRING THIS REPORT TO THE TOWN MEETING FOR USE IN FOLLOWING THE PROCEEDINGS. Introductory Remarks .................... Page 3 Your Tally Sheet ............................ Page 5 Transfers from Reserve Fund During 1963 __ Page 9 Town Warrant ........................... Page 10 Recommended Appropriations for Regular Town Departments ......... Pages 15- 27 Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration Plan Amendments ........................ Page 28 PLEASE RESERVE THIS REPORT FOR USE AT THE MEETING, Report of the North Andover Advisory Board TO THE CITIZENS OF NORTH ANDOVER: This year our income will be less than last year by aproximately $100,000.00. In addition, the usual increase in income due to growth that has been forthcoming in recent years did not materialize. As a result, your Advis- ory Board began the study of the requests for increased ap- propriations with the knowledge that there was $180,000.00 less available funds than last year. If the cost to maintain our Town remained constant, that is the same expensek as last year, the Town would be faced with an increase in the taX rate even before there was any consideration of budgets and articles as submitted. As a matter of if increases were recommended commensurate with re- quests contained in budgets and articles, the tax rate would increase by an amount in excess of $13.00. I am sure you will agree that increases of this magnitude are not in the best interest of the people of North Andover and most certainly are not conducive to attracting and retaining business and industry who are interested in a fair and equitable tax base. With such a background the members of the Board made its decisions as judiciously and impartially as human logic would permit. To this end, the following principles were adhered to: Our Town employees should receive fair and eq- uitable compensation for services rendered, and, therefore, while the timing was not most suitable the recommendations of the Personnel Board to adjust certain wages and salaries would be re- commended as set forth in the Evans Report ef- fective July 1, 1964. 2. In order to effect this and still prevent a "run away" tax rate all other operational expenses must be subjected to rigid control. The recommendations reflected in this report follow these principles. Even this will result in an estimated in- crease of $7.00 plus in the tax rate for an overall increase in the last two years of almost 17%. We sincerely trust that all of the townspeople will appreciate the motives behind the recommendations made and the important economic considerations underlying these decisions. An expression of thanks is in order to those who con- tributed information and otherwise cooperated in the preparation of this report. Please make every effort to attend the Town Meeting, which will be held in the Veterans' Auditorium, in the North Andover High School, at 1:30 P.M., March 14, 1964. Respectfully submitted, NORTH ANDOVER ADVISORY BOARD Donald W. Coan, Chairman Douglas B. Allen Theodore Peters John J. Shaughnessy Norman I. Bearse Vance C. Peterson Roger Pelletier Merrill Rosenberg Fred R. Stephenson YOUR TALLY SHEET ~ FOR ~ ARTICLES REQU£STING FUNDS REMEMBER: Each time the Town votes to raise and appropriate approximately $24,000.00 means an increase of $1.00 in your tax rate per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation. o DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE ~ - · -- 10. Personnel By-Law .......... $ 35,000.00 Yes ..... 11. Police Cars ................ 3,800.00 Yes ..... 12. Power Saws ................ 600.00 No ..... 13. Sprayers ................ ~__900.00 No ..... 14. Street Sweeper ............. 13,763.00 No ..... 15. Sidewalk - Waverly Rd ...... 7,200.00 No ..... 16. Dump Truck ............... 8,200.00 No ..... 17. Ash Truck ................. 15,000.00 No ..... 18. Disposal Site ....... _. ....... 2,000.00 Yes 19. Guard Rail ................. 1,000.00 20. Resurfacing Streets ......... 25,000.00 21. Rep]ace Stone Culverts ...... 2,000.00 No ..... No ..... Yes ..... 22. Sidewalk -- Mass. Ave ...... 6,500.00 Yes 23. Sidewalk -- Main Street ..... 1,250.00 No .... 24. Repair Cement Sidewalks .... 1,000.00 No ..... 25. P~eplace Culvert -- Salem St. _ 1,800.00 No ..... 26. Storm Drain- Bradford St. __ 22,500.00 No ..... 27. Rebuilding Salem St.---Ch. 90 10,000.00 Yes ..... 28. Street Maintenance~Chap. 90 2,000.00 Yes ..... 29. Catch Basins ............... 1,000.00 No ..... 30. Chain Link Fence- Thomas Playground ....... 750.00 No ..... 31. Chain Link Fence--Patriots St. 1,100.00 No ..... 32. Pick Up Truck ............. 2,000.00 No ..... 33. Front End Loader .......... 13,000.00 No ..... 35. Water Extension--Martin Ave. Yes ..... 36. Water Main~Boxford St ..... 60,000.00 No .... 37. Sewer System--Waverly Rd. _ 125,000.00 No ..... 3~. ~epai~s slopes o~ rese~oi~ ___ 6,500.~ Ho ..... 39. W~te~ ~ain ~xtension ...... ~,200.00 ~es ..... 40. Connect ~d ~nds Wate~ SYs. 6,~0.00 Yes ..... ~. ~o~tab]e ~[eache~ .......... [,500.00 ~o ..... 42. Concrete Curbs ............. ~,4~.~ ~o ..... 43. Elect. Motor Pumping Station 3,100.00 No ..... 44. Hot Top Area .............. 900.00 No ..... 48. Postage Meter Machine ...... 8~.00 No 49. Replace Engine 1 ........... 26,0~.00 No ..... 50. Fire Alarm Extensions ...... 15,000.~ No ..... 56. Low ~nt Housing .......... 8,~0.~ No ..... 57. Paint Town Building ........ 2,700.~ No ..... 58. Rep'r Stone Wall Flatts Bridge 2,0~.00 No ..... 59. Highway Projects ........... 18,016.10 Yes 60. Street Signs ................ 5~.00 No ..... 7 <z <~ <~E 61. Purchase Estate of $. Murphy 15,000.00 No ..... 62. Medical Expenses Fire Fighter 10,142.00 Yes ..... 63. July 4th Celebration ......... 1,500.00 Yes 64. Christmas Lighting ......... 800.00 No ..... 65. Overlay Reserve Fund ....... 10,000.00 Yes ..... 66. Accounting Machine ........ 6,500.00 No ..... 800.00 No ..... 150.00 No 68. Pipe Open Brook -- Dale St. __ 70. Refund Building Permit ...... 72, Storm Drain--Catty Circle __ 73. Stom Drain-- Osgood & Bradford Sts ..... No ..... 74. Surface Drain--Wood Lane __ No ..... ?5. Sewer-- School Street ...... Yes ..... 76. Weighing Devices ........... 100.00 Yes ..... 77. Generator School System .... No ..... TRANSFERS FROM RESERVE FUND DURING 1963 Approved by your Advisory Board under Chapter 40, Section 6, of the General Laws. Police Expenses ............................. $ 750.00 Memorial Day Expenses ...................... 38.30 Contingent Fund ............................. 892.90 Article 13, 1963, (Wages and Salary Plan) .... 347.58 General Relief Expenses ...................... 500.00 Health Nurse Salary ......................... 32.76 Garbage Disposal Expenses ................... 135.00 Deputy Tax Collector Salary .................. 125.00 Tax Co]lector Expenses ....................... 100.00 Election Expenses ............................ 100.00 Assistant Assessor Salary ..................... 85.34 Assessors' Expenses .......................... 759.00 Selectrnen Expenses .......................... 150.00 Water Maintenance and Construction Expenses__ 300.00 Town Clerk EXpenses ........................ 5.78 Po]ice Reserve, Regulars' Sa]aries ............. 1.02 School Crossing Guards ...................... 65.71 Wiring Inspector Expenses ................ _'___ 48.65 Total ........ $ 4,437.64 Balance of Account Returned to Treasury ...... 5,562.36 Amount of Original Appropriation ............ $10,000.00 --9m Town Warrant COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX ss: To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover. GREETINGS: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Bradstreet School Audi- torium in Precinct One, the St. Michael's School Auditor- ium in Precinct Two, the Thomson School Auditorium in Precinct Three and the Kittredge School Auditorium in Precinct Four, all in said North Andover on Monday, the Second Day of March, 1964, at 7 o'clock A.M., and there to act on the following ARTICLE: ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Highway Surveyor, Tree Warden and five Constables for one year. Three Selectmen for the re- spective terms of one, two and three years and three mem- bers of the Board of Public Welfare for the respective terms of one, two and three years. One member of the Greater Lawrence Regional Vocation Technical High School District Committee for two years. One member of the Board of Assessors, one member of the Board of Health, one member of the Board of Public Works and two mem- bers of the School Committee for three years. One member of the Planning Board and one member of the Housing Authority for five years and one member of the Housing Authority to fill the unexpired term of one year, and to vote upon the following questions: QUESTION 1. "Shall the town extend contributory group hos- pital, surgical, medical insurance to elderly per- sons retired from the service of the town and to 10 their dependents with fifty per cent of the pre- mium cost and a portion of the administrative expense to be paid by the town?" YES NO QUESTION 2. "Shall the Town pay one-half the premium costs payable by a retired employee for group life in- surance and for group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance?" YES NO All to be voted upon one ballot, the polls shall be open at 7:00 A. M., and shall be closed at 7:00 P. M. After final action on the preceding Article1, said meet- ing shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article 1 of the Town By-Laws to Saturday, March 14, 1964 at one- thirty P.M., in the Veteran's Auditorium of the North Andover High School, then and there to act on the follow- ing articles: ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Recommended that this article be referred to the Selectmen for action. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. Recommended report be accepted. ARTICI,I~, 4. To see what action the Town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Recommended that all appropriations and ac- counts be carried forward to January 1, 1964. 11 The following articles and appropriations have been requested to be held over for 1964: Town Garage -- Yard Survey ............... $ 1,974.16 Article 2, 1961 -- Land Taking .............. 1,220.47 Article 10, 1963 -- Town By-Laws ............ 84.80 Health Expenses ........................... 943.00 Article 45, 1960 -- Sewer Systems ............ 4,984.81 Article 40, 1961 -- Sewers A-E .............. 1,508.14 Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article Article 16, 1962 -- School Building Committee _ 261,218.73 School Grounds Expenses .................. 307.72 Article 59, 1961 -- Ice Skating Rinks ....... 352.67 Civil Defense, 1961 ......................... 339.65 Article 70, 1962 -- Civil Defense ............ 1,500.00 Article 25, 1962 -- Renew Water Service .... 1,251.93 1, 4, 5, 1962 -- Sewers .............. 25,267.79 29, 1962 -- West Side Sewer .......... 1,926.09 32, 1959 -- Chapter 90 .............. 3,302.14 38, 1960 -- Chapter 90 .......... 4,486.79 34, 1961 -- Chapter 90 ............ 5,177.03 54, 1962 -- Chapter 90 .............. 2,786.96 52, 1962 -- Storm Drain ............. 1,511.59 77,1963 -- Salem Street Chapter 90 .... 40,000.00 -- 12 1 Article 23, 1962 -- 12 Inch Water Mains ...... 6,774.17 Article 53, 1963 -- Clean and Paint Water Stand- pipe ................................... Civil Defense, 1962 ........................ Article 55, 1963 -- Salem Street Water Main Article 57, 1963 -- Water Main Extensions U.S. Disability Assistance -- Administration __ U.S. Disability Assistance -- Assistance ..... U.S. Old Age Assistance -- Administration .... U.S. Old Age Assistance -- Assistance U.S. Aid To Dependent Children -- Administra- tion ................................... 873.32 U.S. Aid To Dependent Children -- Assistance _ 5,094.80 U.S. Medical Assistance for Aged -- Administra- tion ................................... U.S. Medical Assistance for Aged -- Aid North Andover School Lunch ................ North Andover High Athletic Association .... School -- Public Law, 85-864 School -- Public Law 85-874 ................ 942.16 1,965.00 55,346.65 1,200.00 2,413.73 ~,440~18 1,212.90 22,938.13 3,613.68 21,173.32 12,669.03 102.33 14,644.92 8,216.13 Total .............. $520,764.92 13 ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elected officers of the Town, as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 14 of the General Laws: Board of Selectmen -- each per annum _ __$ 700.00 Board of Public We]fare -- each per annum _ 300.00 Board of Assessors -- each per annum ...... 1,800.00 Town Treasurer -- per annum ............. 7,035.00 Tax Collector -- per annum ................ 2,200.00 Highway Surveyor -- per annum ........... 5,765.00 Tree Warden -- per annum ............... 400.00 Moderator -- per annum ................. 50.00 Board of Health -- each per annum ......... 300.00 Board of Public Works -- each per annum ___ 250.00 Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 6. To see what action the Town will take as to the budget recommendations of the Advisory Board. Recommended that such numbered items of proposed budget as may be questioned by any voter be seporatel¥ considered. ARTICLE 6A. To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for unpaid snow and ice removal bills incurred in 1963 in the amount of $12,232.75. Petition of the Highway Department and the Select- Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. 14 -- 16 -- 0 0 00 l"/ ~ooo cR. o O0 O0 0 L~ O0 O0 L~. 0 o ~ o°o© 0 19 O0 0 0 o~° Oo 0 0 0 0 (,0 0 0 ~ ~ o ,~> o o ~ o. o ~.~ O0 0,,1 00000 0 00000 0 ooooo -- :24 -- 0 26 o 0 ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1965, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew or refund any such note or notes, all as provided by Sections 4 and 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 8. To consider the reports of all Special Committees. Recommended that the reports of all special committees be heard. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of its members to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his com- pensation as such, as provided by Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. Petition of the Board of Health. Favorable action recommended. Compensation in the amount of $950.00 for the year 1964. This amount has already been included in the Board of Health budget. Recommended by the Advisory Board. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to repeal its "Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration Plan," as originally adopted at the Special Town Meeting of July 22, 1957 (and as since amended, from time to time), and to enact and substitute in its place the "PERSONNEL BY-LAW" hereinafter set out in full in an Appendix to the Warrant for this Meeting; to vote that the rates of compensation provided for by said proposed new "PER- 28 SONN]EL BY-LAW" shall become effective as at January 1, 1964; and to vote to provide the sum of $35,000 for the purposes of this Article. Petition of the Personnel Board. Recommended that the Town vote to change the Personnel By-Laws as proposed by this article, The new rates of compensation to become effective as of July 1, 1964 and to raise and appropriate the sum of 17,500.00 for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,800 to be expended, under the direction of the Chief of Police, for the purchase of two new 1964, 12 volt system cars: One car (1963) and one car (].962) to be turned in, in trade and all equipment to be changed over, such as police radios, sirens and other similar accessories. Petition of the Chief of Police. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $600, to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden, to purchase a two-man power saw. Petition of the Tree Warden. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE ~13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $900, to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden, to purchase a two-hundred gallon sprayer. Petition of the Tree Warden. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. 29 ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $13,673, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the purchase of a street sweeper. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,200, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to install a side- walk on Waverly Road from Margate Road to the Thom- son School, a distance of 2,100 feet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,200 to be used ~vith the 1953 Ford truck, under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to purchase a new dump truck. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article, ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to purchase a new ash truck. A 1953 Reo ash truck to be traded in. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the maintenance -- 30 m of the Disposal Site on Holt Road. ?etition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the pur- poses of the article. ARTICI,I~, 19. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to erect steel guard rails at the corner of Great Pond Road and Essex Street, and on Barker Street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $25,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the resurfacing of streets. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to replace old stone culverts. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1o000.00 for the pur- poses of the article. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the sidewalk surface and maintenance of sidewalks on Massachusetts 31 Avenue, from Waverly Road to Chickering Road. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,250, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for a sidewa3k on Main Street from Tavern Road to the North Andover High School. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate the sum of $1,000, to be expended under the direc- tion of the Highway Surveyor, to repair cement sidewalks. Petition of the High~vay Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,800, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Sul'veyor, to dig and replace stone culvert at Dale Street and Marb]eridge Road, and clean brooks. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $22,500, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the construction of a storm drain and its appurtenances on Bradford Street running southerly from Osgood Street up Bradford Street about 2,400 feet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. 32 Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 to meet the Town's share of the costs of Chapter 90 highway construction on Salem Street, and that the sum of $30,000 be transferred from unappropriated available funds to meet the State and County shares of such costs, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored~ upon their receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the Town treasury; or to take any other action relative thereto, Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article using $10.000.00 from the funds appor- tioned to the Town under Section 5 of Chapter 822 of the Acts of 1953. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for the maintenance of any street in the Town, under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and, in addition, that the sum of $1,000 be trans- ferred from unappropriated available funds to meet the State's share of the cost of such work, the reimbursement from the State to be restored, upon its receipt, to unap- propriated available funds in the Town treasury; or to take any other action relative thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to install three catch basins to connect with present surface drain, starting at the corner of Baldwin and Francis Streets to Belmont Street, a distance of 800 feet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor, 33 Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $750, to be expended by the Board of Pub- lic Works, to erect a chain link fence on the Carl A. Thomas Playground abutting the property at 164 Massachusetts Avenue. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,100, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to erect a chain link fence at the Patriot Street end of Grogan's Field. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI.~ 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, and to be used with a 1958 Ford Pick-up truck to purchase a new Pick-up truck. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI,~ 33. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $13,000, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to purchase a four wheel drive front end loader. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept 34 Sections 42G, 42H and 42-I of Chapter 40 of the General Laws which authorize the levy of special assesments to meet the cost of laying water pipe in public and private ways. Petition of the Board of Public Ways. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT Section 42G --- 42H -- 421, of Chapter 40 of the General Laws. ARTICI.F. 34A. To see if the Town will vote to pro- vide for the levy of special assessments, to meet the whole or part of the cost hereafter incurred of laying water dis- tribution pipes in public and private ways, all as provided by Section 42G of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, the amounts of such assessments, and the persons to be as- sessed, to be determined by the Board of Public Works. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT ~ the article. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, a sum of money sufficient to extend the water system on Martin Avenue 320 feet westerly from Massachusetts Avenue. Petition of Edward J. Kasheta and others. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article, ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, the sum of $60,000.00, or any other sum to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to install a 12 inch water main on Boxford Street and Forest Street from Salem Street to Ingalls Street and to authorize said Board to accept a like amount from the Federal Govern- merit under the provisions of the Accelerated Public Works Program. ~ 35 -- Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to R£IECT the article. ARTICLF~ 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, the sum of $125,000.00, or any other sum to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the sewer system on Waverly Road and Turnpike Street and to authorize said Board to accept a like amount from the Federal Government under the provisions of the Ac- celerated Public Works Program. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJ£CT the article, ARTICI,I~, 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500, to be expended by the Board of Public Works to repair and Gunite the paved slopes of the 1,500,000 gallon reservoir constructed in 1898, Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to R£J£CT the article. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, the sum of $1,200.00 to make such extem sions of the water main system, subject to the standard regulations voted at this meeting, as the Board of Public Works, on October 1st, 1964 may consider most necessary, such extensions not having been petitioned for at this meeting. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article and to raise and appropriate $1,200.00 for the purposes of t~he article. ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $6,000.00 to connect dead ends in the water distribution system. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to trans- fer from available funds the sum of $6,000.00 for the purpose of the article. ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and appropriate $1,500, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to purchase portable bleachers for 300 Lo replace the old wooden bleachers at Grogan's Field. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,400 to be expended by the Board of Pub- lic Works to install bituminous concrete curbs and repair the basketball courts at Grogans Field and the Carl A, Thomas Playgrounds so as to make them suitable for skat- ing rinks. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REIECT the article, ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $3,100, to be expended by the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase a 150 Horsepower Electric Motor for the North Pumping Station. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $900, to be expended by the Board of Pub- lie Works to hot top the area under the football bleachers at the High School. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to accept from Roy R. Farr, or his nominee, the sum of $9,000, to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the sewer system on the 1909 layout of Wood Lane from the present terminus southeasterly to a proposed easement from Edge- lawn Avenue to Wood Lane. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. AR, TICI.E 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept from R & S Construction Company, or its nominee, the sum of $8,500, to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the sewer system on Chickering Road to the pro- posed Village Green Apartments location on Chickering Road. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to accept from the R & S Construction Company, or its nominee, the sum of $19,000, to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the water system on Chickering Road from Duf- ton Court to Andover Street and to the proposed Village Green Apartments location. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise 38 and appropriate the sum of $800, to be expended by the Tax Collector, with the approval of the Board of Public Works, for the purchase of a postage meter machine. Petition of the Tax Collector and the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $26,000, to be expended by the Fire Engineers, with the approval of the Selectmen, to pur- chase a new Pumper to replace Engine I which is a 1937 Model and should be replaced. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI.F~ 50. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000, to be expended by the Fire Engineers, with the approval of the Selectmen, to make required adjustments and additions to the fire alarm sys- tem, to allow for an additional circuit. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to accept Glenncrest Drive in its entirety as approved by the Plan- ning Board and the Highway Surveyor. Petition of Nell O. Dickinson and others. Recommended that the Town vote to estab- lish Gleencrest Drive as a Town.way by accepting the Selechnen's laying out of the same. ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to accept Meadow Lane from Massachusetts Avenue to Wood Lane, a distance of approximately 1,400 feet, as a public way. Petition of Vincent L. McAloon and others. Recommended that the Town vote to estab- lish Meadow Lane from Mass. Ave. to Wood Lane as a Town-way by accepting the Selectmen's lay- ing out of the same, ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town ~vill vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by changing from Rural Residential to General Business the following described parcel of land: Beginning at the most easterly corner thereof at a point in the southerly line of Salem Turnpike, said point be- ing about 618.0 feet northwesterly of the westerly line of Willow Street, at its intersection with said southerly line of Salem Turnpike; thence turning and running westerly as the wall stands 605.2'2 feet more or less to the northerly line of Willow Street; thence turning and running northwesterly by said northerly line of Wil- low Street, as the wall now stands 603.9 feet more or less to a corner of said wall; thence turning and run- ning easterly as the wall now stands 524.7 feet more or less to the southerly line of Salem Turnpike; thence turning and running southeasterly 623.04 feet more or less by said southerly line of Salem Turnpike to the point of beginning. Petition of John J. McLay and others. This is a Planning Board item, therefore no recommendation is made. ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law from Rural Residence to General Bus- iness on the following described parcels of land: PARCEL 1. A parcel of land on the southwesterly side of Salem Turnpike, being bounded and described as follows: Northeasterly by Salem Turnpike 1,360 feet south- easterly, southwesterly and southerly by land of John C. Farnum, 375 feet, 200 feet and 1,093 feet; southwest- erly by land now or formerly of William Sheridan 998 40 feet; northwesterly by land now or formerly of William Sheridan and Margaret R. Simon 1,200 feet, all meas- urements being more or less. PARCEL 2. A parcel of land on the northeasterly side of Salem Turnpike, being bounded and described as follows: Southwesterly by said Salem Turnpike 970 feet; northwesterly by land of John J. Lynch and Howard M. Thompson 1,853 feet; northeasterly by Farnum Street 887 feet; and southeasterly by Brook Street 1,600 feet, all measurements being more or less. Petition of John C. Farnum and others. This is a Planning Board item, therefore no recommendation is made. ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by changing from Rural Residential to General Business the fo]lowing described parcel of land: Beginning at a stone bound on the southeasterly side of Osgood Street at the termination of the existing Gen- eral Business Zone thence running northeasterly by said Osgood Street 105.8 feet to a stone bound at the intersection of Osgood and Stanleyville Avenue, a pro- posed street shown on a plan owned by Stefanowicz, North Andover, Mass., Charles E. Cyr, C.E. dated April 1947; thence turning and running southerly 382 feet to a point on the northerly side of Great Pond Road; thence turning and running northeasterly by the exist- ing General Business Zone, 316 feet, more or less to a point; thence turning and running in a northwesterly direction 203.36 feet to the point of beginning: Petition of John J. Willis and others. This is a Planning Board item, therefore no recommendation is made. ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote by Reso- lution. To declare that there exists in the Town a need for low-income housing at rents within the means of families 41 of low income, as defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, which need is not being adequately met by private enterprise; to approve an application of the North Andover Housing Authority to the Public Housing Administration, an agency authorized by said Act to pro- vide financial assistance to local public housing agencies for undertaking and carrying out preliminary planning of Iow-rent housing projects, for a preliminary loan in an amount not to exceed $8,000 for surveys and planning in connection with Iow rent housing projects of not to ex- ceed approximately 40 dwelling units and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to execute on behalf of the Town, a 'Corporation Agreement' between the Town and the North Andover Housing Authority; substantially in the form of a proposed agreement of which copies are on file in the office of the Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk and the North Andover Housing Authority, providing for the local coop- eration as may be required by the Public Housing Admin- istration pursuant to the said Act. Petition of the North Andover Housing Authority. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI.~ 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,700, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the purpose of painting all walls, ceilings, woodwork and radiators of the Town Office Building. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICL~ 58. To see if the Town will vote ~o raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the purpose of repair- lng and fixing-up the stone wall at so called (Flatts Bridge) at Lake Cochichewick on Great Pond Road, foot of Kun- hardt Hill. Wall is presently smashed in, cracked and loose, all undermined at the waters edge. 42 Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, for highway projects having the approval of the State Department of Public Works, some part or all of the $18,016.10 apportioned to the Town by said De- partment under Section 5 of Chapter 822 of the Acts of 1963, expenditures therefrom to be made under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, with the prior approval of the Se- lectmen. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article and to use the full amount of the appor- tionment for its purposes. ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the Street Sign Program for 1964. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to purchase or acquire by eminent domain, land and buildings thereon, now owned by John Murphy Estate, now or formerly known as 128 Main Street, consisting of 5,250 square feet (42' x 125') for the purpose of a new Police Station, and to au- thorize and direct its Selectmen, in the name and behalf of the Town, to take such steps as they may deem neces- sary or advisable to effect such acquisition. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. 43 ARTICLE 62. To see i~ the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to pay the reas- onable hospital, medical, surgical and related expenses in- curred by a fire fighter of the Town as the result of an ac- cident occurring while acting in the performance and with- in the scope of his duty without fault of his own. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500, to be used for a ?own Fourth of July celebration, any and all profits made at said celebration to be returned to the Town Treasury, said ap~ propriation to be expended by a Committee to be appointed by the Selectmen. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. The said committee to consist of nine (9) members. ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $800, to match a like sum to be raised by the North An- dover Board of Trade, for the purpose of providing decora- tive lighting during the Christmas Season. Petition of Leonard B. Albis and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer the sum of $10,000 fr(~m the Overlay Reserve to the Reserve Fund. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article, to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for the purposes of the article. -- 44 -- ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of a "Ma- chine Accounting System". Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 478 of the Acts of 1963, which increases the amounts of pensions and retirement allow- ances payable to certain former public employees. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor to pipe an open brook from Dale Street on the property of David Rand, a sufficient distance to insure adequate public safety and property drainage. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI.F. 69. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by repealing Article III, Section 8, as adopted by Article 62 at the Annual Town Meeting on March 17, 1962. Petition of John L. Dolan and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 70. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150, for the purpose of reim- bursing Rose Filetti for a building permit issued by the ---45-- Town to erect a 36 unit motel at 209 Chickering Road, which permit was never utilized. Petition of Rose Filetti and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 71. To see if the To~vn will vote to make the office of Constable a three year term instead of the present one year term of office. Petition of Augustine J. Walsh and others. Recommended that the article be striken from the warrant. ARTICLE 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install additional storm drains on Carry Circle. Petition of William B. Bushnel! and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to extend the storm drains from the corner of Osgood Street and Brad- ford Street along Bradford Street approximately 2,640 feet to the property of Norman luentz, including the streetside boundary line of Norman Lentz. Petition of Phila S. Slade and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to install surface drains on Wood Lane from the corner of Woodstock Street and Wood Lane to a point where Wood Lane becomes a dead end. Petition of Stewart P. Wilson and others. Recommended that the Town vote to RE~£CT the article. ART~CLt~ 75. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $975, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to extend the sewer on School Street to the end of School Street to a piece of land owned by D & W Realty, a distance of approximately 100 feet. Petition of Stewart P. Wilson and others. Recommended tl~at the Town vote to ADOPT the article, ARTICLE 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100, to be expended by the Sealer of Weights and Measures, for the purchase of five gallon measuring can and other weighing and measuring devices. Petition of the Sealer of Weights and Measures. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article, ARTICLE 77. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to replace funds expended by the School Building Committee, for the pur- chase of a generator for the Upper Elementary School, the generator expected from the Civil Defense authorities, for the use of the School, not having been received. Petition of the School Building Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE ?8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, such sum as this meeting may determine, to create a stabilization fund, as provided by Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the Gen~ cral Laws. Petition of the Assessors. Recommended that the Town vote to REJ£CT the article. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 79. To see if the Town will vote to take the sum of .............. from available funds to reduce the tax rate. Petition of the Assessors. Recommended that the Town vote to transfer from available funds, the sum of $142,547,54 for the purposes of the article. ARTICLE 80. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by striking therefrom Section ? of Article IV, which constitutes the Selectmen and the Audi- tor as a "Finance Committee," with duties which duplicate those of the Town's Advisory Board. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 81. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by striking therefrom Section 2 of Article II, and inserting in place thereof, the following section: SECTION 2: The Selectmen shall annually cause a re- port to be printed which shall contain a statement their doings during the preceding financial year, to- gether with a report of the School Committee, and of such other officers, boards and committees as they may designate. Such reports shall contain detailed formation as to the action of the Town taken at Town Meetings held since the last such report, and data as to such other matters as they may deem expedient or as the Town may vote to have included therein. Such An- nual Town Report shall be bound in pamphlet form, and shall be ready for distribution to any interested person prior to the Annual Town Meeting in each year. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. 48 Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 82. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article IV of its General By-Laws by adding thereto the following section: SECTION 12. The Selectmen shall fix, and from time to time by their order may amend, a schedule of fees to be charged for electrical inspections by the Inspec- tor of Wires. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 83. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article IV of its General By-Laws by adding thereto the following section: SECTION 13: Any board or officer in charge of any department of the Town may, with the approval of the Selectmen, sell or otherwise dispose of any personal property of the Town within its possession or control which has become obsolete or which is no longer re- quired for the use of such department; provided, that the records of the Selectmen shall contain full informa- tion concerning the request of such department head for authority to dispose of such property, and their reasons for approving such request. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICI.I~. 84. To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Law known as the "Building Law" by adding to Sec- tion 2 thereof, the following paragraph: The Board of Selectmen shall, at the time of their ap- pointment of the Building Inspector, also appoint an Assistant Building Inspector, who shall, in the absence or inability of tbe Building Inspector, perform his du- 49 ties, and who shall, otherwise, perform and exercise such duties, consistent with the duties of the Building Inspector under this By-Law, as the Selectmen may direct. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 85. To see if the To~vn will vote to author- ize its Tree Warden to accept, in its interests, any donations, in any amount, offered to it by the North Andover Improve- ment Society or any other interested person, for the pur- pose of acquiring and planting shade or decorative trees and shrubs in any public area, or for otherwise improving such areas, as the Tree Warden may decide, this vote to stand until rescinded or amended by some future Town Meeting. Petition of the Town Counsel and the North Andover Improvement Society. I~ecommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 86. To see if the Town will vote to accept the grant of land to it conveyed by George Giragosian, by deed recorded at the Registry of Deeds in Lawrence in Book 988, page 498. Petition of the Town Counsel and the School Building Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. And you are directed to serve this warrant by post- ing true and attested copies thereof, at the Town Office Building, and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies ot be posted not more than fifteen days nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. 5O Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doing thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under hour hands at North Andover, Massachu- setts, the 13th day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four. WILLIAM A. FINNERAN RAYMOND Bt{OADHEAD FRED P. OAKES Board of Selectmen A true copy: ATTEST: ........................... Constable North Andover, Massachusetts, ................... , 1964. --51 -- APPENDIX TO WARRANT FOR THE 1964 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING PROPOSED PERSONNEL BY-LAW (Article 10 of Warrant) 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 incumbents of which render intermittent or casual service and which do not appear iu Schedule A of Section 7 following, into groups and classes doing substantially similar work or having substantially equal responsibil- Ities; (B) authorizing a compensation plan for positions in the class- ification plan and (C) providing for the administration of said class- ification and compensation plans. SI~CTION 2. DI{iFINITIONS As used in this By-law, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless a different construction is clearly required by the context or by the la;vs of the Commonwealth: "Town", the Town of North Andover; "Civil Service Law", Chapter 31 of the General Laws of the Corn- monwealth, 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 of officers and employees of the Town under Chapter 31; "Classification Plan", class titles of Schedule A of Section 7 of this by-law plus class specifications which are on file with the Person- nel 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 des- criptive title may be used to designate each position allocated to the class, that the sanxe qualifications shall be required of the incum- bents, 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"); "Group", an occupational group of classes appearing in Schedule A of Section 7; "Department Head", the officer, board, or other body having im- mediate supervision and control of a depariauaent; "Employee", an employee of the Town occupying a position in the classification "Department", any department, board, committee, commission or other agency of the Town subject to this by-law; 52 "Administrative Authority,', the elected or appointed official or board, having jt~risdietlon over a function or activity; "Full-time 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 leah'e, and other leave of absence; "Part-time Employment", employment for less than full-time em- ployment, as defined above; "Continuous Employment", employment uninterrupted except for required military servtce and for authorized vacation leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, or other leave of absence; "Full-time Employee", an employee retained in full-time p]oyment; "Part-time Employee", an employee retained in part-time em- ployment; "Position", an office or post of employment in the Town service with duties and responsibilities calling for the full-time or part-time empIoyment 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 full-time or part-time employment basis; "Permanent Employee", (1) any employee retained on a contin- uing 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", 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; "Temporary Employee", (1) an employee retained in a temporary position as defined above; (2) any' employee holding a temporary- ap- pointment under Civil Service Law who does not also have permanent status thereunder; "Compensation Plan", Schedules B through E in Section 7; "Compensation Grade", a range of salary or wage rates appearing in Schedule B through D of Section 7 ; "Rate", a sum of money designated as compensation for personal services on an hourly, weekly, monthly, annual, or other basis; "Minimum Rate", the rate in a range which is normally the hiring rate of a new empIoyee; "Maximum Rate", the highest rate in a range which an employee normally is entitled to attain; "Range", the dollar difference between minimum and maximum rates; "Single Rate", a rate for a designated position class which is not 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; "Longevity Pay'', compensation to an employee occupying a pos- trion in the classification plan in full-time continuous employment of ten years or longer pursuant to the schedule appearing in Section 12; 53 "Promotion", a change from s position of lower class and compen- sation grade to a position with greater responsibilities in a higher class and compensation grade; "Board", the Personnel Board as defined in Section 3. SECTION 3. PEP~SONNEL SOAPED (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 he 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 smwe 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 shaI1 continue to hold office until his suc- cessor has been appointed and qualified. (C) If a member resigns or his office becomes vacant by his re- moval from the Town, or other cause, the Selectmen shall appoint his successor for the balance of the unexpired term of such member. (D) The Board shall be invested with ali the powers and duties specified in Section 108C of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. (E) The Board shall administer the plans and shall ester)fish such procedures as it deems necessary for the proper administration thereof. (F) Forthwith after its appointment and annually, the Board shall meet and organize by electing a chairman and appointing a sec- retary. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A majority vote of the Board shall determine the action the Board must take in ali matters upon which it is auth- orized or required to pass under this by-law. (G) The Board may employ assistance and incur expenses as it deems necessary subject to the appropriation of funds therefor. tH) The Board shall maintain adequate personnel records of all employees occupying positions subject to the classification and com- pensation plans, said records to be kept in its custody. Department Heads shall provide such information as the Board may request. ti) The Board from time to tlme, of its oxvn motion, shall in- vestigate the work features m~d 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 Beard considers practicable, shall include all occu- pational 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 (A) 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 specifi- cations of the classes in the classification plan, each consisting of a statement describing the essential nature of the work and the char- acteristics that distinguish the class from other classes. The descrip- tion for any' class shall be construed solely as a means of identifica- 54 finn and not as prescribing what the duties or responsibilities of any position shall be, er as modifying, or in any way affecting, the power of any adminislxative 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 Personnel Board, the Board shall allocate such new or changed position to its appropriate class, as hereinafter provided. (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 of a position so allocated, and shall be used to the exclusion of a]l others on payrolls, budget esti- mates and other official records and reports pertaining to the position. (El No position may be reclassified or no class may be assigned to a different compensation grade, until the Personnel ]~oard shall have determined such reclassification or such reassignment to be con~ sistent with the classification and compensation plans. (Fl The first six months of employment for any ne~v personnel shall be considered a probationary period. If the employee's work is unsatisfactory, the employee shall be dismissed by his Department Sup- er]or during the first six months. After the probationary period, the employee shall be considered a regular employee of the Town. An em- ployee 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 5, COiV[PENSATIC)N PLAN (Al 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 iix accordance with the compensation plan. (C) No pe~on shall be appointed, employed or paid as an em- ployee 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 sh~dl receive the increment between his present rate and the next higher step rate as fellows: (1) After completion of six months at the minimum or en- trance rate. (2i Thereafter one year from the date of his previous increase until he attains the maximum rate of the range of the corapensation grade to which his position class is assigned. (3) The increase in rate which this increment represents must be recommended by the employee's department head and approved by the Board. (4) The increase shall be based on performance of the em- ployee during the preceding six-month or twelve-month period and not solely on length nj[ service. (El An eraployee 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 55 of six months at his entrance rate and not earlier than following the completion of one year at any higher rate. (Fl Any employee occupying a position in the classification plan who is not recommended to receive the increment specified in sub- sections ((d) or (el 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. (2l In the event of the Board's denial of the appeal, the em- ployee involved may appeal to the Town for a final de- cision at a subsequent Town Meeting in a special article in the Town Warrant. (Gl A new full-time employee denied an increment after six months' continuouus employment shall be considered again for such increment following completion of an additional six months' continuous employment. (H) An employee receiving a promolJon to a vacant position or to a new position as defined in Section 4 ((2) 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. (Il The employee receiving a promotion and adjustment in rate pursuant to the previsions of the preceding sub-section shall receive the next increment of his compensation grade effective following com- pletion of six months at the rate resulting from the promotiou. (J) The Board may authorize an entrance rate higher than the minimum rate upon recommendation o1 a department head, supported by evidence in writing of special reasons and exceptional circum- stances satisfactory to the Board and such other variance in the class- ification and compensation plans as it may deem necessary for the pro- per functioning of the service of the Town. (!4) The Board may assign a new class tentatively to a compen- sation 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. (L) Each head of a department to which is assigned an employee occupying a position in the cla.~sification plan shall include in his es- timates 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 shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. SECTION 6. AMENDMENT OF THE PLANS (A) The classification plan and/or compensation plan and/or other previsions of this by-law may be amended by the vote of the Town at either a regular or a special Town Mceting in the same man- ner as other by-laws of the Town may be amended. Such proposed amendments, other than those originated 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. ~ 56 -- (B) The Board of its own motion may propose an amendment to the plans or other provisions of this by-law after having held a bearing on the proposed amendment according to the profedure out- lined 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 Meeting at which such amendment is considered. SECTION 7. POSITION CLASSES: S!.LARY, WAGE AND MISCEL- LANEOUS COMPENSATION SCHEDU~LES. The following schedules, together with class specifications previous- ly incorporated by reference, constitute the classification and compen- sation 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 Wage Schedule. SCHEDULE E -- Miscellaneous Compensation Schedule for Part-Time and Town Infirmary Positions. -- SGHEDULE A -- CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS BY OCCUPATIONAL GROUP AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMPENSATION GRADES Compensation Grade Class Title or Schedule DEPARTMENT HEAD AND SUPERVISORY GROUP Animal Inspector (Part-Time) Misc. Civil Defense Director (Part-Time Misc. Fire Chief PF-3 Librarian 8-15 Moth Superintendent S-12 Police Chief PF-3 Public Health Nurse and Health Agent S-11 Public Health Physician (Part-Time) Misc. Registrar of Voters (Part-Time) Misc, Staff Engineer S-16 Superintendent of Public 'Works S-21 Supervisor of Pumping Stations S-10 'rowrt Accountant S-16 Veterans' Agent (Part-Time) Misc. Working Foreman S-10* CLEP~ICAL GROUP Assistant Assessor Deputy Tax Collector S-6 Junior Clerk S-1 Public Works Clerk S-5 Selectmen's Secretary S-5 Senior Clerk 8-4 Senior Clerk-Secretary (Part-Time) Misc. Veterarm' Benefits Clerk Misc. CUSTODIAL CROUP Building Custodian S-7 Custodial Worker (Part-Time) Misc. 57 Compensation Grade Class Title or Schedule LABOR GROUP Forestry Maintenance Craftsman W-3 Heavy Motor Equipment Operator W-3** Laborer W-1 Laborer and Motor Equipment Operator W-2 Motor Equipment Operator W-3 Public Works Maintenance Craftsman W-4 Tree Climber and Surgeon W-5 Water Meter and Hydrant Repairmau LIBRARY GROUP Assistant Librarian S-11 Children's Librarian S-10 Junior Library Assistant S-1 Library Page (Part-Time) Misc. Professional Library Assistant S-8 Senior Library Assistant S-4 PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP Building Inspector (Part-Time) Misc. Call Fire Captain (Part-Time) Misc. Call Fire Fighter (Part-Time) Misc, Call Fire Lieutenant (Part-Time) Misc, Dog Officer (Part-Time) Misc, Fire Engineer and Deputy Chief (Part-Time) Misc, Fire Fighter PF-I*** Fire Lieutenant PF-2 Gas Inspector (Part-Time) Misc. Patrolman PF-i**** Police Sergeant PF-2***** Reserve Patrolman (Part-Time) Misc. School Crossing Guard (Part-Time) Misc. Sealer of Weights and Measures (Part-Time) Misc. Wire Inspector (Part-Time) Misc. PUBLIC W]ELFARE GROUP Infirmary Cook Misc. Infirmary Matron Misc. Infirmary Superintendent Misc. * Additional compensation of $100.00 per month, December through March, will he paid to an employee occupying a position in this class if he is assigned to snow' and ice control programs by the Highway Surveyor. ** Compensation Grade W4 when assigned to operation of tractor shovel (Pay'loader or equivalent) or motor grader. Additional annual compensation of $200.00 if performing duties of Motor Equipment Maintenance Man. Additional annual compensation of $300~00 if perfm, ming duties of Patrolman Specialist. Additional annual compensation of $350,00 if performing duties of Inspector. -- 58-- -- SCHEDULE B -- GENERAL ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE Compensation Grade Min. II III IV Max. S ~ 1 $3,080 $3,210 $3,340 $3,480 $3,620 S - 2 3,230 3,370 3,510 3,650 3,800 S - 3 3,390 3,540 3,690 3,840 3,990 S - 4 3,600 3,770 3,930 4,100 4,250 S - 5 3,740 3,900 4,060 4,230 4,400 S - 6 3,930 4.100 4,270 4,440 4,620 S - 7 4,130 4,310 4,490 4,670 4,850 S - 8 4,340 4,520 4,710 4,900 5,090 S - 9 4,560 4,750 4,940 5,140 5,340 S-10 4,790 4,990 5,190 5,406 5,610 S-11 5,030 5,240 5,450 5,670 5.890 S-12 5,280 5,500 5,730 5,960 6,190 S-13 5,540 5,780 6,020 6,260 6,500 S-14 5.820 6,070 6,320 6,570 6,830 S~15 6,110 6,370 6,630 6,900 7,170 S~16 6,420 6,690 6,970 7,250 7,530 S-17 6,810 7,100 7,390 7,680 7,980 S-18 7,220 7,530 7,840 8,150 8,460 S-19 7,650 7,980 8,310 8,640 8,970 S-20 8,110 8,460 8,810 9,160 9,510 S~21 8,600 8,970 9,340 9,710 10,080 -- SCHEDULE C -- POLICE- FIRE ANNUAL SALARY SCttEDULE Compensation Grade Min. II III Max. P-F I $4,990 $5.190 $5,400 $5,610 P-F 2 6,020 6,260 6,500 P-F 3 7,390 7,680 7,855 -- SCHEDULE D -- HOURLY WAGE SCHEDULE Compensation Grade Min, II III Max. W-1 $1.85 $1.93 $2.01 $2.09 W-2 1.90 1,98 2.06 2,14 W-3 2,00 2,08 2,16 2.24 W-4 2,10 2,18 2.26 %34 W-5 2.20 2.28 2.36 2.44 W-6 2.30 2.38 2.46 2.54 -- SCHEDULE E -- MISCELLANEOUS COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR PART-TIME AND TOWN INFIt~MARY POSITIONS Class Title Compensation Animal Inspector $ 325 per year Building Inspector 2,100 Der year Call Fire Captain 600 per year Call Fire Fighter a. 66 2/3% availability 420 per year b. 100% availability 540 per year c. Spare Driver 810 per year. 59 Call Fire Lieutenant 550 per year Civil Defense Director 750 per year Custodial Worker 30 per week Dog Officer 325 per year Fire Engineer and Deputy Chief 850 per year Forest Fire Warden 250 per year Gas Inspector 500 per year Infirmary Cook 2,000 per year* Infirmary Matron 2,100 per year* Infirmary Superintendent 2,350 per year* Keeper of the Lock-Up 250 per year Library Page .85- .~5- 1.05 per hour Public Health Physician 950 per year Registrar of Voters 250 per >,ear Reserve Patrolman 19.20 per day School Crossing Guard 25 per week (40 weeks) Sealer of Weights and Measures 750 per year Senior Clerk-Secretary 2.15 per hour Veterans' Agent 1,800 per year Veterans' Benefits Clerk 30 per month Wire Inspector 1,200 per year * Plus Maintenance SECTION 8. PART-TIME POSITIONS CLASSIFIED IN CLERICAL GROUP Employees occupying clerical positions in part-time employment which may he continuous employment or which may constitute intermit- tent or casual service shall be compensated at hourly rates appearing in the following schedule which is hereby incorporated in the Cpm- pensrtion P/an: Corer ensation Gr'ade Minimum II III IV Maximum S-1 $1,58 $1.64 $1.71 $1.78 $1.85 S-4 1.83 1.91 1.99 2.07 2.15 S-5 1.92 2.00 2.08 2.16 2.25 S-6 2.01 2.10 2,19 228 2.37 ~ECTION 9. PART-TIME POSITIONS CLASSIFIED IN LIB!~ARY GROUP Employees occupying library positions in part-time employment which may be continuous employment or which may- constitute intermittent or casual service shall be compensated at hourly rates appearing in the ~ollowing schedule which is hereby incorporated in the Compensation Plan: Compensation Grade S-1 S-4 S-8 SECTION 10. M~nimum ii III IV Maximum $1.56 $1.62 $1.69 $1.76 $1.83 1.80 1,88 1.96 2.04 2.12 2.20 2.29 2,38 2.48 2.58 INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN (A) Upon ~he adootion of this by-law, salary and wage rates for affected employees shall be adjusted retroactive to the preceding Janu- ary first if adopted at the Annual Town Meeting. If adopted at a special lmvn meeting, rat~s shall be adjusted effective the beginning of the month following adoption. 6O (B) The rate of each employee occupying a position, the com- pensation 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 em- ployee 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 within the salary range for the position as set forth in Section 7. (D) The rate of each employee occupying a position, the compensa- tion 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. (]~) 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 com- pensation 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 Schedole 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 105C 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 posi- tions 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 INCREMENTS (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 Over 10but not over 15years $100. (Each increase in such incre- Over 15 but not over 20 years $150. ment, once attained, being lira- Over 20 but not over 25 years $200. ired to $50 under these condi- Over 25 years $250. tions of eligibility.) (B) Eligibility will be determined as of January first and July first. If an employee became eligible for a longevity increment or for an crease therein on the latter date, the amount to which he is entitled for the fiscal year will be pro-rated accordingly. (C) An employee who qualifies for longevity compensation and then leaves the employ of the Town shall not be entitled to such com- pensation if reemployed until a new ten year period of continuous full- time 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. SECTION 13. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE To each new full-time member of the Police and Fire Departments, regardless of his rank, at the time that he enters upon his duties there shall be paid in his behalf the sum of One lqundred Dollars ($100.00) for uniforms and such standard equipment as his department may require. 61 Yearly allocation shall be made to the respective Chiefs of the Police and Fire Departments in the amount of: One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per uniformed man for Police, and Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) per uniformed man for Fire, for the re- placement of uniforms, necessary work clothes, and 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 was paid. in so far as possible, each Chief shall for its own Department, col- lect the old item in exchange whereYer 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 authoriza- tion to destroy such material or otherwise dispose of it. SECTION 14. WORK WEEK The work week for full-time employment in each occupational group shall be as follows: Group Work Week Department Head and Supervisory Group As required Clerical Group 37~ hours Custodial Group As required Labor Group 40 hours Library Group 38 hours Public Safety Group Police 40 hours Fire 48 hours Others As required Public Welfare Group As required SECTION 15. OVERTIME COMPENSATION iA) 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 13. (B) Labor Group An employee shall he 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 13. (C) Library Group An employee shall be paid at the hourly rate set forth in Section 9 whir:iq 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 13. iD) Public Safety Group (2) 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 13. (2) An employee of the Fire Department shall be paid at straight time per hour for hours worked in excess of those constituting his work week as set forth in Section (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 -- 62 ~ be granted an employee at the convenience of his department head for hours worked and approved in excess of forty in any one week. 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 Labor Day Washington's Birthday Columbus Day Patriots Day Veterans' Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence 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 reg- ularly worked on the day on which the designated holiday OCCURS. (2) If paid on a weekly, semi-monthly or annual basis, he shall be granted each designated holiday without loss in pay. (C) Payment; under provisions of this section shall be made pro- vided 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 pro- visions of this byqaw. (D) An employee in continuous employment, except department heads, who performs work on one of the days designated in sub-section (A) shall be paid at his regular rate for such day in addition to the amount to which he is entitled under subsection (B). (E) At the request of the employee, he may be granted compensa- lm.'y time off at the convenience of the department in lieu of payment provided under sub-section (D). (P) An employee in continuous employment, who, because of a rotation of shifts, works different days in successive weeks shall he 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 that year falling on Saturday, additional days off equal to the e~cess. (G) Whenever one of the holidays set forth in sub-section (A) falls on a Sunday, the following day shall be a legal holiday. gECTION 17. VACATION LEAVE (A) A full-time employee or a part-time employee in continuous service shall be granted vacations with pay on the following terms: (1) An employee who has completed six months of service shall be granted one week of vacation with pay. (2) An employee who has completed one year of service shall be granted two weeks of vacation with pay. (3) An employee who has completed ten years of service shall be granted three weeks of vacation with pay. (4) An employee who has completed twenty years of service shall be granted fear weeks of vacation with pay. (]3) 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 thc vacation allowance as accrued in the va- 63 cation 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 ployee 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 he 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 of the vacation allowance earned in the vacation year during which such dismissal, retirement, or entrance int~9 the armed forces occurred up to the time of the employee's separ- ation from the payroll. (D) Absences on account of sickness in excess of that authorized under the rules therefor or for personal 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. SECTION 18. SICK LEAVE (A) A full-tlme employee or a part-time employee in continuous service who has completed six months o:f service shall be allot'ed 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. lB) An employee shall be credited with the unused portion of leave granted under sub-section (A) up to a minimum of sixty days. (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 allowaluce 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 e[luitable after reviewing all circumstances including the employee's attendance and performance record prior to conditions supporting his request for the additional allowance. (I)) 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 of 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 for~varded by the department head to the Board. (F) The Board may of its own motion, require medical exami- nation of any employee ~vho reports his inahility to report for duty because of i]iness. This examination shall be at the expense of the Town by a physician appointed by the Board. (G) Injury, i]iness or disability self-imposed, or resulting from the use of alcohol or drugs shall not be considered a proper claim :for ]cave under this Section. 64 (lq) Payments made under the provisions of this Section shall be limited in the case of an employee who is receiving Workman's Cmn- pensation payments to the difference between the amount paid in Workman's Compensation and the employee's regular rate. ti) 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. SECTION 19. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Emergency leave up to three days may be allowed for death in an employee's immediate family (wife, husband, mother, father, child, brother or sister). SECTION 20. JURY LEAVE An employee in full-time employment required to serve eu the Jury and thus having to be absent from regular duty may upon lication be paid the difference between the compensation received from jury duty and his regular compensation from the Town, upon pre- sentation of an affidavit of jury pay granted. SECTION 21. MILITARY LEAVE An employee in full-time emplayment 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, OTlqER 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 ap- plication. SECTION 23. PHYSICAL EXA]VlINATION Before appointment to a position in the classification plan requir- ing 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 31 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. 65 Advisory Board Report 1964 North Andover, Massachusetts Town of North Andover, Massachusetts ADVISORY BOARD REPORT 1964 ATTEND TOWN MEETING MARCH 14, 1964 Your vote is only good at TOWN MEETING. PLEASE BRING THIS REPORT TO THE TOWN MEETING FOR USE IN FOLLOWING THE PROCEEDINGS. CONTENTS Introductory Remarks ..................... Page 3 Your Tally Sheet ......................... Page 5 Transfers from Reserve Fund During 1963 .... Page 9 Town Warrant ............................ Page 10 Recommended Appropriations for Regular Town Departments ......... Pages 15- 27 Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration Plan Amendments ........................ Page 28 PLEASE RESERVE THIS REPORT FOR USI~ AT THE MEETING. Report of the North Andover Advisory Board TO THE CITIZENS OF NORTH ANDOVER: This year our income will be less than last year by aproximately $100,000.00. In addition, the usual increase in income due to growth that has been forthcoming in recent years did not materialize. As a result, your Advis- ory Board began the study of the requests for increased ap- propriations with the knowledge that there was $180,000.00 less available funds than last year. If the cost to maintain our Town remained constant, that is the same expenses as last year, the Town would be faced with an increase in the tax rate even before there was any consideration of budgets and articles as submitted. As a matter of fact, if increases ~vere recommended commensurate with re- quests contained in budgets and articles, the tax rate would increase by an amount in excess of $13.00. I am sure you will agree that increases of this magnitude are not in the best interest of the people of North Andover and most certainly are not conducive to attracting and retaining business and industry who are interested in a fair and equitable tax base. With such a background the members of the Board made its decisions as judiciously and impartially as human logic would permit. To this end, the folloxving principles were adhered to: Our Town employees should receive fair and eq- uitable compensation for services rendered, and, therefore, while the timing was not most suitable the recommendations of the Personnel Board to adjust certain wages and salaries would be re- commended as set forth in the Evans Report ef- fective July 1, 1964. In order to effect this and still prevent a "run away" tax rate all other operational expenses must be subjected to rigid control. The recommendations reflected in this report follow these principles. Even this will result in an estimated crease of $7.00 plus in the tax rate for an overall increase in the last two years of almost 17%. We sincerely trust that all of the townspeople will appreciate the motives behind the recommendations made and the important economic considerations underlying these decisions. An expression of thanks is in order to those who con- tributed information and otherwise cooperated in the preparation of this report. Please make every effort to attend the Town Meeting, which will be held in the Veterans' Auditorium, in the North Andover High School, at 1:30 P.M., March 14, 1964. Respectfully submitted, NORTH ANDOVER ADVISORY BOARD Donald W. Coan, Chairman Douglas B. Allen Theodore Peters John J. Shaughnessy Norman I. Bearse Vance C. Peterson Roger Pelletier Merrill Rosenberg Fred R. Stephenson YOUR TALLY SHEET FOR ARTICLES REQUESTING FUNDS REMEMBER: Each time the Town votes to raise and appropriate approximately $24,000.00 means an increase of $1.00 in your tax rate per $1,000.00 of assessed valuation. ~ Z° ~3 DE,~CRIPTION OF ARTICLE "~ ~E o' 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Personnel By-Law .......... $ 35,000.00 Police Cars ................ 3,800.00 Power Saws ................ 600.00 Sprayers ................... 900.00 <~s Yes ..... Yes ..... Street Sweeper ............. 13,763.00 No ..... Sidewalk - WaverIy Rd ...... 7,200.00 No ..... Dump Truck ............... 8,200.00 No ..... Ash Truck ................. 15,000.00 No Disposal Site ....... -_ ....... 2,000.00 Yes ..... Guard Rail ................. 1,000.00 No Resurfacing Streets ......... 25,000.00 No ..... Replace Stone Culverts ...... 2,000.00 Yes ..... ~ E_. DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE I~ o' ~ i.~ z 22. Sidewalk -- Mass. Ave ...... 6,500.00 Yes ..... 23. Sidewalk -- Main Street ..... 1,250.00 No ..... 24. Repair Cement Sidewalks .... 1,000.00 No .... 25. Replace Culvert -- Salem St. _ 1,800.00 No ___ 26. Storm Drain- Bradford St. __ 22,500.00 No ..... 27. Rebuilding Salem St.--Ch. 90 10,000.00 Yes ..... 28. Street Maintenance--Chap. 90 2,000.00 Yes .... 29. Catch Basins ............... 1,000.00 No ..... 30. Chain Link Fence- Thomas Playground 31. Chain Link Fence--Patriots St. 750.00 No ..... 1,100.00 No ..... 32. Pick Up Truck ............ 2,000.00 No ..... 33. Front End Loader .......... 13,000.00 No ..... 35. Water Extension--Martin Ave. Yes 36. Water Main--Boxford St ..... 60,000.00 No 37. Sewer System---Waverly Rd. _ 125,000.00 No '~ E= DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE E o--o . e ~.< l- <z <f: <~ 38. Repairs slopes of reservoir ___ 6,500.00 No ..... 39. Water Main Extension ...... 1,200.00 Yes ..... 40. Connect Dead Ends Water Sys. 6,000.00 Yes 41. Portable Bleachers .......... 1,500.00 No ..... 42. Concrete Curbs ............. 1,400.00 No ..... 43. Elect. Motor Pumping Station 3,100.00 No .... 44. Hot Top Area 48. Postage Meter Machine ...... 900.00 No ..... 800.00 No ..... 49. Replace Engine i ........... 26,000.00 No ..... 50. Fire Alarm Extensions ...... 15,000.00 No 56. Low Rent Housing .......... 8,000.00 No ..... 57. Paint Town Bui]ding ........ 2,700.00 No ..... 58. Rep'r Stone Wall Flatts Bridge 2,000.00 No ..... 59. Highway Projects ........... 18,016.10 Yes ..... 60. Street Signs ................ 500.00 No 7 DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLE 61. Purchase Estate of J. Murphy 62. Medical Expenses Fire Fighter 63. July 4th Celebration ......... 64. Christmas Lighting ......... 65. Overlay Reserve Fund ....... 66. Accounting Machine ........ 68. Pipe Open Brook -- Dale St. __ 70. Refund Building Permit 72. Storm Drain--Catty Circle __ 73. Storm Drain-- Osgood & Bradford Sts ..... 74. Surface Drain--Wood Lane __ 75. Sewer-- School Street ...... 76. Weighing Devices ........... 77, Generator School System __;_ 15,000.00 10,142.00 1,500.00 800.00 10,000.00 6,500.00 800.00 150.00 100.00 No Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No TRANSFERS FROM RESERVE FUND DURING 1963 Approved by your Advisory Board under Chapter 40, Section 6, of the General Laws. Police Expenses ............................. $ 750.00 Memorial Day Expenses ...................... 38.30 Contingent Fund ............................. 892.90 Article 13, 1963, (Wages and Salary Plan) .... 347.58 Genera] Relief Expenses ...................... 500.00 Health Nurse Salary ......................... 32.76 Garbage Disposal Expenses ................... 135.00 Deputy Tax Collector Salary .................. 125.00 Tax Collector Expenses ....................... 100.00 Election Expenses ............................ 100.00 Assistant Assessor Salary ..................... 85.34 Assessors' Expenses .......................... 759.00 Selectmen Expenses .......................... 150.00 Water Maintenance and Construction Expenses__ 300.00 Town Clerk Expenses ........................ 5.78 Police Reserve, Regulars' salaries ............. 1.02 School Crossing Guards ...................... 65.71 Wiring Inspector Expenses .................... 48.65 Total .......... $ 4,437.64 Balance of Account Returned to Treasury ...... 5,562.36 Amount of Original Appropriation ............ $10,000.00 Town Warrant COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX ss: To either of the Constables of the Town of North Andover. GREETINGS: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of North Andover qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Bradstreet School Audi- torium in Precinct One, the St. Michael's School Auditor- ium in Precinct Two, the Thomson School Auditorium in Precinct Three and the Kittredge School Auditorium in Precinct Four, all in said North Andover on Monday, the Second Day of March, 1964, at 7 o'clock A.M., and there to act on the following ARTICLE: ARTICLE 1. To elect a Moderator, Town Treasurer, Collector of Taxes, Highway Surveyor, Tree Warden and five Constables for one year. Three Selectmen for the re- spective terms of one, two and three years and three mem- bers of the Board of Public Welfare for the respective terms of one, two and three years. One member of the Greater Lawrence Regional Vocation Technical High School District Committee for two years. One member of the Board of Assessors, one member of the Board of Health, one member of the Board of Public Works and two mem- bers of the School Committee for three years. One member of the Planning Board and one member of the Housing Authority for five years and one member of the Housing Authority to fill the unexpired term of one year, and to vote upon the following questions: QUESTION 1. "Shall the town extend contributory group hos- pital, surgical, medical insurance to elderly per- sons retired from the service of the town and to 10 their dependents with fifty per cent of the pre- mium cost and a portion of the administrative expense to be paid by the town?" YES NO QUESTION 2. "Shall the Town pay one-half the premium costs payable by a retired employee for group life in- surance and for group general or blanket hospital, surgical and medical insurance?" YES NO All to be voted upon one ballot, the polls shall be open at 7:00 A. M., and shall be closed at 7:00 P. M. After final action on the preceding Article1, said meet- ing shall stand adjourned by virtue of Section 4, Article 1 of the Town By-Laws to Saturday, March 14, 1964 at one- thirty P.M., in the Veteran's Auditorium of the North Andover High School, then and there to act on the follow- ing articles: ARTICLE 2. To elect all other officers not required by law to be elected by ballot. Recommended that this article be referred to the Selectmen for action. ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of receipts and expenditures as presented by the Selectmen. Recommended report be accepted. ARTICI.E 4. To see what action the Town will take as to its unexpended appropriations. Recommended that all appropriations and ac- counts be carried forward to January 1, 1964. 11 The following articles and appropriations have been requested to be held over for 1964: Town Garage -- Yard Survey ............... $ 1,974.16 Article 1,220.47 Article 84.80 Health 943.00 Article 4,984.81 Article 1,508.14 Article 1, 4, 5, 1962 -- Sewers .............. 25,267.79 Article 1,926.09 Article 3,302.14 Article 4,486.79 Article 5,177.03 Article 2,786.96 Article 52, 1962 -- Storm Drain .............. 1,511.59 Article 77,1963 -- Salem Street Chapter 90 .... 40,000.00 2, 1961 -- Land Taking .............. 10, 1963 -- Town By-Laws ............ Expenses ........................... 45, 1960 -- Sewer Systems ............ 40, 1961 -- Sewers A-E .............. 29, 1962 -- West Side Sewer 32, 1959 -- Chapter 90 .............. 38, 1960 -- Chapter 90 .............. 34, 1961 -- Chapter 90 54, 1962 -- Chapter 90 .............. Article 16, 1962 -- School Building Committee _ 261,218.73 School Grounds Expenses .................. 307.72 Article 59, 1961 -- Ice Skating Rinks ........ 352.67 Civil Defense, 1961 ......................... 339.65 Article 70, 1962 -- Civil Defense ............ 1,500.00 Article 25, 1962 -- Renew Water Service .... 1,251.93 12 Article 23, 1962 -- 12 Inch Water Mains ...... Article 53, 1963 -- Clean and Paint Water Stand- pipe ................................... Civil Defense, 1962 ........................ Article 55, 1963 -- Salem Street Water Main __ Article 57, 1963 -- Water Main Extensions .... U.S. Disability Assistance -- Administration -- U.S. Disability Assistance -- Assistance ..... U.S. Old Age Assistance -- Administration .... U.S. Old Age Assistance -- Assistance ....... U.S. Aid To Dependent Children -- Administra- tion ................................... U.S. Aid To Dependent Children -- Assistance _ U.S. Medical Assistance for Aged -- Administra- tion ................................... U.S. Medical Assistance for Aged -- Aid ...... North Andover School Lunch ................ North Andover High Athletic Association .... School -- Public Law, 85-864 ................ School -- Public Law 85-874 ................ 6,774.17 942.16 1,965.00 55,346.65 1,200.00 2,413.73 1,440.18 1,212.90 22,938.13 873.32 5,094.80 3,613.68 21,173.32 12,669.03 102.33 14,644.92 8,216.13 Total .............. $520,764.92 ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elected officers of the Town, as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 14 of the General Laws: Board of Selectmen -- each per annum ..... $ 700.00 Board of Public Welfare -- each per annum __ 300.00 Board of Assessors -- each per annum ...... 1,800.00 Town Treasurer -- per annum ............ 7,035.00 Tax Collector -- per annum ................ 2,200.00 Highway Surveyor -- per annum ........... 5,765.00 Tree Warden -- per annum ............. 400.00 Moderator -- per annum .................. 50.00 Board of Health -- each per annum ......... 300.00 Board of Public Works -- each per annum ___ 250.00 Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 6. To see what action the Town will take as to the budget recommendations of the Advisory Board. Recommended that such numbered items of proposed budget as may be questioned by any voter be separately considered. ARTICI.~. 6A. To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for unpaid snow and ice removal bills incurred in 1963 in the amount of $12,232.75. Petition of the Highway Department and the Select- men. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. 14 00000 .~oo 0 o 0 0 0 18 ~ o.o o o ~ ooo oo oo ~o ~ o o. o o o. ~ 1-[ 20 Oo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0~00 0 0 0 c~ 0 o ~ o O0 0 ~ :23 ~ CDL~O 0 0 0 © ~O00Oo0 ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1965, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within'one year, and to renew or refund any such note or notes, all as provided by Sections 4 and 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 8. To consider the reports of all Special Committees. Recommended that the reports of all special committees be heard. ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint one of its members to the position of Board of Health Physician and to fix his com- pensation as such, as provided by Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. Petition of the Board of Health. Favorable action recommended. Compensation in the amount of $950.00 for the year 1964. This amount has already been included in the Board of Health budget. Recommended by the Advisory Board. ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to repeal its "Personnel, Wage and Salary Administration Plan," as originally adopted at the Special Town Meeting of July 22, 1957 (and as since amended, from time to time), and to enact and substitute in its place the "PERSONNEL BY-LAW" hereinafter set out in full in an Appendix to the Warrant for this Meeting; to vote that the rates of compensation provided for by said proposed new "PER- SONNEL BY-LAW" shall become effective as at January 1, 1964; and to vote to provide the sum of $35,000 for the purposes of this Article. Petition of the Personnel Board. Recommended that the Town vote to change the Personnel By-Laws as proposed by this article. The new rates of compensation to become effective as of July 1, 1964 and to raise and appropriate the sum of 17,500.00 for the purpose of this article. ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,800 to be expended, under the direction of the Chief of Police, for the purchase of two new 1964, 12 volt system cars: One car (1963) and one car (1962) to be turned in, in trade and all equipment to be changed over, such as police radios, sirens and other similar accessories. Petition of the Chief of Police. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $600, to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden, to purchase a two-man power saw. Petition of the Tree Warden. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $900, to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden, to purchase a two-hundred gallon sprayer. Petition of the Tree Warden, .... .... ~ .... ' Reco~n~nded that the Town vote to 1~£I£CT the article. m 29 -- ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $13,673, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the purchase of a street sweeper. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,200, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to install a side- walk on Waverly Road from Margate Road to the Thom- son School, a distance of 2,100 feet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,200 to be used with the 1953 Ford truck, under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to purchase a new dump truck. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to purchase a new ash truck. A 1953 Reo ash truck to be traded in. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 t° be expe_aded under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the maintenance m30-- of the Disposal Site on Holt Road. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the pur- poses of the article. ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to erect steel guard rails at the corner of Great Pond Road and Essex Street, and on Barker Street. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $25,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the resurfaeing of streets. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 21. To see if tt~e Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to replace old stone culverts. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the put- poses of the article. ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the sidewalk surface and maintenance of sidewalks on Massachusetts 31 Avenue, from Waverly Road to Chickering Road. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 23. To see if the To~vn will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,250, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for a sidewalk on Main Street fi'om Tavern Road to the T'~orth Andover High School. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate the sum of $1,000, to be expended under the direc- tion of the Highway Surveyor, to repair cement sidewalks. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the azticle. ARTICLE 25. To see if the Toxvn will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,800, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to dig and replace stone culvert at Dale Street and Marbleridge Road, and clean brooks. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $22,500, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, for the construction of a storm drain and its appurtenances on Bradford Street running southerly from Osgood Street up Bradford Street about 2,400 feet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. 32 Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI,~ 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 to meet the Town's share of the costs of Chapter 90 highway construction on Salem Street, and that the sum of $30,000 be transferred from unappropriated available funds to meet the State and County shares of such costs, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the Town treasury; or to take any other action relative thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article using $10,000.00 from the funds appor- tioned to the Town under Section 5 of Chapter 822 of the Acts of 1963. ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for the maintenance of any street in the Town, under Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and, in addition, that the sum of $1,000 be trans- ferred from unappropriated available funds to meet the State's share of the cost of such work, the reimbursement from the State to be restored, upon its receipt, to unap- propriated available funds in the Town treasury; or to take any other action relative thereto. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, to install three catch basins to connect with present surface drain, stat-ting at the corner of Baldwin and Francis Streets to Belmont Street, a distance of 800 feet. Petition of the Highway Surveyor. m331 Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $750, to be expended by the Board of Pub- lic Works, to erect a chain link fence on the Car] A. Thomas Playground abutting the property at 164 Massachusetts Avenue. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended theft the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,100, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to erect a chain link fence at the Patriot Street end of Grogan's Field. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, and to be used with a 1958 Ford Pick-up truck to purchase a new Pick-up truck. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJ£CT the article. ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $13,000, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to purchase a four wheel drive front end loader. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept -- 34 -- Sections 42G, 42H and 42-I of Chapter 40 of the General Laws which authorize the levy of special assesments to meet the cost of laying water pipe in public and private ways. Petition of the Board of Public Ways. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT Section 4fig --- 42H m 421, of Chapter 40 of the General Laws. ARTICLE 34A. To see if the Town will vote to pro- vide for the levy of special assessments, to meet the WhOle or part of the cost hereafter incurred of laying water dis- tribution pipes in public and private ways, all as provided by Section 42G of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, the amounts of such 'assessments, and the persons to be as- sessed, to be determined by the Board of Public Works. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT · the article. ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, a sum of money sufficient to extend the water system on Martin Avenue 320 feet westerly from Massachusetts Avenue. Petition of Edward J. Kasheta and others. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, the sum of $60,000.00, or any other sum to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to install a 12 inch water main on Boxford Street and Forest Street from Salem Street to Ingalls Street and to authorize said Board to accept a like amount from the Federal Govern- ment under the provisions of the Accelerated Public Works Program. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, the sum of $125,000.00, or any other sum to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the sewer system on Waverly Road and Turnpike Street and to authorize said Board to accept a like amount from the Federal Government under the provisions of the Ac- celerated Public Works Program. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REiIECT the article. ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500, to be expended by the Board of Public Works to repair and Gunite the paved slopes of the 1,500,000 gallon reservoir constructed in 1898. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue or transfer from available funds, the sum of $1,200.00 to make such exten- sions of the water main system, subject to the standard regulations voted at this meeting, as the Board of Public Works, on October 1st, 1964 may consider most necessary, such extensions not having been petitioned for at this meeting. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article and to raise and appropriate $1,200.00 for the purposes of the article. 36 ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or provide by bond issue, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $6,000.00 to connect dead ends in the water distribution system. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to trans- fer from available funds the sum o! $6,000.00 for the purpose of the article, ARTICLE 41. To ~ee if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,500, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to purchase portable bleachers for 300 to replace the old wooden bleachers at Grogan's Field. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and appropriate $1,400 to be expended by the Board of Pub- lic Works to install bituminous concrete curbs and repair the basketball courts at Orogans Field and the Carl A. Thomas Playgrounds so as to make them suitable for skat- ing rinks. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $3,100, to be expended by the Board of Pub- lic Works to purchase a 150 Horsepower Electric Motor for the North Pumping Station. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town xvill vote to raise and appropriate $900, to be expended by the Board of Pub- lic Works to hot top the area under the football bleachers at the High School. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to accept from Roy R. Farr, or his nominee, the sum of $9,000, to be expended by the Board of Public YVorks to extcnd the sewer system on the 1909 layout of Wood Lane from the present terminus southeasterly to a proposed easement from Edge- lawn Avenue to Wood Lane. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICL~ 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept from R & S Construction Company, or its nominee, the sum of $8,500, to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the server system on Chickering Road to the pro- posed Village Green Apartments location on Chickering Road. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to accept from the R & S Construction Company, or its nominee, the sum of $19,000, to be expended by the Board of Public Works to extend the water system on Chickering Road from Duf- ton Court to Andover Street and to the proposed Village Green Apartments location. Petition of the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise 38 and appropriate the sum of $800, to be expended by the Tax Collector, with the approval of the Board of Public Works, for the purchase of a postage meter machine. Petition of the Tax Collector and the Board of Public Works. Recommended that the Town vote to RESECT the article. ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $26,000, to be expended by the Fire Engineers, with the approval of the Selectmen, to pur- chase a new Pumper to replace Engine I which is a ]937 Model and should be replaced. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000, to be expended by the Fire Engineers, with the approval of the Selectmen, to make required adjustments and additions to the fire alarm sys- tem, to allow for an additional circuit. Petition of the Board of Fire Engineers. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to accept Glenncrest Drive in its entirety as approved by the Plan- ning Board and the Highway Surveyor. Petition of Nell O. Dickinson and others. Recommended that the Town vote to estab- lish Gleencrest Drive as a Town-way by accepting the Selectmen's laying out of the same. ARTICI.~. 52. TO See if the Town will vote to accept Mead0W Lane from Massachusetts Avenue to Wood Lane, a distance of approximately 1,400 feet, as a public way. 39 Petition of Vincent L. McAloon and others. Recommended that the Town vote to estab- lish Meadow Lane from Mass. Ave. to Wood Lane as a Town-way by accepting the Selectmen's lay- ing out of the same. ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will -vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by changing from Rural Residential to General Business the following described parcel of land: Beginning at the most easterly corner thereof at a point in the southerly line of Salem Turnpike, said point be- ing about 618.0 feet northwesterly of the westerly line of Willow Street, at its intersection with said southerly line of Salem Turnpike; thence turning and running westerly as the wall stands 605.22 feet more or less to the northerly line of Willow Street; thence turning and running northwesterly by said northerly line of Wil- low Street, as the wall now stands 603.9 feet more or less to a corner of said wall; thence turning and run- ning easterly as the wall now stands 524.7 feet more or less to the southerly line of Salem Turnpike; thence turning and running southeasterly 623.04 feet more or less by said southerly line of Salem Turnpike to the point of beginning. Petition of John J. McLay and others. This is a Planning Board item. therefore no recommendation is made. ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law from Rural Residence to General Bus- iness on the following described parcels of land: PARCEL 1. A parcel of land on the southwesterly side of Salem Turnpike, being bounded and described as follows: Northeasterly by Salem Turnpike 1,360 feet south- easterly, southwesterly and southerly by .land of John C. Farnum, 375 feet, 200 feet and 1,093 feet; s~mtbwest- erly by land now or formerly of William Sheridan 398 -- 40 -- feet; northwesterly by land now or formerly of William Sheridan and Margaret R. Simon 1,200 feet, all meas- urements being more or less. PARCEL 2. A parcel of land on the northeasterly side of Salem Turnpike, being bounded and described as follows: Southwesterly by said Salem Turnpike 970 feet; northwesterly by land of John J. Lynch and Howard M. Thompson 1,853 feet; northeasterly by Farnum Street 887 feet; and southeasterly by Brook Street 1,600 feet, all measurements being more or less. Petition of John C. Farnum and others. This is a Planning Board item, therefore no recommendation is made. ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning By-Law by changing from RUral Residential tO General Business the folloWing described parcel of land: Beginning at a stone bound on the southeasterly side of Osgood Street at the termination of the existing Gen- eral Business Zone thence running northeasterly by said Osgood Street 105.8 feet to a stone bOUnd at the intersection of Osgood and Stanleyville Avenue,-a pro- posed street shown 6n a P]an owned by Stefanowicz, North Andover, Mass., Charles E. Cyr, C.E. dated April 1947; thenCe turning and running southerly 382 feet to a point on the northerly side of Great Pond Road; thence turning and running northeasterly by the exist- ing General Business Zone, 316 feet, more or less to a point; thence turning and running in a northwesterly direction 203.36 feet to the point of beginning: Petition of John J. Willis and others. This is a Planning Board item. therefore no recommendation is made. ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote by Reso, ~ti0n: To declare that there exists in the Town a need for low-income housing at rents within the means of families -- 41 -- of low income, as defined in the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, which need is not being adequately met by private enterprise; to approve an application of the North Andover Housing Authority to the Public Housing Administration, an agency authorized by said Act to pro- vide financial assistance to local public housing agencies for undertaking and carrying out preliminary planning of low-rent housing projects, for a preliminary loan in an amount not to exceed $8,000 for surveys and planning in connection with low rent housing projects of not to ex- ceed approximately 40 dwelling units and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to execute on behalf of the Town, a 'Corporation Agreement' between the Town and the North Andover Housing Authority; substantially in the form of a proposed agreement of which copies are on file in the office of the Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk and the North Andover Housing Authority, providing for the local coop- eration as may be required by the Public Housing Admin- istration pursuant to the said Act. Petition of the North Andover Housing Authority. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI.~. 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,700, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the purpose of painting all walls, ceilings, woodwork and radiators of the Town Office Building. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 58. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, for the purpose of repair- ing and fixing-up the stone wall at so called (Flatts Bridge) at Lake Cochichewick on Great Pond Road, foot of Kun- hardt Hill. Wall is presently smashed in, cracked and loose, all undermined at the waters edge. -- 42 -- Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, for highway projects having the approval of the State Department of Public Works, some part or all of the $18,016.10 apportioned to the Town by said pm~tment under Section 5 of Chapter 822 of the Acts of 1963, expenditures therefrom to be made under the direction of the Highway Surveyor, with the prior approval of the Se- lectmen. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article and to use the full amount of the appor- tionment for its purposes. ARTICLE 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the Street Sign Program for 1964. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to purchase or acquire by eminent domain, land and buildings thereon, now owned by John Murphy Estate, now or formerly known as 128 Main Street, consisting of 5,250 square feet (42' x 125') for the purpose of a new Police Station, and to au- thorize and direct its Selectmen, in the name and behalf of the Town, to take such steps as they may deem neces- sary or advisable to effect such acquisition. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to pay the reas- onable hospital, medical, surgical and related expenses in- curred by a fire fighter of the Town as the result of an ac- cident occurring while acting in the performance and with- in the scope of his duty ~vithout fault of his own. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500, to be used for a To~vn Fourth of July celebration, any and all profits made at said celebration to be returned to the Town Treasury, said ap- propriation to be expended by a Committee to be appointed by the Selectmen. Petition of the Selectmen. ~ Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. The said committee to consist of nine (9) members. ARTICLE 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds, the sum of $800, to match a like sum to be raised by the North An- dover Board of Trade, for the purpose of providing decora- tive lighting during the Christmas Season. Petition of Leonard B. Albis and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer the sum of $10,000 from the Overlay Reserve to the Reserve Fund. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article, to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for the purposes of the article, ARTICLE 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,500, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen for the purpose of a "Ma- chine Accounting System". Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 67. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 478 of the Acts of 1963, which increases the amounts of pensions and retirement allow- ances payable to certain former public employees. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800, to be expended under the direction of the Highway Surveyor to pipe an open brook from Dale Street on the property of David Rand, a sufficient distance to insure adequate public safety and property drainage. Petition of the Selectmen. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 69. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by repealing Article III, Section 8, as adopted by Article 62 at the Annual Town Meeting on March 17, 1962. Petition of John L. Dolan and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ........ ~ ~ . ARTICLE 7~). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150, for the purpose of reim- bursing Rose Filetti for a building permit issued by the 45 Town to erect a 36 unit motel at 209 Chickering Road, which permit was never utilized. Petition of Rose Filetti and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI,F~ 71. To see if the Town will vote to make the office of Constable a three year term instead of the present one year term of office. Petition of Augustine J. Walsh and others. Recommended that the article be striken from the warrant. ARTICLE 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install additional storm drains on Carry Circle. Petition of William B. Bushnell and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to extend the storm drains from the corner of Osgood Street and Brad- ford Street along Bradford Street approximately 2,640 feet to the property of Norman Lentz, including the streetside boundary line of Norman Lentz. Petition of Phila S. Slade and others, Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICI,F~ 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to install surface drains on Wood I~ane from the corner of Woodstock Street and Wood Lane to a point where Wood Lane becomes a dead end. Petition of Stewart P. Wilson and others. Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 75. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $975, to be expended by the Board of Public Works, to extend the sewer on School Street to the end of School Street to a piece of land owned by D & W Realty, a distance of approximately 100 feet. Petition of Ste~vart P. Wilson and others. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100, to be expended by the Sealer of Weights and Measures, for the purchase of five gallon measuring can and other weighing and measuring devices. Petition of the Sealer of Weights and Measures. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 77. To see if the Town ~vill vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to replace funds expended by the School Building Committee, for the pur~ chase of a generator for the Upper Elementary School, the generator expected from the Civil Defense authorities, for the use of the School, not having been received. Petition of the School Building Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 78. To see if the Town will vote to raise and approp~qate, or transfer from available funds, such sum as this meeting may determine, to create a stabilization fund, as provided by Section 5B of Chapter 40 of the Gene · · eral Laws. Petition of the,:~sse~ors. Recommended that the Town vote to REJ£CT the article. 47 Recommended that the Town vote to REJECT the article. ARTICLE 79. To see if the Town will vote to take the sum of .............. from available funds to reduce the tax rate. Petition of the Assessors. Recommended that the Town vote to transfer from available funds, the sum of $142,547.54 for the purposes of the article. ARTICLE 80. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by striking therefrom Section 7 of Article IV, which constitutes the Selectmen and the Audi- tor as a "Finance Committee," with duties which duplicate those of the Town's Advisory Board. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 81. To see if the Town will vote to amend its General By-Laws by striking therefrom Section 2 of Article II, and inserting in place thereof, the following section: SECTION 2: The Selectmen shall annually cause a re- port to be printed which shall contain a statement of their doings during the preceding financial year, to- gether with a report of the School Committee, and of such other officers, boards and committees as they may designate. Such reports shall contain detailed in- formation as to the action of the Town taken at Town Meetings held since the last such report, and data as to such other matters as they may deem expedient or as the Town may vote to have included therein. Such An- nual Town' Report shall be bound in pamphlet form, and shall be ready for dis~ibutio~r to any interested person prior to the Annual Town Meeting in each year. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. -- 48 -- Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 82. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article IV of its General By-Laws by adding thereto the following section: SECTION 12. The Selectmen shall fix, and from time to time by their order may amend, a schedule of fees to be charged for electrical inspections by the Inspec- tor of Wires. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 83. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article IV of its General By-Laws by adding thereto the following section: SECTION 13: Any board or officer in charge of any department of the Town may, with the approval of the Selectmen, sell or otherwise dispose of any personal property of the Town within its possession or control which has become obsolete or which is no longer re- quired for the use of such department; provided, that the records of the Selectmen shall contain full informa- tion concerning the request of such department head for authority to dispose of such property, and their reasons for approving such request. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICt.F. 84. To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Law known as the "Building Law" by adding to Sec- tion 2 thereof, the following paragraph: The Board of Selectmen shall, at the time of their ap- pointment of the Building Inspector, also appoint an Assistant Building Inspector, who shall, in the absence or inability of the Building Inspector, perform his du- w 49 -- ties, and who shall, otherwise, perform and exercise such duties, consistent with the duties of the Building Inspector under this By~Law, as the Selectmen may direct. Petition of the By-Law Revision Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 85. To see if the Town will vote to author- ize its Tree Warden to accept, in its interests, any donations, in any amount, offered to it by the North Andover Improve- ment Society or any other interested person, for the pur- pose of acquiring and planting shade or decorative trees and shrubs in any public area, or for otherwise improving such areas, as the Tree Warden may decide, this vote to stand until rescinded or amended by some future Town Meeting. Petition of the Town Counsel and the North Andover Improvement Society. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. ARTICLE 86. To see if the Town will vote to accept the grant of land to it conveyed by George Giragosian, by deed recorded at the Registry of Deeds in Lawrence in Book 988, page 498. Petition of the Town Counsel and the School Building Committee. Recommended that the Town vote to ADOPT the article. And you are directed to serve this warrant by post- ing true and attested copies thereof, at the Town Office Building, and at five or more public places in each voting precinct. Said copies ot be posted not more than fifteen days nor less than ten days before the time of holding said meeting. -- 50 -- Hereof, fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doing thereon to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of said meeting. Given under hour hands at North Andover, Massachu- setts, the 13th day of January in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four. WILLIAM A. FINNERAN RAYMOND BROADHEAD FRED P. OAKES Board of Selectmen A true copy: ATTEST: ........................... Constable North Andover, Massachusetts, _ .................. , 1964. APPENDIX TO WARRANT FOR THE 1964 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING PROPOSED PERSONNEL BY-LAW (Article l0 of Warrant) 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 tilled by popular election, those under the direction and control of the School Corrmfittee, 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 incumbents of which render intermittent or casual service and which do not appear in Schedule A of Section 7 following, into groups and classes doing substantially similar work or having substantially equal responsibil- ities; (B) authorizing a compensation plan for positions in the class- ification plan and (C) providing for lhe administration of said class- ification and compensation plans. SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS As used in this By-law, the following words and phrases shall have 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 Com- monwealth, as amended and all rules and regulations made thereunder; and any special law enacted by the General Court regulating the clas~ification, compensation and conditions of employment of officers and employees of the Town under Chapter 31; "Classification Plan", class titles of Schedule A of Section 7 of this by-law plus class specifications which are on file with the Person- nel Board and which are hereby incorporated by reference; "Class", a glx)up of positions in the Town service sufficiently sinxilar in respect to duties and responsibilifies so that the same des- criptive title may be used to designate each position allocated to the class, that the same qualifications shall be required of the incum- bents, 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"); "Group", an occupational group of classes appearing in Schedule A of Section 7; "Department Head", the officer, board, or other body having im- mediate supervision and control ota department; "Employee", 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; -- 52 -- "Administrative Authority", the elected or appointed official or board, having jurisdiction over a function or activity; "Full-time 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 Employment", employment for less than full-time em- ployment, as defined above; "Continuous Employment", employment uninterrupted except for required military service and for authorized vacation leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, or other leave of absence; "Full-time Employee", an employee retained in full-time em- ployment; "Part-time Employee", an employee retained in part-time em- ployment; "Position", an office or post of employment in the Town service with duties and responsibilities calling for the fall-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 fulI-time or part-time employment basis; "Permanent Employee", (1) any employee retained on a contin- uing basis in a permanent position, as defined above; t2/ any employee holding a permanent appointment under Civil Service Law to a position deemed permanent within the meaning of said law; "Temporary Position", 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; "Temporary EmpIoyee", (1) an employee retained in a temporary position as defined above; (2) any employee holding a temporary ap- pointment under Civil Service Law who does not also have permanent status thereunder; "Compensation Plan", Schednies B through E in Section 7; "Compensation Grade", a range of salary or wage rates appearing in Schedule B through D of Section 7 ; "Rate", a sum of money designated as compensation /or personal services on an hourly, weekly, monthly, annual, or other basis; 'qVfinimum Rate", the rate in a range which is normally the hiring rate of a new employee; "Maximum Rate", the highest rate in a range which an employee normaIIy is entitled to attain; "Range", the dollar difference between minimum and maximum rates; "Single Rate", arat. e for a designated position class which is not 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; "Longevity Pay", compensation to an employee occupying a pos- itiou in fhe classification plan in full-time continuous employment of ten years or longer pursuant to the schedule appearing in Section 12; 53 "Promotion", a change from a position of lower class and compen- sation grade to a position with greater responsibilities in a higher class and compensation grade; "Board", the Personnel Board as defined in Section 3. 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 suc- cessor has been appointed and qualified. (C) If a member resigns or his office becomes vacant by his re- movai from the Town, or other cause, the Selectmen shall appoint his successor for the balance of the unexpired term of such member. (D) The Board shall he invested with all the powers and duties specified in Section 108C of Chapter dl of the General Laws. (E) The Board shall administer the plans and shall establish such procedures as it deems necessary for the proper administration the, eof. (F) Forthwith after its appointment and annually, the Board shall meet and organize by electing a chairman and appointing a see- rotary. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum 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 auth- orized or required to pass under this by-law. (G) The Board may employ assistance and incur expenses as it deems necessary subject to the appropriation of funds therefor. (H) The Board shall maintain adequate personnel records of all employees occupying positions subject to the classification and com- pensation 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 in- vestigate 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 ali occu- pational 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 (A) 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 108.4. of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as amended. (B) The Board shalI maintain written job descriptions or specifi- cations of the classes in the elassiflcation plan, each consisting of a statement describing the essential nature of the work and the char- acteristics that distinguish the class from other classes. The descrip- tion for any class shall be construed solely as a means of identifica- 54 tion 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) lVhenever 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 Personnel Board, the Board shall allocate such new or changed position to its appropriate ~lass, as hereinafter provided. (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 of a position so allocated, and shall be used to the e~clusion of all others on payrolls, budget esti- mates 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 have determined such reclassification or such reassignment to be con- sistent with the classification and compensation plans. (F) The first six months of employment for any new- personnel shall be considered a probationary- period. If the employee's work is unsatisfactory, the employee shall be dismissed by his Department Sup- erior during the first six months. After the probationary period, the employee shall be considered a regular employee of the Town. An em- ployee 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 5. COMPENSATION PLAN (A) The Compensation Plan shall conskst 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 em- ployee 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 or en- trance rate. (2) 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 mssigned. (3) The increase in rate which this increment represents must be recommended by the employee's department head and approved by the Board. (4) The increase shall be Based on performance of the em- ployee during the preceding six-month or' twelve-month period and not solely on length of service. (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 ~he Board, not earlier than following the completion 55 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 (e) 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. (2) In the event of the Board's denial of the appeal, the em- ployee involved may appeal to the Town for a final de- cision 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' continuouus employment shall be considered again for such increment following completion of an additional six months' continuous employment. (H) An employee receiviug a promotion to a vacant position or to a new position as defined in Section 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 adjustmertt 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 he 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 com- pletion 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 writing of special reasons and exceptional circum- stances satisfactory to the Board and such other variance in the class- ification and compensation plans as it may deem necessary for the pro- per functioning of the service of the Town. (K) The Board may assign a new- class tentatively to a compen- sation 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. (L) Each head of a department to which is assigned an employee occupying a position in the classification plan shall include in his es- timates 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 anti~cipated pay adjustments during the ensuing year and shall furnish a copy thereof to the Board. tM) The adjustments provided for in this section shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. SECTION 6. AMENDMENT OF THE PLANS (A) The classification plan and/or compensation plan and/or other provisions of this by-law may be amended by- fhe vote of the Town at either a regular or a special Town Meeting in the same man- ner as other by-laws of the Town may be amended. Such proposed amendments, other than those originated 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. (B) 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 out- lined in the preceding sub-section. (C) The Board shall report its recommendations on any proposed amendment to the Advisory Board and shnll make its recommendations with regard to any amendment at the Town Meeting at which such amendment is considered. SECTION 7. POSITION CLASSES: SALAI~Y, WAGE AND MISCEL- LANEOUS COI~PENSATION SCHEDULES. The following schedules, together with class specifications previous- ly incorporated by reference, constitute the classification and compen- sation 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 Wage Schedule. SCHEDULE E -- Miscellaneous Compensation Schedule for Part-Time and Town Infirmary Positions, -- SCHEDULE A -- CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS BY OCCUPATIONAL GROUP AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMPENSATION GRADES Compensation Grade Class Title or Schedule DEPARTMENT HEAD AND SUPERVISORY GROUP Animal Inspector (Part-Time) Misc. Civil Defense Director (Part-Time Misc. Fire Chief PF-3 Librarian S-15 Moth Superintendent S-12 Police Chief PF-3 Public Health Nurse and Health Agent S-Il Public Health Physician (Part-Time) Misc. Registrar of Voters (Part-Time) Misc. Staff Engineer S-16 Superintendent of Public Works S-21 Supervisor of Pumping Stations S-lO Town Accountant 8-16 Veterans' Agent (Part-Time) Misc. Working Foreman S-10* CLERICAL GROUP Assistant Assessor S-6 Deputy Tax Collector S-6 Junior Clerk S-1 Public Works Clerk S-5 Seleetmen's Secretary S-5 Senior Clerk S-4 Senior Clerk-Secretary (Part-Time) Misc. Veterans' Benefits Clerk Misc. CUSTODIAL CROUP Building Custodian S-7 Custodial Worker (Part-Time) Misc. -- 57 -- Compensation Grade Class Title or Schedule LABOR GROUP Forestry Maintenance Craftsman W-3 Heavy Motor Equipment Operator W-3** Laborer W-I Laborer and Motor Equipment Operator W-2 Motor Equipment Operator W-3 Public Works Maintenance Craftsman W-4 Tree Climber and Surgeon W-5 Water Meter and Hydrant Repairman W-6 LIBRARY GROUP Assistant Librarian S-II Children's Librarian S-10 Junior Library Assistant S-1 Library Page (Part-Time) Misc. Professional Library Assistant 8-8 Senior Library Assisiant S-4 PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP Building Inspector (Part-Time) Misc. Call Fire Captain (Part-Time) Misc. Call Fire Fighter (Part-Time) Misc. Call Fire Lieutenant (Part-Time) Misc. Dog Officer (Part-Time) Misc. Fire Engineer and Deputy- Chief (Part-Time) Misc. Fire Fighter PF-I*** Fire Lieutenant PF-2 Gas Inspector (Part-Time) Misc. Patrolman PF-I**** Police Sergeant PF-2***** Reserve Patrolman (Part-Time) Misc. School Crossing Guard (Part-Time) Misc. Sealer of Weights and Measures (Part-Time) Misc. Wire Inspector (Part-Time) Misc. PUBLIC WELFARE GROUP Infirmary Cook Misc. Infirmary Matron Misc. Infirmary Superintendent Misc. * Additional compensation of $100.00 per month, December through March, will be paid to an employee occupying a position in this class if he is assigned to snow and ice control programs by the Highway Surveyor. ** Compensation Grade W-4 when assigned to operation of tractor shovel (Payloader or equivalent) or motor grader. *** Additional annual compensation of $200.00 if performing duties of Motor Equipment Maintenance Man. **** Additional annual compensation of $300.00 if performing duties of Patrolman Specialist. ***** Additional annual compensation of $350.00 if performing duties of Inspector. ~ SCHEDULE B -- GENERAL ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE Compensation Grade Min. II III IV ~Iax. S - 1 $3,080 $3,210 $3,340 $3,480 $3,620 S - 2 3,230 3,370 3,510 3,650 3,800 S - 3 3,390 3,540 3,690 3,840 3,990 S - 4 3,600 3,770 3,930 4,100 4,250 S - 5 3,740 3,900 4,060 4,230 4,400 S - 6 3,930 4,100 4,270 4,440 4,620 S - 7 4,130 4,310 4,490 4,670 4,850 S - 8 4,340 4,520 4,710 4,900 5,090 S - 9 4,560 4,750 4,941) 5,140 5,340 S-10 4,790 4,990 5,190 5,400 5,610 S-11 5,030 5,240 5,450 5,670 5,890 S-12 5,280 5,500 5,730 5,960 6,190 S-13 5,540 5,780 6,020 6,260 6,500 S~14 5,820 6,070 6,320 6,570 6,830 S-15 6,I10 6,370 6,630 6,900 7,170 S-16 6,420 6,690 6,970 7,250 7,530 S-17 6,810 7,100 7,390 7,680 7,980 S-18 7,220 7,530 7,840 8,150 8,460 S-19 7,650 7,980 8,310 8,640 8,970 S-20 8,110 8,460 8,810 9,160 9,510 S-21 8,600 8,970 9,340 9,710 10,080 -- SCHEDULE C -- POLICE- FIRE ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE Compensation Grade Min. II III Max. P-F 1 $4,990 $5,190 $5,400 $5,610 P-F 2 6,020 6,260 6,500 P-F 3 7,390 7,680 7,855 ~ SCHEDULE D -- HOURLY WAGE SCHEDULE Compensation Grade Min. II III Max, W-1 $1.85 $1.93 $2.01 $2.09 W-2 1.90 1.98 2.06 2.14 W-3 2.00 2.08 2.16 2.24 W-4 2.10 2.18 2.26 2.34 W-5 2.20 2.28 2.36 2.44 W-6 2.30 2.38 2.46 2.54 -- SCHEDULE E -- MISCELLANEOUS COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR PART-TIME AND TOWN INFIRMARY POSITIONS Class Title Compensation Animal Inspector $ 325 per year Bllilding Inspector 2,100 per year Call Fire Captain 600 per year Call Fire Fighter a. 66 2/3% availability 420 per year b. 100% availability 540 per year c. Spare Driver 810 per year --59-- Call Fire Lieutenant 550 per year Civil Defense Director 750 per year Custodial Worker 30 per week Dog Officer 325 per year Fire Engineer and Deputy Chief 850 per year Forest Fire \¥arden 250 per year Gas Inspector 500 per year Infirmary Cook 2,000 per year* Infirmary Matron 2,100 per year* Infirmary Superintendent 2,350 per year* Keeper of the Lock-Up 250 per year Library Page .85- .95- 1.05 per hour Public Health Physician 950 per year Registrar of Voters 250 per year Reserve Patrolman 19.20 per day School Crossing Guard 25 per week (40 weeks) Sealer of Weights and Measures 750 per year Senior Clerk-Secretary 2.15 per hour Veterans' Agent 1,800 per year Veterans' Benefits Clerk 30 per month Wire Inspector 1,200 per year * Plus Maintenance SECTION 8. PART-TIME POSITIONS CLASSIFIED IN CLERICAL GROUP Employees occupying clerical positions in part-time employment which may be continuous employment or which may constitute intermit- tent or casual service shall be compensated at hourly rates appearing in the following schedule which is hereby incorporated in the Com- pensvtion Plan: Compensation Grade Minimum II III IV Maximum S-1 $1.58 $1.64 $1.71 $1.78 $1.85 S-4 1.83 1.91 1.99 2.07 2.15 S-5 1.92 2.00 2.08 2.16 2.25 8-6 2.01 2.10 2.19 2.28 2.37 SECTION 9. PART-TIME POSITIONS CLASSIFIED IN LIBRARY GROUP Employees occupying library positions in part-time employment which may be continuous employment or which may constitute intermittent or casual service shall be compensated at hourly rates appearing in the following schedule which is hereby incorporated in the Compensation Compensation Grade S-1 S-4 S-8 SECTION 10. Minimum II III IV Maximum $1.56 $1,62 $1.69 $1.76 $1.83 1.80 1.88 1.96 2.04 2.12 2,20 2.29 2.38 2.48 2,58 INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN (A) Upon the adoption of this by-law, salary and wage rates for affected employees shall be adjusted retroactive to the preceding Janu- ary first if adopted at the Annual Town Meeting. If adopted at a special town meeting, rates shall be adjusted effective the beginning of the month following adoption. -- 60 -- (B) The rate of each employee occupying a position, the com- pensation 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 em- ployee 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 within the salary range for the position as set forth in Section 7. (D) The rate of each employee occupying a position, the compensa- tion 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. (E) If an employee's rate at the time of the adoption of this by- law is in excess of the ~naximum rate set forth in his appropriate com- pensation 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 posi- tions 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 empIoyees in addition to rates set forth in the appropriate salary or wage schedule. SECTION 12. LONGEVITY INCREMENTS (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 Over 10 but not over 15 years $100. (Each increase in such incre- Over 15 but not over 20 years $150. ment, once attained, being lira- Over 20 but not over 25 years $200. ired to $50 under these condi- Over 25 years $250. tions of eligibility.) (B) Eligibility will be determined as of January first and July first. If an employee became eligible for a longevity increment or for an in- crease therein on the latter date, the amount to which he is entitled for the fiscal year will be pro-rated accordingly. (C) An employee who qualifies for longevity compensation and then leaves the employ of the Town shall not be entitled to such com- pensation if reemp~oyed until a new ten year period of continuous full- time 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. SECTION 13. UNIFORM ALLOWANCE To each new full-time member of the Police and Fire Departments, 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. 61 Yearly allocation shall be made to the respective Chiefs of the Police and Fire Departments in the amount of: One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per uniformed man for Police, and Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) per uniformed man for Fire, for the placement of uniforms, necessary work clothes, and 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 was paid. in so far as possible, each Chief shall for its own Department, col- lect 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 authoriza- tion to destroy such material or otherwise dispose of it. SECTION 14. WORK WEEK The work week for full-'dine employment in each occupational group shall be as follows: Group Work Week Department Head and Supervisory Group As required Clerical Group 371/~ hours Custodial Group As required Labor Group 40 hours Library Group 38 hours Public Safety Group Police 40 hours Fire 48 hours Others As required Public WeIfare Group As required SECTION 15. OVERTIME COMPENSATION (A) Clerical Group An employee shall be paid at the hourly rate set forth in Section 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 13. (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 13. (C) Library Group An employee shall be paid at the hourly rate set forth in Section 9 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 13. (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 13. (2) An employee of the Fire Department shall be paid at straight time per hour for hours worked in excess of those constituting his work week as set forth in Section 13. (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 62 be granted an employee at the convenience of his department head for hours worked and approved in excess of forty in any one week. SECTION 16. PAID ~OLIDAYS iA) The following days shall be recognized as legal holidays within the meaning of this by-law: New Year's Day Labor Day Washington's Birthday Columbus Day Patriots Day Veterans' Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence 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 reg- ularly worked on the day on which the designated holiday Occurs. (2) If paid on a weekly, semi-monthly or annual basis, he shall be granted each designated holiday without loss in pay. (C) Payment under provisions of this section shall be made pro- vided 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 pro- visions of this by-law. (D) An employee in continuous employment, except department heads, who performs work on one of the days designated in sub-section (A) shall he paid at his regular rate for such day 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 compensa- tory time off at the convenience of the department in lieu of payment provided under sub-section iD). (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 that 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. gECTION 17. VACATION LEAVE iA) A fuIl-time employee or a part-time employee in continuous service shall be granted vacations with pay on the following terms: (1) An employee who has completed six months of service shall be granted one week of vacation with pay. (2) An employee who has completed one year of service shall be granted two weeks of vacation with pay. (3) An employee who has completed ten years of service shall be granted three weeks of vacation with pay. (4) An employee who has completed twenty years of service shall be granted four weeks of vacation with pay. (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 aI]owance as accrued in the va- 63 cation 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 em- ployee 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 arroed forces. In addition, payment shall be made for that portion of the vacation allowance earned in the vacation year during which such dismissal retirement, or entrance into the armed forces occurred up to the time of the employee's separ- ation from the payroll. (D) Absences on account of sickness in excess of that authorized under the rules therefor or for personal 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 ~vork of the Town. 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) up to a minimum of sixty days. (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 ~nust be reported, on blanks provided for same, to the Board. (E) A physician's certificate of illness, shail 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 shah be forwarded by the department head to the Board. (F) The Board may of its own motion, require medical exami- nation 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. m 64 -- (H) Payments made under the provisions of this Section shall be limited in the case of an employee who is receiving Workman's Com- pensation payments to the difference between the amount paid in Workman'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. SECTION 19. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE Emergency leave up to three days may be allowed for death in an employee's immediate family (wife, husband, mother, father, child, brother or sister). 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 [ication be paid the difference between the compensation received from ,iury duty and his regular compensation from the Town, upon pre- ~entation of an affidavit of jury pay granted. SECTION 21. 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 ex~eed 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. 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 ap- plication. SECTION 23. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Before appointment to a position in the classification plan requir- ing continuous employment a ea]ldidate 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 31 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. 65