For the purposes of this Charter, employee of the Town shall
mean a person hired to any position except the following: elective
officers and persons appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices;
members of boards and commissions; other officers appointed by the
Board; persons contracted in a professional capacity to make or conduct
temporary and special inquiry, study or investigation; and persons
contracted for a temporary period.
The First Selectman shall establish a statement of the duties, responsibilities, and the minimum qualifications for appointment to each position, as well as the compensation as set in accordance with Sections 6-2 and 6-3. New or additional positions may be created, or existing positions abolished. Upon recommendation of the First Selectman, changes in duties and responsibilities of existing positions may be made.
The First Selectman shall ensure that all personnel and policy
issues regarding an employee who is a member of an employee organization,
as defined in General Statutes Section 7-467 (6), is handled in accordance
with the guidelines set forth within any collective bargaining agreement
then in effect. For purposes of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes,
as amended, the First Selectman shall have the sole authority to recognize
the exclusive bargaining agent for any unit of town employees and
shall act as the bargaining agent for the Town in consultation with
the Board.
(Amended November 3, 2020, effective December 3, 2020)
Any town employee who is not hired pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement shall be subject to the personnel and policy guidelines set forth as follows in Sections 9-4 through 9-6.
(Amended November 3, 2020, effective December 3, 2020)
All Town employees shall be hired or promoted on the basis of
merit and in conformity with recognized principles of public personnel
administration. The merit system shall be administered under the supervision
of the First Selectman.
(Amended November 3, 2020, effective December 3, 2020)
The First Selectman shall prepare a set of personnel rules providing,
among other things, for the method of holding competitive examinations,
probationary periods of employment, hours of work, vacations, sick
leaves and other leaves of absences, removals and such other rules
as may be necessary to provide adequate and systematic procedure for
the administration of the personnel affairs of the Town. Such rules
and such other rules as may be necessary shall become effective upon
approval by resolution of the Board. Copies of such rules and any
amendments thereto shall be distributed to all employees.
(Amended November 3, 2020, effective December 3, 2020)
The First Selectman, or his designee, shall, at least annually,
review the performance of each employee of the Town who has been employed
six months or more and shall place a copy thereof in the personnel
file of each such employee.
(Amended November 3, 2020, effective December 3, 2020)
