Each employee in the classified service, and in the exempt service
except for employees holding temporary or seasonal positions, shall
have his performance evaluated at the following periods:
A.
Introductory period. Each employee shall be evaluated in the middle
of his introductory period and then again 15 days prior to the completion
of this introductory period. An employee is not eligible for placement
in the career service unless the employee receives an overall evaluation
of at least "satisfactory," except that a "satisfactory" evaluation
does mandate that an employee be placed in the career service. Employees
become members of the career service only upon a formal written communication
to that effect signed by the Town Manager.
B.
Annual. Each employee shall receive an annual performance evaluation
two months prior to the end of the fiscal year.
C.
Time of separation. Each employee shall be evaluated at the time
of separation, and such record shall become part of his permanent
personnel file.
D.
Special. A special performance evaluation shall be completed at the
initiation of the Town Manager whenever:
(1)
There is a significant change either upward or downward in the employee's
performance.
(2)
A supervisor permanently leaves his position. Where feasible, the
supervisor shall complete a performance report on each employee under
his supervision who has not been evaluated within six months prior
to the date the supervisor is to leave his position.
A.
Rater. The rater shall normally be the employee's immediate
supervisor; the rater shall be responsible for completing a performance
evaluation report at the time prescribed for each employee under his
supervision. As regards department heads, the Town Manager shall be
both rater and reviewer; as regards the Town Manager, the Town Council
shall be both rater and reviewer.
B.
Reviewer. Except for the review of the Town Manager, the reviewer
shall normally be the Town Manager. The Town Manager shall review
each performance evaluation report completed by raters before the
report is discussed with the employee.
C.
Review of performance report. The rater shall discuss the performance
evaluation report with the employee before the report is made part
of the employee's permanent record. If the rater plans to recommend
a salary increase based upon the employee's performance, the
report must be discussed with the Town Manager prior to its actual
completion.
D.
Unsatisfactory evaluation. Employees who receive an overall rating
of "unsatisfactory" on their annual evaluation shall not be eligible
to receive a salary increase based on performance. Employees who receive
two consecutive overall ratings of "unsatisfactory" shall be subject
to dismissal.
