As used in this ordinance, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The assignment by the Board of Selectmen of a position to
its proper class and grade in accordance with the duties performed,
and the authority and responsibilities exercised.
The Board of Selectmen or the Police Commission.
The offer to and acceptance by a person of a position in
the Town service in accordance with the provisions of these rules.
An examination for which applicants are required to appear
at a specific place for the purpose of taking a test.
A group of positions sufficiently alike in duties, authority,
and responsibility to warrant the use of the same title, class specification
and pay range.
Means a written description of a class consisting of a class
title, a general statement of the level of work and of the distinguishing
features of work, examples of duties, and the desirable qualifications
for the class.
Means the act by the Board of Selectmen of grouping positions
in classes with regard to duties and responsibilities, requirements
as to education, knowledge, experience and ability, and tests of fitness,
and grouping classes in grades with regard to ranges of pay.
Means the standard rates of pay which have been established
by the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance for the respective
classes and grades of work.
Means all Town departments, boards, and commissions except
the Board of Education.
Means a change in employment status from a position in one
class to a position of another class having a lower maximum rate of
pay.
Means a group of classes occupying the same pay range although
different in duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.
Means one or more specific pay rates having a percentage
relationship to one another, assigned to a class of positions or grade
as the compensation for that class or grade.
Means a specific dollar amount as shown in the pay plan.
Means any appointed, paid office, or employment in the Town
service, whether occupied or vacant.
Means the working test or trial period of employment beginning
with the date of an employee's first appointment to the Town service.
Means a change in employment status from a position in one
class to a position of another class having a higher maximum rate
of pay.
Means an appointed, paid employee who is lawfully retained
in his position after appointment and completion of the probationary
period as provided for in these rules.
Means the amount of compensation received for service rendered
exclusive of mileage, travel allowances, and other sums received for
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the Town's
business, but including the reasonable value of board, housing, or
similar advantages received from the Town.
Means all salaried officials or employees of the Town whose
appointment or dismissal is under the jurisdiction of the Board of
Selectmen or the Police Commission.
Means a change of an employee from one position to another
position in the same class or another class having essentially the
same maximum rate of pay, involving the performance of similar duties,
and requiring substantially the same basic qualifications.
Means a test consisting of an appraisal of experience and
training, or of any other means of evaluating the relative qualifications
of applicants.
It is the purpose of this ordinance to give
effect to the provisions of the New Canaan Town Charter providing
for the establishment of rules and regulations and a plan of classification
and compensation for all Town employees.
This ordinance shall be known and cited as "The
Personnel Rules and Regulations of the Town of New Canaan."
Under the authority granted by the Town Charter
the following personnel principles and policies are established to
encourage the recruitment and retention of the high caliber employee
needed to render effective service to the public:
A.Â
Employment in the Town government shall be based on
merit and be free of personal and political considerations.
B.Â
Just and equitable incentives and conditions of employment
shall be established and maintained to promote efficiency and economy
in operation of the municipal government.
C.Â
Positions having similar duties and responsibilities
shall be classified and compensated for on a uniform basis.
D.Â
Appointments, promotions, and other personnel actions,
requiring the application of the merit principle shall be based on
systematic tests and evaluations.
E.Â
Every effort shall be made to stimulate high morale
by fair administration of this ordinance and by every consideration
of the rights and interest of employees, consistent with the best
interests of the Town.
F.Â
Continuity of employment covered by this ordinance
shall be subject to good behavior, satisfactory performance of work,
necessity for the performance of work, and availability of funds.
