The compensation plan shall include the schedule
of pay ranges consisting of minimum and maximum rates of pay and intermediate
steps for all classes of positions and grades included in the classification
plan. It shall be enacted by resolution of the Board of Selectmen
with the approval of the Board of Finance.
The compensation plan is intended to provide
fair compensation for all classes in the classification plan with
regard to range of pay for other classes, general rates of pay for
similar employment in private establishments and other public jurisdictions
in the area, current costs of living, the financial conditions of
the Town and other relevant factors. To this end, the Board of Selectmen
shall from time to time make comparative studies of all the factors
affecting the level of pay ranges and will recommend to the Board
of Finance such changes in pay ranges as appear to be pertinent.
New or promoted employees shall normally begin
work at the minimum pay for their class, with the following exceptions:
A.
Where, in the opinion of the appointing authority,
a prospective employee has attributes which so qualify him, and provided
that funds are available, he may begin at a step other than the minimum,
but, in no event, at any step higher than the fourth step of his class.
B.
When an employee is promoted, his pay rate shall be
advanced to that step in the new pay range which would provide at
least the equivalent of the next step in the range from which he was
promoted.
[Amended 11-3-1981, effective 11-3-1981]
A.
All pay rate increases shall be effective as of July
1 or January 1 of each year, but only upon authorization of the Board
of Selectmen following a recommendation for increase by the employee's
immediate superior and department head. In determining whether or
not the authorized increase shall be effective on July 1 or January
1, the following table shall apply:
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Period during which employee has been
hired or promoted
|
Effective date of pay increase
| |
|---|---|---|
|
July 1 to October 1
|
July 1 of the following fiscal year
| |
|
October 2 to April 1
|
January 1 of the following fiscal year
| |
|
April 2 to June 30
|
One year from the following July 1
|
B.
This table shall not apply to existing employees who
are entitled to raises at anniversary dates which occur earlier than
those specified in the table.
Whenever any employee works for a period of
less than the regular established number of hours per week, the amount
of pay shall be proportioned to the time actually employed.
Subsistence, including food, lodging and other
compensation in kind, shall be evaluated on an equitable basis determined
by the Board of Selectmen, and such values shall be deducted from
the cash pay of employees receiving such allowances.
