A.
Whenever a vacancy occurs in a position in any department
except the Police Department, the department head shall notify the
Board of Selectmen of said vacancy on a form prescribed by the Selectmen.
B.
Whenever a vacancy occurs in other than the lowest
class, the department head shall include with the notification a list
of all employees in his department eligible for promotion to the vacant
position.
Application for employment with the Town must
be filed on forms prescribed by the appointing authority and must
be signed by the applicant.
All appointments and promotions shall be made
on the basis of merit and after examination as to fitness. The character
of all examinations shall be determined in each case by the appointing
authority, and shall be practical in nature and designed to evaluate
the actual qualifications of the applicant. Examinations may be assembled
or unassembled and may consist of written, oral or performance tests,
or a rating of experience and training or any combination thereof.
Prior to receiving a probationary appointment, the applicant shall
be given a physical examination by his physician at Town expense.
He shall not be appointed until a physician's medical certificate
has been placed on file to the effect that the appointee meets the
established physical requirements of the class and/or is physically
capable of performing the duties of the position for which appointment
is being considered.
A.
The appointing authority shall make the appointment
with the advice and assistance of the department head. In all instances
the decision of the appointing authority shall be final. The Selectmen
shall make no appointments of paid employees to any volunteer fire
company except from lists of qualified persons recommended by the
Fire Commission.
B.
Notification of the appointment shall be immediately
made by the appointing authority to the accounting office upon forms
provided for this purpose.
C.
No applicant shall be discriminated against because
of race, color, creed or political affiliation.
D.
Preference will be given, when all other qualifications
are equal, to residents of New Canaan, Connecticut.
E.
Pursuant to § C11-1 of the Charter of the Town of New Canaan, and Public Act 02-137 of the State of Connecticut, the appointment and dismissal of assistant Town clerks and assistant registrars of vital statistics shall be made by the Board of Selectmen, and the employment of such assistants shall be governed by these Personnel Rules and Regulations of the Town of New Canaan. The Town Clerk shall be considered the department head for consultation purposes in accord with § 44-20A. The appointment of such assistants shall be made by the Board of Selectmen only on the positive recommendation of the Town Clerk. All other employment decisions regarding such assistants, including compensation changes, promotions, and dismissals, shall be made by the Board of Selectmen, in consultation with the Town Clerk.
[Added 12-11-2002, effective 1-1-2003]
A.
All original or promotional appointments shall be
tentative and subject to a probationary period of six months, except
that all original appointments to patrolman shall be tentative and
subject to a probationary period of 12 months. This probationary period
is established for the effective adjustment of the new employee and
shall be utilized to study the employee's work and, if necessary,
for rejecting any employee whose work does not meet required standards.
[Amended 5-12-1976]
B.
At any time during the probationary period, any employee
may be dismissed by the appointing authority upon the recommendation
of the department head. He shall be given one week's notice of dismissal.
C.
Any rejected probationary employee who was promoted
or transferred shall be reinstated in his previous position unless
charges are preferred and he is discharged as otherwise provided in
these rules.
D.
Within two weeks prior to the termination of the probationary
period, the department head shall submit to the appointing authority,
upon a form provided for this purpose, his recommendation regarding
the permanent appointment of the employee.
E.
If a department head requests an extension of the
probationary period prior to 30 days before expiration, the appointing
authority may extend the probationary period for an additional three
months.
F.
Upon receiving a permanent appointment by the appointing
authority, the employee shall become a regular employee and shall
be entitled to all the rights and privileges thereof.
When qualified applicants are not available,
or pending the making of a permanent appointment, or in the case of
seasonal employees, the appointing authority may make temporary appointments
under such terms and conditions as it may deem advisable under the
circumstances.
A.
All Town employees may be required to engage in such
on-the-job training programs and other programs as may be deemed necessary
or desirable by the appointing authority.
B.
Dependent upon the degree of benefit to the Town and
provided that funds are available for this purpose, the appointing
authority may authorize Town assumption of the tuition cost of training
courses and may authorize these courses to be taken on Town time.
