Article 11
Personnel Advisory Board
11.1 Pursuant to Chapter 41, Section 108C, of the General Laws, the Town Meeting shall adopt and may amend from time to time a Classification Plan classifying into groups and classes all positions other than those filled by popular election and those under control of the School Committee and shall in like manner adopt and may amend from time to time a Salary Plan and Personnel Policy Guide which applies to all positions except elected officials, employees with personal contracts, employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and employees of the School Department.
11.2 A Personnel Advisory Board shall be established and consist of five members appointed by the Board of Selectmen. No elected officials except Town Meeting Members, no members of the Warrant Committee, no members of any standing board or committee having the charge of the expenditure of money and no employees of the Town shall be appointed to the Board. Members shall be residents of the Town and shall serve without compensation. In making appointments, the Board of Selectmen shall take into consideration the personal qualifications of those citizens who will best meet the responsibility of the Board to represent both the employees and the taxpayers. The Board shall include members who are professionally qualified and who are familiar with the principles and experienced in the methods and practices of personnel
administration and labor relations.
11.3 The Board shall hold meetings at least once a quarter at such times as it may determine. Additional meetings may be held at such times as the Board may determine to deal with matters before it.
11.4 The purpose the Personnel Advisory Board is to serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Selectmen, Town Administrator and appropriate Town agencies and committees on non union personnel policy issues referred to it by the Board of Selectmen. The Board shall review and recommend changes for consideration by the Town Administrator and Selectmen on proposed personnel policies and practices, compensation and fringe benefit policies and/or practices, and organizational changes recommended to the Selectmen by the Town Administrator.
Article 11 amended at April 26, 2004, Annual Town Meeting. Approved by Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly on August 19, 2004.
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