TOWN OF SIMSBURY
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Selectmen adopted revisions to Chapter 48 of the Town Code entitled Personnel on September 14th. The approved ordinance is as follows.
§ 48-1. Authority to establish Personnel Plan.
Pursuant to Sections 403 and 1001 of the Charter of the Town of Simsbury, a Personnel Plan shall be established by the Board of Selectmen of said town in accordance with the following.
§ 48-2. Applicability of plan.
The Personnel Plan will apply to all employees of the town except those employed by the Board of Education.
§ 48-3. Composition of plan.
The plan will include:
A. A position description for each employee in a position filled by or to be filled by an
employee of the town, including a complete description of the duties and responsibilities of the position, the minimum qualifications required for appointment to the position and the person who supervises and has authority to employ and terminate employees in the position.
B. Compensation plan which identifies compensation ranges for each employment position and a statement of the town's policy with regard to the development and revision of the ranges, and the application of the plan.
C. Personnel guidelines and rules establishing, among other things, procedures for selection and promotion, probationary employment, normal hours of work and overtime, vacations, sick leave, leaves of absence, dismissals and other guidelines and rules as appropriate to form a complete system for supervising, developing and organizing personnel employed by the town in a manner which is fair to the individuals concerned and as inexpensive and efficient as possible.
§ 48-4. Position descriptions.
A. The First Selectman shall prepare or cause to be prepared initial position descriptions for all positions.
B. The First Selectman shall prepare or cause to be prepared new or revised position
descriptions from time to time as appropriate and submit them to the Board of Selectmen for approval. No new permanent full-time employees will become employed by the town until a position description has been prepared, recommended by the First Selectman and approved by the Board of Selectmen, except when unusual circumstances require a temporary departure from this standard.
§ 48-5. Compensation plan and personnel guidelines.
The First Selectman shall also prepare or cause to be prepared the compensation plan and
personnel guidelines and rules referred to in § 48-3 above. They shall be referred to the Board of Selectmen for review.
§ 48-6. Employees subject to collective bargaining.
Separate provisions may apply with respect to position descriptions, compensation plan and personnel guidelines and rules for employees subject to collective bargaining agreements as necessitated by those agreements.
§ 48-7. Personnel Sub-Committee.
The First Selectman and the Board of Selectmen shall be assisted by the Personnel Sub-Committee of the Board of Selectmen in fulfilling their obligations as outlined above. All newly created positions will be referred to this Sub-Committee prior to action by the full Board. This Sub-Committee will also be advised of plans to hire or promote employees at department head level so that assistance can be provided in screening candidates and so that the Sub-Committee will be able to recommend action to the full Board when appropriate.
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