[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Middlefield 3-8-1976 (Ch. 2, Art. III, of the 1990 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Municipal Employees Salary Study Commission — See Ch. 259.
The following terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings indicated:
DEPARTMENT HEAD or SUPERINTENDENT
Any elected or appointed person who has direct supervision and responsibility for personnel, records, funds, maintenance and service to be performed by a municipal department.
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES
Any person who works less than 22 hours per week or less than 500 hours per year.
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
Any person who is hired on a temporary basis for specific short-term assignments or to fill a temporary need (i.e., vacations) is considered a temporary employee.
The provisions of this chapter will apply to all municipal employees and appointed officials, except employees of the Board of Education.
The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, shall appoint all personnel with departmental supervisory capacity, except as otherwise provided by law.
The department supervisors, with the approval of the First Selectman, shall have the authority to employ the necessary personnel as authorized by the annual budget or by approval of the appropriations to perform the necessary duties of their respective departments. It shall be the department supervisor's duty to determine by the physician's report and the applicant's history whether the applicant has the necessary qualifications for performing the duties required before approving the employment of the job applicant.
Personnel employed by the Town must be bona fide residents of the Town, except at the time of appointment or employment when they need not be residents of the Town, but residence in the Town must be established within six months. This provision may be waived by the Board of Selectmen. Personnel shall maintain an up-to-date record of their residence address with the First Selectman.
A. 
Employees generally. The First Selectman may dismiss an employee over whom he had appointive power at any time for just cause. He shall give written notice of the reasons for the dismissal action to such employee and to the Board of Selectmen at its next regular meeting after such removal. If the First Selectman shall fail or refuse to file with the Board a statement of the reasons for the removal, or if the Board of Selectmen disapproves the removal, such employee shall thereupon become restored to the office from which he was removed. No employee shall be removed a second time for the same incident.
B. 
Appointed officials. Except when otherwise provided by state statutes, Charter or ordinance, the First Selectman shall have power to remove any appointed official over whom he has appointive power for just cause. He shall give written notice of the reasons for the dismissal action to such official and to the Board of Selectmen at its next regular meeting after such removal. If the First Selectman shall fail or refuse to file with the Board a statement of the reasons for the removal, or if the Board of Selectmen disapproves said removal, such official shall thereupon become restored to the office from which he was removed. No official shall be removed a second time for the same incident.
No municipal employee shall engage in any outside employment which will impair the performance of his duties or be detrimental to the municipal service.
Employees with any grievance arising out of their employment by the Town, except requests for a general wage increase, shall have the right of appeal to their immediate department supervisor. Appeals shall be made in writing and may be presented by the employee individually or by the employee's selected representative. If the grievance cannot be settled between the department supervisor and the employee or his selected representative, the department supervisor shall submit a report in writing to the First Selectman, whose decision shall be final in the matter.
A. 
Constables/police officers and firemen, if any, shall retire at age 65, and the day of such retirement shall be the last day of the month in which their 65th birthday is attained; provided, however, that the Board of Selectmen may waive these provisions when any of the following conditions exist:[1]
(1) 
Extension of duties for each municipal year may be granted upon a determination by a physician that an employee or official is physically able to perform his normal duties;
(2) 
A qualified replacement is unavailable;
(3) 
Such an extension is for the best interests of the Town.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
The Selectmen may from time to time designate other municipal positions for which age is a bona fide occupational qualification. For any such position, the retirement date shall be the last day of the month in which the employee's 65th birthday is attained, subject to waiver by the Board of Selectmen as stated in Subsection A of this section.
The Board of Selectmen shall from time to time adopt a general personnel policy, which shall contain regulations and procedures pertaining to employees of the Town.
There shall be no discrimination against any employee or any applicant for employment on the basis of any class protected by state law. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotions, layoffs, terminations, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The Town shall take whatever steps are necessary to ensure compliance with the State Fair Employment Practices Act.