In compliance with federal and state equal employment laws,
equal opportunity will be afforded to all applicants regardless of
race, color, sex, age, religious creed, disability, national origin,
ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, ex-offender status,
prior psychiatric treatment or military status. It is unlawful in
Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition
of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this
law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
This bylaw shall apply to all Town departments and to all positions
of all employees in the service of the Town, whether full- or part-time,
temporary, seasonal, special, casual or any other type of employment,
other than those positions which are filled by popular election, those
under the jurisdiction of the School Committee, or collective bargaining,
except that all provisions of this bylaw shall be applicable insofar
as any collective bargaining agreement may refer to this bylaw and
to the extent applicable by statute or in the absence of any other
provisions.
As used in the bylaw, the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:
ABSENCE
Any time an employee is not at work during a scheduled work
period.
APPOINTING AUTHORITY
Any person(s), board, committee, commission, or other agency
who has the right to hire or discharge employees.
CASUAL PART-TIME EMPLOYEE
Any employee hired for irregular or occasional employment
for an hourly rate or a fee. Personnel service rendered by an employee
in a position calling for part-time employment which service, although
constituting continuous employment, is not rendered during prescribed
working hours, daily, weekly or annually, but is rendered according
to the demands for such service.
CLASS
A group of positions in the Town service sufficiently similar
in respect to duties and responsibilities so that the same descriptive
title may be used to designate each position allocated to the class,
that the same qualifications shall be required of the incumbents,
that the same tests of fitness may be used to choose qualified employees
and that the same scale of compensation can be made to apply with
equity.
CLASSIFICATION PLAN
Class specifications and titles approved by the Personnel
Board and appearing as Schedule A to these bylaws.
COMPENSATION PLAN
Specified rates of pay for each job classification included
in the Classification Plan, appearing as Schedule B to these bylaws.
CONTINUOUS SERVICE
Length of employment with the Town of Lancaster of a regular
full-time or regular part-time employee, uninterrupted except for
authorized military leave, vacation leave, sick leave, court leave,
disability, maternal/paternal leave, or any other authorized leave
of absence, if applicable and covered in the terms of this bylaw.
DEPARTMENT
Any board, committee, commission, other agency or functional
unit (or subunit) of the Town.
EMPLOYEE
Any person who is paid by the Town for services rendered
to the Town, excluding elected officials, independent contractors,
and persons under the direction of the School Committee.
FUNCTIONAL UNITS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
A grouping of occupational groups or classes by type of municipal
services rendered, i.e., General Government: executive and administrative
duties; Public Safety: protection of life and property; Public Utilities:
development, operation and maintenance of public property and facilities;
Education: instruction and related support and administrative functions;
Human Services: health, youths, elders, veterans, etc., functions;
Culture and Recreation: library, parks and recreational facilities
and functions.
GROUP or OCCUPATIONAL GROUP
A group of classes designated by occupation within one of
the major functional units of municipal government.
MAXIMUM RATE
The highest rate in a compensation grade, which normally
is entitled to attain.
MINIMUM RATE
The lowest rate in compensation grade; normally the hiring
rate of a new employee.
POSITION
An office or post of employment in Town service with duties
and responsibilities calling for full-time, part-time, special, temporary
or seasonal employment of one person in the performance and exercise
thereof.
RANGE
The dollar difference between minimum and maximum rates for
a particular compensation grade.
RATE
A sum of money designated as compensation for personal services
on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annual or other basis.
REDUCED-HOURS EMPLOYEE
Any employee who is employed less than 19 hours for each
of the 52 weeks per year for the department or position in which that
person is employed.
REGULAR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE
Any employee who is employed 40 hours per week, 52 weeks
per year for the department or position in which that person is employed.
REGULAR PART-TIME EMPLOYEE
Any employee who works at least 20 hours but not more than
39 hours each week for 52 weeks per year, for the department or position
in which that person is employed.
SINGLE RATE
A rate for a special, temporary or seasonal position for
which there is no range.
SPECIAL, TEMPORARY OR SEASONAL EMPLOYEE
Any employee whose duration of employment with the Town is
of a seasonal or emergency nature, or specified limited amount of
time (not to exceed six continuous months).
STEP RATE
A rate in a range of a compensation grade.
TEMPORARY POSITION; SEASONAL POSITION
Any position in Town service which requires or is likely
to require the service of one incumbent for a period not exceeding
six calendar months; either on a full-time or part-time basis.
TOWN
The Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts.