Announcement. The Town Manager shall cause to be made known all vacancies by posting announcements of such vacancies on official bulletin boards, in newspapers and other publications and in such places as the Town Manager deems advisable.
[Amended 6-28-2011]
A. 
As stated in § A174-3, the Town provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to marital status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, hair texture/protective hairstyles or any other applicable legal standard.
[Amended 6-14-2022]
B. 
The Town maintains an Affirmative Action Policy that contains provisions concerning the purpose of such policy, its distribution, and implementation. Copies of the Town's Affirmative Action Policy are available from the office of the Town Manager.
[Amended 1-28-2014]
A. 
Method of appointment. All vacancies shall be filled by appointment, temporary appointment, promotion, demotion or transfer. Only qualified candidates shall be recommended for appointment. The Town Manager shall approve appointments to all Town positions prior to filling the vacancy, provided that for senior-level employees, as defined in the Town Charter, the Town Manager shall recommend appointment but such appointment shall be subject to the approval of the Town Council.
(1) 
Appointment. An appointment indicates that an employee is to work for the Town in either a full-time, part-time or limited capacity. Every employee who receives this type of appointment shall serve a probationary period following the original appointment in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of this manual. Upon certification of the department head that the employee has satisfactorily completed the probationary period, the employee's status of employment shall be changed from probationary to full-, part-time, or limited employee (as appropriate).
(2) 
Temporary appointment. A temporary appointment indicates that the employee is to work for the Town for a period of no more than 16 consecutive weeks. No temporary employee may work more than 29 hours per week on average over the calendar year. Temporary employees may be separated at any time within the four months' appointment when their services are no longer required. The separation is not subject to the rules under § A174-44.
(3) 
Grant-funded appointment. Personnel employed under grant-funded programs shall be governed by the provisions of the grant and consistent with the personnel regulations of the Town of Tolland.
B. 
Relatives of Town of Tolland employees are eligible for employment at the Town, but no employee shall directly supervise a relative or be involved in the hiring process. "Relative" is defined as any spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, sibling, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, grandparent and/or grandchild. This definition also includes the same relationships through marriage.