[Ord. No. 571,[1] § 1, 3-13-1987]
This chapter shall apply to all departments and offices of the
City, and all employees thereof, except the School Department and
the employees of the School Department.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987; Ord. No. 1049, § I, 1-11-2011]
Unless the content specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
(1)
ADMINISTRATOR — The Administrator of the State Department
of Personnel Administration.
(2)
CIVIL SERVICE — Civil Service Commission.
(3)
CITY — City of Pittsfield.
(4)
CLASSIFICATION — The process of placement of employment
positions in accord with the laws and regulations of the commonwealth.
(5)
COMMONWEALTH — Commonwealth or State of Massachusetts.
(6)
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT — Agreement between
the City and a recognized employee bargaining group.
(7)
COUNCIL — City Council of Pittsfield.
(8)
DIRECTOR — Director of Personnel.
[Ord. No. 1154, § I, 9-29-2015]
(9)
EMPLOYEE — One who serves the City of Pittsfield
for compensation, but not including managers, exempt employees and
elected officials.
(10)
EXEMPT EMPLOYEE — An employee who is not a manager
and is unable to join an employee bargaining group.
(11)
MANAGER — A department head who is appointed in accordance with Article 2, Section 2-10 and Article 3, Section 3-3 of the City Charter enacted by Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2013. For the purposes of determining employee benefits, the City Clerk is to be considered a manager.
[Ord. No. 1154, § II, 9-29-2015]
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
No person shall be originally hired, and no employees shall
be promoted or re-employed or reinstated after suspension or leave
of absence, except vacation leave, until the director shall have certified
in writing to the hiring official and the City Accountant that the
employment or promotion of such person is in accordance with the provisions
of this Code, other ordinances of the City and the laws and regulations
governing civil service.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to elected officials
or to persons who are not subject to civil service and nothing contained
in this section shall be held to abridge the powers otherwise granted
by law or ordinance to an official in the hiring, reinstatement or
promotion of employees.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
No person shall be originally hired until the Director shall
have certified in writing to the hiring official and the City Accountant
that such person or employee has undergone a physical examination
and has been found physically fit to perform the duties of his position.
Such examination shall be performed at the expense of the City by
the City Physician.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to elected officials,
to persons who are not subject to civil service and nothing contained
in this section shall be held to abridge the powers. otherwise granted
by law or ordinance to an official in the hiring, reinstatement or
promotion of employees.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
All positions in the municipal service shall be grouped into
classes and each class shall include those positions sufficiently
similar in respect to their duties and responsibilities so that similar
requirements as to training, experience, knowledge, skill, personal
qualities, and the same rates of compensation are applicable thereto.
These positions shall be known as classified positions of the city.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
Class specifications shall be prepared under the direction of
the director for all classified positions and shall be approved by
the council and the administrator. These specifications shall define
the duties of all positions and the desirable qualifications for successful
performance of such duties.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
The classes of positions set forth in section 16-11 and the specifications for the respective classes, as approved by the administrator are hereby adopted and shall constitute the classification plan on the basis of which all positions shall be classified.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
Nothing contained in this chapter shall operate or be construed
to authorize or permit any person to incur any obligations or to make
any expenditure in excess of any appropriation made therefor, or for
which no appropriation has been made; nor shall this chapter operate
or be construed to impose any liability upon the city for any obligations
or debt incurred in excess of such appropriation or in the absence
of such appropriation therefor.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
(a)
Allocation of existing positions. The director shall maintain a record
of the allocation of individual positions to appropriate classes and
all amendments in classifications and allocations of positions. Any
proposed change in allocation of a position shall become effective
upon the approval of the administrator.
(b)
Interpretation of class specifications.
(1)
Purpose and effect of class specifications: Each class specification
outlines the main characteristics and qualification requirements of
positions in the class and gives examples of specific duties which
employees holding such positions may properly be required to perform.
The class specification is descriptive and explanatory but not restrictive.
The listing of particular examples of duties does not preclude the
assignment of other tasks by management.
(2)
Application of specifications to position. In determining the class
to which a position should be allocated, the specification of each
class shall be considered in its entirety and in relation to the specifications
of other classes in the classification plan.
(3)
Statements of desirable qualifications. The statement of qualifications
in a class specification is intended to be used as a guide in selecting
persons for employment, and for use in determining the relative value
of positions in a class with positions in other classes.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
(a)
Responsibilities of the director. The director shall be responsible
for the work of administering and maintaining the classification plan.
The director shall direct necessary reviews and preparation of reports
recommending appropriate action to assure that the classification
plan is kept current and that any important changes in duties and
responsibilities in any existing positions and of new positions are
reflected in the plan.
The director shall provide, subject to approval by the council
and the administrator, for the relocation of any position from one
class to another class whenever a change in duties and responsibilities
of such position make the class to which the position was previously
allocated no longer applicable. Any proposed reallocation to be made
shall be made with the knowledge of the employee concerned and the
manager.
(b)
Changes requiring approval of the council and administrator. The
approval of the council and the administrator shall be obtained for
the establishment of any new class or changes in class titles. Such
changes shall be reflected through amendments to this chapter.
(c)
Employee requests for classification adjustments. Any person shall
have the right to consideration of any request he may have with respect
to a change in the classification of his position. The person shall
make his request initially to the manager who shall promptly seek
to arrive at a solution which is consistent with the classification
plan and acceptable to the person. Where the manager is unable to
resolve such a request in a manner that the person is willing to accept
in writing, the matter shall then be submitted to the director for
such action as he may deem appropriate, including referral to the
administrator.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987; Ord. No. 580, § 1, 4-30-1987; Ord.
No. 583, § 1, 5-15-1987; Ord. No. 584, § 1, 5-20-1987; Ord.
No. 624, § 1, 1-12-1989; Ord. No. 759, § 1, 8-17-1994; Ord.
No. 874, § I, 5-23-2000]
The classified positions in the city shall be included in the
following classes with such changes as may be recommended by the director,
from time to time, and approved by the council and administrator.
A.
LABOR SERVICE.
|
Municlass Code
|
Title
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Class 1 — Entry level
No Minimum Requirements
| ||
|
3502A
|
Laborer
| |
|
3502B
|
Working foreman laborer
| |
|
3503A
|
House worker
| |
|
5806D
|
Garage attendant
| |
|
5210A
|
Asbestos Remover (Letter DPA 1.15.86)
| |
|
7304A
|
Laundry worker
| |
|
7408A
|
Cafeteria helper
| |
|
7606A
|
Facility attendant
| |
|
7609A
|
School bus attendant
| |
|
*
|
Air conditioning, refrigeration and oil burner equipment helper
| |
|
Class 2
Skilled Laborers
One Year's Experience Except Where Otherwise Noted
| ||
|
0189U
|
Life guard
| |
|
2549B
|
Signal maintainer helper
| |
|
2805B
|
Electrician helper
| |
|
3203B
|
Glazier helper
| |
|
3503B
|
Senior house worker
| |
|
3504D
|
Working foreman grounds man-building custodian
| |
|
4142A
|
Traffic maintenance man
| |
|
4142B
|
Working foreman traffic maintenance man
| |
|
4206B
|
Plumber helper
| |
|
4243D
|
Water systems maintenance man
| |
|
4243E
|
Sewer system maintenance man
| |
|
4243F
|
Water and sewer system maintenance man
| |
|
4243J
|
Pipe layer
| |
|
4607B
|
Carpenter helper
| |
|
4742B
|
Public works maintenance man
| |
|
4752B
|
Building maintenance man
| |
|
5003A
|
Gardener
| |
|
5003B
|
Working foreman gardener
| |
|
5005B
|
Parks maintenance man
| |
|
5005C
|
Working foreman park maintenance man
| |
|
5042B
|
Tree climber
| |
|
5308A
|
Heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment repairman
| |
|
5348B
|
Water machinery maintenance man
| |
|
5403E
|
Incinerator crane operator
| |
|
5703A
|
Motor equipment operator, grade 1
| |
|
5703B
|
Motor equipment operator, grade 2
| |
|
5703C
|
Motor equipment operator, grade 3
| |
|
5703D
|
Bus operator
| |
|
5806A
|
Motor equipment maintenance man
| |
|
*
|
Working foreman motor equipment operator, grade 1
| |
|
5841B
|
Motor equipment repairman helper
| |
|
Class 3
Mechanics and Craftsmen
| ||
|
2549A
|
Signal maintainer
| |
|
2549D
|
Working foreman signal maintainer
| |
|
3203A
|
Glazier
| |
|
3602A
|
Cement finisher
| |
|
3603C
|
Working foreman mason
| |
|
3703A
|
Welder
| |
|
3704A
|
Blacksmith
| |
|
4102A
|
Painter
| |
|
4102C
|
Working foreman painter
| |
|
4104A
|
Sign painter
| |
|
4206A
|
Plumber
| |
|
4206C
|
Working foreman plumber
| |
|
4243Q
|
Working foreman water and sewer system maintenance man
| |
|
4607A
|
Carpenter
| |
|
4607C
|
Working foreman carpenter
| |
|
4707A
|
Highway maintenance craftsman
| |
|
4752A
|
Building maintenance craftsman
| |
|
4752C
|
Working foreman building maintenance craftsman
| |
|
5005A
|
Park maintenance craftsman
| |
|
5042A
|
Tree surgeon (practical test also)
| |
|
5043C
|
Working foreman greenhouse gardener
| |
|
5348A
|
Water machinery repairman
| |
|
5348G
|
Working foreman water machinery repairman
| |
|
5841A
|
Motor equipment repairman
| |
|
5841C
|
Diesel engine repairman
| |
|
5841D
|
Working foreman motor equipment repairman
| |
|
7404A
|
Cook
| |
|
7707A
|
Zoo caretaker (6 months' experience)
| |
|
*
|
Air conditioning, refrigeration and oil burner equipment repairman
installer
| |
B.
B. OFFICIAL SERVICE.
|
Municlass Code
|
Title
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Class 1
| ||
|
†
|
Assistant Director of Administrative Services
| |
|
†
|
Assistant Sewer Superintendent
| |
|
†
|
Assistant Water Superintendent
| |
|
†
|
Deputy Director of Civil Defense
| |
|
†
|
Director of Recreation
| |
|
†
|
Director of Veterans' Services
| |
|
†
|
Executive Director, Code Enforcement Commission
| |
|
†
|
Executive director, council on aging
| |
|
†
|
Sanitation superintendent
| |
|
†
|
Sewer superintendent
| |
|
†
|
Highway superintendent
| |
|
†
|
Superintendent of parks and recreation
| |
|
†
|
Assistant director of maintenance
| |
|
†
|
Water superintendent
| |
|
†
|
Assistant superintendent of public buildings
| |
|
†
|
Assistant city collector
| |
|
Class 3
| ||
|
0301A
|
Employment counselor
| |
|
0301A
|
Clerk
| |
|
0301B
|
Senior clerk
| |
|
0301C
|
Principal clerk
| |
|
0301D
|
Head clerk
| |
|
††
|
Insurance clerk
| |
|
0314A
|
Time and construction clerk
| |
|
0318A
|
Secretary
| |
|
0318B
|
Board secretary
| |
|
0320A
|
Administrative assistant
| |
|
0322A
|
Clerk and typist
| |
|
0322B
|
Senior clerk and typist
| |
|
0342A
|
Office manager
| |
|
0520A
|
Account clerk
| |
|
0520B
|
Senior account clerk
| |
|
0520C
|
Principal account clerk
| |
|
0963A
|
Legal assistant
| |
|
1081A
|
Public relations representative
| |
|
1165A
|
Federal aid coordinator
| |
|
1712A
|
Teacher aid
| |
|
1865D
|
Public health aid
| |
|
0185Z††
|
Counselor for the aging
| |
|
*
|
Community aid, council on aging
| |
|
*
|
Social service technician (Transportation)
| |
|
Class 4
| ||
|
0510A
|
Junior accountant
| |
|
0510C
|
Senior accountant
| |
|
0541C
|
Assistant city auditor
| |
|
0547A
|
Retirement board analyst
| |
|
*
|
Technical secretary
| |
|
Class 5
| ||
|
3305A
|
Parking meter cash collector and parking meter maintenance man
| |
|
*
|
Senior parking meter cash collector and parking meter maintenance
man
| |
|
2005A
|
Storekeeper
| |
|
Class 6
| ||
|
1961C
|
Inspector of weights and measures
| |
|
1961D
|
Deputy inspector of weights and measures
| |
|
Class 7
| ||
|
0185A
|
Social worker
| |
|
0185B
|
Senior social worker
| |
|
0966E
|
Veterans' services investigator
| |
|
0185E
|
Social service technician
| |
|
Class 8
| ||
|
0996A
|
Veterans' agent
| |
|
Class 9
| ||
|
0310A
|
Senior legal stenographer
| |
|
0311A
|
Senior medical stenographer
| |
|
0312A
|
Clerk and stenographer
| |
|
0312B
|
Senior clerk and stenographer
| |
|
0312C
|
Principal clerk and stenographer
| |
|
0330A
|
Data processing systems manager
| |
|
0322A
|
Computer operator
| |
|
0334A
|
Senior programmer
| |
|
0334A[B]
|
Junior programmer
| |
|
0334C
|
Principal programmer
| |
|
0356A
|
Statistical machine operator
| |
|
0356B
|
Senior statistical machine operator
| |
|
0356C
|
Supervisor of statistical machine operations
| |
|
0356D
|
Assistant supervisor of statistical machine operations
| |
|
0382A
|
Telephone operator
| |
|
0390A
|
Dispatcher
| |
|
0699A
|
Vision and hearing tester
| |
|
0856A
|
Electronic technician
| |
|
0857A
|
Audio-visual technician
| |
|
Class 11
| ||
|
0688A
|
Sanitarian
| |
|
0688D
|
Senior sanitarian
| |
|
1602A
|
Meter reader
| |
|
1602D
|
Water service inspector
| |
|
1820A
|
Safety inspector
| |
|
1830A
|
Wire inspector
| |
|
1830C
|
Senior wire inspector
| |
|
1831H
|
Local building inspector
| |
|
1832A
|
Plumbing inspector
| |
|
1832B
|
Senior plumbing inspector
| |
|
1832C
|
Gas fitting inspector
| |
|
1832E
|
Plumbing and gas fitting inspector
| |
|
1863A
|
Food inspector
| |
|
1866A
|
Animal inspector
| |
|
1868A
|
Code enforcement inspector
| |
|
1868C
|
Senior code enforcement inspector
| |
|
0809Z††
|
Clerk of works
| |
|
*
|
Senior inspector of buildings
| |
|
Class 12
| ||
|
0188A
|
Recreation supervisor
| |
|
0188B
|
Assistant recreation supervisor
| |
|
0188C
|
Recreation supervisor (water program)
| |
|
0188D
|
Recreation supervisor (arts & crafts)
| |
|
0188E
|
Recreation supervisor (athletics)
| |
|
0189A
|
Recreation leader
| |
|
0189B
|
Assistant recreation leader
| |
|
0189E
|
Recreation leader (handicapped)
| |
|
0189F
|
Recreation leader (golden age)
| |
|
0189N
|
Umpire
| |
|
0189R
|
Recreation leader (crafts)
| |
|
0189S
|
Recreation leader (athletics)
| |
|
Class 15
| ||
|
0083F
|
Police chief
| |
|
0083D
|
Police captain
| |
|
0083C
|
Police lieutenant
| |
|
0083B
|
Police sergeant
| |
|
0083A
|
Police officer
| |
|
0083K
|
Detention attendant
| |
|
Class 17
| ||
|
0085A
|
Watchman
| |
|
0085D
|
Parking control officer
| |
|
0085E
|
Traffic supervisor
| |
|
0085G
|
Park security officer
| |
|
0085H
|
Park police officer
| |
|
Class 19
| ||
|
0182A
|
Supervisor of attendance
| |
|
Class 21
| ||
|
0081F
|
Fire chief
| |
|
0081E
|
Deputy fire chief
| |
|
0081C
|
Fire captain
| |
|
0081B
|
Fire lieutenant
| |
|
0081A
|
Fire fighter
| |
|
0081A
|
Reserve fire fighter
| |
|
Class 22
| ||
|
‡
|
General street foreman
| |
|
‡
|
Highway and sewer construction foreman
| |
|
‡
|
Motor equipment repair foreman
| |
|
‡
|
Park foreman
| |
|
‡
|
Sanitation foreman
| |
|
‡
|
Sewage treatment plant supervisor
| |
|
‡
|
Sewer maintenance & construction foreman
| |
|
‡
|
Sewage pumping station supervisor
| |
|
‡
|
Street foreman
| |
|
‡
|
Water construction foreman
| |
|
‡
|
Master mechanic, fire and motor equipment
| |
|
Class 24
| ||
|
1640A
|
Supervisor of custodians and maintenance
| |
|
1642B
|
Building custodian
| |
|
1642C
|
Senior building custodian
| |
|
1642F
|
Supervisor of custodians
| |
|
1642G
|
Assistant supervisor of custodians
| |
|
Class 26
| ||
|
5409A
|
Treatment plant operator
| |
|
5409F
|
Head treatment plant operator
| |
|
5409H
|
Chief treatment plant operator
| |
|
5449A
|
Pumping station operator
| |
|
Class 27
| ||
|
0020A
|
Junior planner
| |
|
0020B
|
Assistant planner
| |
|
0020C
|
Senior planner
| |
|
0020D
|
Principal planner
| |
|
0020H
|
Urban design planner
| |
|
0802A
|
Junior engineering aid
| |
|
0802B
|
Senior engineering aid
| |
|
0810A
|
Junior civil engineer
| |
|
0810B
|
Assistant civil engineer
| |
|
0810G
|
City engineer
| |
|
0810Y‡
|
Chief water engineer
| |
|
Class 29
| ||
|
0075C
|
Superintendent of fire alarm and police signal systems
| |
|
0390B
|
Fire alarm operator
| |
|
2805A
|
Electrician
| |
|
*
|
Electrician foreman
| |
|
Class 31
| ||
|
1667A
|
Supervisor of cafeterias
| |
|
Class 32
| ||
|
0074A
|
Dog officer
| |
|
0602A
|
Physician
| |
|
0602C
|
Supervising physician
| |
|
0680A
|
Dentist
| |
|
0680C
|
Dental hygienist
| |
|
Class 34
| ||
|
0403A
|
Bacteriologist
| |
|
0645A
|
Laboratory assistant
| |
|
0645B
|
Laboratory technician
| |
|
1320D
|
Assistant chemist
| |
|
*
|
Assistant bacteriologist
| |
|
Class 35
| ||
|
0615A
|
Nurse
| |
|
0615B
|
Supervising nurse
| |
|
LEGEND
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
*
|
This title not included in Municlass Manual because further
study is required.
| |
|
†
|
Official service—Class 1—Positions in this class
not included in Municlass study.
| |
|
‡
|
Official service—Class 22—Positions in this class
not included in Municlass study.
| |
|
††
|
Titles not defined in Municlass Manual. When positions become
vacant, study to be made.
| |
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987; Ord. No. 577, § 1, 4-27-1987; Ord.
No. 593, § 1, 10-16-1987; Ord. No. 748, § 1, 4-28-1994; Ord. No. 1154, § III, 9-29-2015]
All present and future members who shall serve as volunteers
or unpaid members of all present and future boards or commissions
established either by ordinance or order, except as elsewhere expressly
provided, shall be classified as special municipal employees as that
term is defined by Section 1(n) of Chapter 268A of Massachusetts General
Laws, as amended. Such classification shall apply to said board and
commission members only in the performance of their powers and duties
as outlined in the creation of the particular board or commission
of which they are members.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 16-1, all members of the School Committee, as defined in Article 4 of the City Charter enacted by Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2013, shall be classified as special municipal employees as that term is defined by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 268A, Section 1(n).
The position of weather observer, which position is responsible
to the airport commission, shall be classified as a special municipal
employee as that term is defined by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
268A, Section 1(n).
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987; Ord. No. 579, § 1, 4-27-1987; Ord.
No. 588, § 1, 6-25-1987; Ord. No. 596, § 1, 1-28-1988; Ord.
No. 599, § 1, 2-10-1988; Ord. No. 602, §§ 1—3, 3-11-1988; Ord.
No. 604, § 1, 3-28-1988; Ord. No. 613, § 1, 8-11-1988; Ord.
No. 615, § 1, 10-14-1988; Ord. No. 623, § 1, 12-16-1988; Ord. No. 632, § 1, 3-31-1989; Ord. No. 633, § 1, 3-31-1989; Ord. No. 648, § 1, 1-11-1990; Ord.
No. 665, § 1, 10-10-1990; Ord. No. 681, 10-10-1991; Ord. No. 696, § 1, 4-29-1992; Ord. No. 697, § 1, 4-29-1992; Ord. No. 705, § 1, 5-28-1992; Ord.
No. 708, § 1, 6-10-1992; Ord. No. 711, § 1, 6-24-1992; Ord.
No. 715, § 1, 9-9-1992; Ord. No. 730, §§ 1,
2, 3-24-1993; Ord. No. 743, § 1, 1-11-1994; Ord. No. 744, § 1, 2-22-1994; Ord. No. 754, §§ 1,
2, 6-29-1994; Ord. No. 757, § 1, 8-17-1994; Ord. No. 758, § 1, 8-17-1994; Ord. No. 760, § 1, 8-17-1994; Ord.
No. 764, §§ 1, 2, 9-28-1994; Ord. No. 766, § 1, 9-28-1994; Ord. No. 770, § 1, 10-13-1994; Ord. No. 771, § 1, 10-13-1994; Ord. No. 779, §§ 1, 2, 11-24-1994; Ord. No. 782, § 1,
2-28-1995; Ord. No. 787, § 1, 6-27-1995; Ord. No. 795, § 1,
9-12-1995; Ord. No. 797, § 1, 9-27-1995; Ord. No. 800, § 1,
4-10-1996; Ord. No. 801, § I, 5-15-1996; Ord. No. 807, § I,
9-25-96; Ord. No. 810, § 1, 9-25-1996; Ord. No. 812, § I,
11-27-1996; Ord. No. 813, § I, 11-27-1996; Ord. No. 814,
§ I, 11-27-1996; Ord. No. 818, § I, 2-27-1997;
Ord. No. 819, § I, 2-27-1997; Ord. No. 823, § I,
5-14-1997; Ord. No. 832, § I, 9-10-1997; Ord. No. 834, § I,
1-28-1998; Ord. No. 835, §§ I, II, 3-11-1998; Ord.
No. 836, § 1, 3-11-1998; Ord. No. 837, § 1, 4-15-1998;
Ord. No. 838, § I, 5-31-1998; Ord. No. 841, § I,
6-11-1998; Ord. No. 842, § I, 7-22-1998; Ord. No. 843, § I,
7-22-1998; Ord. No. 846, §§ I, II, 10-27-1998; Ord.
No. 847, §§ I, II, 10-27-1998; Ord. No. 848, §§ I,
II, 11-24-1998; Ord. No. 851, § I, 1-26-1999; Ord. No. 866,
§§ I, II, 3-14-2000; Ord. No. 867, §§ I,
II, 3-28-2000; Ord. No. 872, §§ I, II, 3-28-2000; Ord.
No. 874, § I, 5-23-2000; Ord. No. 875, § I, 6-27-2000;
Ord. No. 876; § I, 6-27-2000; Ord. No. 880, § 1,
10-10-2000; Ord. No. 881, §§ I, II, 12-12-2000; Ord.
No. 896, § I, 7-9-2002; Ord. No. 900, § I, 9-10-2002;
Ord. No. 902, § I, 9-10-2002; Ord. No. 903, §§ I,
II, III, 9-10-2002; Ord. No. 904, §§ I, II, 9-25-2002;
Ord. No. 905, §§ I, II, 10-9-2002; Ord. No. 908, §§ I,
II, 1-29-2003; Ord. No. 914, §§ I, II, 9-9-2003; Ord.
No. 915, § I, 9-9-2003; Ord. No. 916, §§ I,
II, 9-9-2003; Ord. No. 918, § I, 10-14-2003; Ord. No. 919,
§ I, 10-14-2003; Ord. No. 926, § II, 3-23-2004;
Ord. No. 928, § I, 5-25-2004; Ord. No. 929, § II,
5-25-2004; Ord. No. 934, § II, 10-12-2004; Ord. No. 941,
§ I, 1-11-2005; Ord. No. 963, 9-28-2005; Ord. No. 964, 9-28-2005;
Ord. No. 965, § I, 9-28-2005; Ord. No. 966, § I,
9-28-2005; Ord. No. 968, § I, 10-11-2005; Ord. No. 980,
§ I, 4-25-2006; Ord. No. 981, § I, 4-25-2006;
Ord. No. 983, § I, 5-23-2006; Ord. No. 984, § I,
6-27-2006; Ord. No. 985, § I, 6-27-2006; Ord. No. 994, § II,
6-12-2007; Ord. No. 1001, § I, 9-26-2007; Ord. No. 1002,
§ I, 9-26-2007; Ord. No. 1010, § I, 2-26-2008;
Ord. No. 1011, § I, 2-26-2008; Ord. No. 1013, § I,
3-25-2008; Ord. No. 1014, § I, 3-25-2008; Ord. No. 1016,
§ I, 4-8-2008; Ord. No. 1017, § I, 4-22-2008;
Ord. No. 1039, § II, 5-25-2010; Ord. No. 1045, § I,
10-26-2010; Ord. No. 1046, § I, 10-26-2010; Ord. No. 1049,
§§ II, III, 1-11-2011; Ord. No. 1050, § I,
3-8-2011; Ord. No. 1051, § I, 5-10-2011; Ord. No. 1055,
§ I, 9-13-2011; Ord. No. 1057, § 1, 12-13-2011]
(a)
Compensation schedules. The pay of managers shall be on the basis
of the rate prescribed herein for the respective positions at the
grade level indicated in the management pay scale table. The Mayor,
in his or her discretion, may pay an individual in each position at
the step determined by the Mayor, subject to appropriation. The pay
of other exempt employees shall be on the basis of the rate prescribed
for the respective positions on the exempt employee pay scale. The
Mayor may, in his or her discretion and based upon an employee's
performance, adjust the compensation of a manager or exempt employee
to an amount between the steps enumerated in the pay scale.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Compensation schedules are included as an attachment
to this chapter.
(b)
Collective bargaining agreements. The pay of all employees covered
by collective bargaining agreements shall be as indicated in the appropriate
collective bargaining agreement.
(c)
Special salary provisions.
(1)
Plus rates for higher skills. In any case when an employee is
qualified for and is temporarily required to regularly serve in and
accept the responsibility to work in a higher class of position, such
employee shall receive the entrance rate of that class or one step
above his present rate whichever is higher while so assigned, subject
to the approval of the Mayor. Such temporary assignment to a higher
class of position to qualify for the higher rate of pay shall be regular
and continuous in character for periods of 10 days or more. An employee
may be temporarily assigned to work in any position in the same or
lower class grade without change in pay.
(2)
Computation of salaries for part-time employees. Any permanent
employee regularly employed on a continuing work schedule of less
than full time shall be compensated at a reduced rate of pay computed
as follows:
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A temporary or seasonal employee occupying a classified position shall be employed initially at the hourly rate of the entrance salary in the schedule for the class in which employed. Such employee may be advanced in pay based upon meritorious service in the same manner as other employees, except that only actual hours of work shall be considered in the computation of service requirements for such advancement. When the hourly equivalent of required periods of service has been attained, advancement to the higher step rates may be effected in accordance with § 16-14. The accumulation of service toward advancement within a class shall continue unless interrupted by a period of absence from the City for more than one year.
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(3)
Mileage. Any employee, exempt employee or manager who is required
to use his or her own vehicle for City business shall be reimbursed
at the then applicable rate of the Internal Revenue Service.
(4)
There is hereby established a career incentive pay program offering
increases in regular compensation to permanent fire fighters of the
Pittsfield Fire Department for furthering their education in the field
of fire fighting. This shall not include the Fire Chief.
Such career incentive increases shall be predicated on the accumulation
of credits earned in an educational institution accredited by the
New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools or by the
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.
Increases authorized by this subparagraph shall be granted in
the following manner:
(5)
Merit compensation.
a.
The Mayor may grant merit compensation to a manager in amounts
up to $2,500 annually for outstanding performance and service to the
City. All grants shall be made, if at all, and in whatever amount,
at the option of the Mayor and each shall require Council approval.
All grants shall be subject to availability of funding. Any grant
made shall not be added to base regular compensation.
b.
All exempt employees may apply annually for merit compensation.
The compensation shall be granted by the Mayor based upon the exempt
employee's performance. The criteria for the merit compensation
shall include, but are not limited to, leadership, productivity and
initiative. All applications shall be filed with the Mayor on or before
April 15 and a final decision made in the month of June. The amount
of such awards shall be as follows:
(6)
The Mayor may grant an exempt employee's request for tuition
reimbursement at an accredited college, university, or professional
training school for courses which are relevant to the employee's position
and which are taken with the advance approval of the department head
and/or Mayor. The employee shall be reimbursed 50% for the cost of
the tuition, provided that the reimbursement shall not exceed $600.
The employee shall be limited to such reimbursement once per calendar
year.
[Ord. No. 1173, § I, 9-13-2016]
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
(b)
Changes of the compensation plan shall be made in a manner to maintain
proper relationship among the classes of positions and to reflect
changes in the cost of living and in prevailing rates of pay for comparable
positions outside the City services.
(1)
Cost
of living adjustments shall be made to management and nonunion employee
pay schedules annually on July 1. Cost of living adjustment increases
shall be no less than the annual change in the Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers from the prior January.
[Ord. No. 1212, § I, 2-26-2019]
(c)
Changes in compensation of employees covered by collective bargaining
shall be exclusively reserved to the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987; Ord. No. 767, §§ 1,
2, 9-28-1994; Ord. No. 902, § II, 9-10-2003]
(a)
Starting rate on initial employment. Except as hereinafter provided, the starting rate of compensation on initial employment shall be the rate shown as Step 1 for the applicable class grade in the compensation plan appearing in § 16-12 or in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.
(b)
Exceptions as to starting rate. The starting rate of compensation
on initial employment may be at a step rate higher than Step 1, provided:
(1)
That compensation at such higher rate is recommended in writing
by the appropriate manager and approved by the Mayor;
(2)
That any such exception is based on the outstanding and unusual
character of the employee's experience and ability over and above
the minimum qualifications specified; and
(3)
That an appropriation sufficient to pay such higher rate has
been made.
(c)
Starting rate on return to duty. A person who returns to duty in
the same class of position after separation from the service shall
be compensated as follows:
(1)
If the separation was caused by a leave of absence of 30 days
or more without pay under the provision of § 16-17(c)(2)
or (3), at the step rate he received at the time of separation.
(2)
If the separation was caused by entry into the armed forces
of the United States, at the step rate to which he would have been
entitled had his service not been interrupted by service in the armed
forces.
(3)
If the separation was for any other cause, at the starting rate
on initial employment, subject to the exceptions provided for in Subsection
(b) of this section.
(d)
Starting rate in new position. Whenever a person is assigned to duty
in a position not previously held by him and such change is not in
the nature of a promotion, he shall receive the entrance rate in the
schedule established for such position or such other rate within the
applicable schedule he may be entitled to by reason of crediting him
in his new position with such prior service that is found to meet
the following conditions: the character and nature of duties of the
position to which the person was assigned are similar to those of
the new position; the service in the former position provided experience
valuable to the performance of the new position.
(e)
Rate of pay on promotion. When a person is promoted to a class with
a higher compensation schedule his entrance rate in the compensation
schedule shall be at a point that will guarantee an increase of two
steps over his previous rate or the maximum rate of the higher compensation
schedule, whichever is lower; and shall be at least one step above
the maximum rate of the next lower class. Such entrance rate may be
at a higher rate upon promotion, provided:
(1)
That compensation at such higher rate is recommended in writing
by the appropriate manager and approved by the Mayor;
(2)
That any such exception is based on the outstanding and unusual
character of the employee's experience and ability over and above
the minimum qualifications specified; and
(3)
That an appropriation sufficient to pay such higher rate has
been made.
(f)
Probation period. The first six months of service after initial appointment or promotion to a position classified under § 16-11 shall be considered the probation period. A person whose service during the probation period is not satisfactory shall be dismissed from the service, except that, in the case of promotion from a lower position, he shall be reinstated in such lower position.
(g)
Advancement within a compensation schedule. Step rate increases shall
be payable beginning with the first day of the pay period following
anniversary date. At the completion of the first six months of service,
the person shall be advanced to the next higher step in the appropriate
schedule, provided his service has been satisfactory. Subsequently,
the person shall be advanced to higher steps within the schedule,
unless otherwise recommended by the manager or Mayor, in accordance
with the following table until the employee has reached the maximum
rate of the schedule for his position:
(1)
Employees and exempt employees advance one step for each additional
one year of service until the employee or exempt employee reaches
his or her maximum rate of pay.
(2)
Managers shall only advance in their appropriate pay schedule
at the discretion of the Mayor. Such advancement shall only be based
on merit, as determined by the Mayor; shall be limited to one increase
per fiscal year; and shall be subject to the availability of funds
by appropriation.
(h)
Requirements as to continuity of service. Service requirements for
advancement within the compensation schedules and for other purposes
as specified in this chapter shall have the implication of continuous
service, which means employment in the City service without break
or interruption. Leaves of absence without pay of less than 30 days
and leaves with pay shall not interrupt continuous service nor be
deducted therefrom. Absences on leave without pay in excess of 30
days, except for extended service with the Armed Forces of the United
States, shall be deducted in computing total service but shall not
serve to interrupt continuous service. In case of repeated one-day
absences without leave, the Mayor may consider the service of the
employee interrupted and shall have the record of the employee show
the same.
[1]
Editor's Note: Compensation schedules are included as an attachment
to this chapter.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
(a)
Overtime administration. In emergencies managers may prescribe, with
the approval of the Mayor, reasonable periods of overtime work to
meet operational needs. Such overtime shall be reported and justified
as required by the Mayor. Complete records of overtime of employees
shall be maintained by managers. Accrued compensatory time off records
shall be kept by the director.
(b)
Compensation for overtime. The employees and exempt employees of
the City shall receive compensation as follows for work performed
and services rendered in excess of their regular work week, such work
and services being hereinafter called "overtime work":
(1)
Managers shall not be entitled to any compensation for overtime
work.
(2)
All other employees and exempt employees of the City shall receive
either compensatory time off or additional compensation at the rate
of 1.5 hours for each hour worked in excess of the normal work schedule.
No employee may accumulate more than 120 hours of compensatory time
off.
(c)
Call-in pay. Employees who are called in to perform work or render
service outside of their regular working hours shall, for each such
occurrence, be paid a minimum sum equal to their compensation for
four hours at their regular rate of compensation. This minimum pay
provision shall not apply to any work performed or services rendered
immediately before or after the regular scheduled work of any employee
and without interruption or cessation except for meals.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987; Ord. No. 902, § III, 9-10-2003]
(a)
Compensation for absence on holidays.
(1)
Subject to the exceptions and conditions hereinafter provided,
all exempt employees, temporary employees, seasonal employees and
managers shall receive their regular compensation for all legal holidays:
(2)
When any of the above holidays fall on a Saturday, the preceding
Friday is observed. When any of the above holidays fall on a Sunday,
the following Monday is observed. In order to qualify hereunder for
compensation for any such holiday, such employee must have been regularly
scheduled to work on such day, unless the absence of such regularly
scheduled work day is due to jury service or is an absence for which
compensation is payable under this chapter.
(3)
When Christmas Day falls on a Saturday, the Mayor in his or
her discretion, may choose to open City Hall on the preceding Thursday
(which would normally be the observed Christmas Eve holiday). In that
event, the Mayor shall grant each employee that worked that Thursday
a floating holiday.
(4)
When Christmas Day falls on a Sunday or Monday, the Mayor in
his or her discretion, may choose to open City Hall on the preceding
Friday (which would normally be the observed Christmas Eve holiday).
In that event, the Mayor shall grant each employee that worked that
Friday a floating holiday.
(b)
Compensation for work performed on Sundays or holidays. Any employee
in a position in the labor and trades group and custodial group who
shall be required to perform work or to render services on one of
the holidays listed in the preceding subsections, or on the Lord's
Day, shall be paid therefor a total compensation at the rate of twice
his regular rate of compensation. This provision shall not apply to
the Police Department and the Fire Department, with the one exception
of the master mechanic employed by the fire department, nor to the
employees of any other department engaged in continuous or shift operations
or whose duties or working schedule regularly require services to
be rendered on the Lord's Day. Work and services for which increased
compensation is payable under this section shall be limited to cases
of unforeseen emergencies requiring immediate attention, and shall
not be subject to any other provision of this chapter relating to
compensation for overtime work.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987; Ord. No. 687, § 1, 3-13-1992; Ord.
No. 902, §§ IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, 9-10-2003; Ord.
No. 1026, §§ I, II, 3-24-2009]
(a)
Vacation leave.
(1)
All exempt employees and managers of the City shall be entitled
to the minimum vacation period which is now or which may hereafter
be prescribed by any provision of General Laws applicable to such
position, office, or employment and in force and effect in the City.
Any exempt employee or manager of the City holding any position, office
or employment for which no minimum vacation period is prescribed by
the provisions of the General Laws in force and effect in the City,
shall be entitled to vacation periods computed at the minimum rate
specified and required by MGL, c. 41, §§ 111, 111A,
and 111E, as amended, for civil service employees and other persons
listed therein.
(2)
All exempt employees and managers of the City who meet the requirements of § 16-21 herein entitled "Adjustments in salaries and wages based upon length of employment" regarding employment and service shall be entitled to vacation periods computed at the minimum rate specified and required by MGL c. 41, § 111G. Vacation periods shall not extend beyond the calendar year, and are not cumulative. All such vacation shall be granted by the heads of the several departments of the City at such time as in their opinion will cause the least interference with the performance of the regular work of the City.
(3)
Amount of leave; conversion of unused leave to cash.
a.
All exempt employees and managers shall, after six months of
service, be granted a vacation of two weeks without loss of pay. Thereafter,
all exempt employees and managers shall be granted a vacation of two
weeks without loss of pay.
b.
All exempt employees and managers shall, after five years of
service, be granted a vacation of three weeks without loss of pay.
c.
All exempt employees and managers shall, after 10 years of service,
be granted a vacation of four weeks without loss of pay.
d.
All exempt employees and managers shall, after 20 years of service,
be granted a vacation of five weeks plus two days without loss of
pay.
e.
All exempt employees and managers shall, after 30 years of service,
be granted a vacation of six weeks without loss of pay.
f.
All exempt employees and managers who are entitled to three
weeks' annual vacation under this section shall be entitled to
convert up to one week of unused vacation into cash at the end of
the calendar year.
g.
All exempt employees and managers who are entitled to four or
more weeks' annual vacation under this section shall be entitled
to convert up to two weeks of unused vacation into cash at the end
of the calendar year.
h.
All exempt employees and managers shall, after 15 years of service,
be granted a vacation of four weeks plus two days without loss of
pay.
(b)
Sick leave.
(1)
Disability of firemen and policemen resulting from performance
of duty. The members of the Fire Department and the Police Department
who are absent from duty because of disability resulting from personal
injuries arising out of and in the course of their employment or arising
out of ordinary risks on the street while actually engaged, with the
authorization of the City, in the business affairs or undertakings
of the City; or during the period of their absence from duty because
of total disability resulting from sickness or illness arising out
of and in the course of their employment shall receive compensation
in accord with MGL c. 41, § 111F.
(2)
Disability of managers, employees and exempt employees not resulting
from performance duty. All persons shall continue to receive their
regular compensation during the period of their absence from duty
because of total disability resulting from personal injuries, sickness
or illness and not arising out of and in the course of their employment.
Compensation for such disability shall be accumulated at the rate
of one day for each three weeks of service in the preceding 12 months,
but not more than 15 days in any calendar year and shall be credited
on the first day of January. Holidays and any other day or days not
included in the normal work week shall not be included in the computation
of the number of days allowed hereunder. The unused portion of any
sick leave allowed hereunder may be accumulated on an unlimited basis.
In cases of undue hardship, managers, at their discretion, may allow
a person to use his accumulated sick leave prior to the January first
crediting date.
(3)
Payment of managers, employees and exempt employees in excess
of Workmen's Compensation benefits for disability resulting from
performance of duty. All persons who are covered by Workmen's
Compensation shall continue to receive during the period of their
absence from duty because of total disability resulting from personal
injuries arising out of and in the course of their employment, or
arising out of ordinary risks of the street while actually engaged,
with the authorization of the City, in the business affairs or undertakings
of the City, or during the period of their absence from duty because
of total disability resulting from sickness or illness arising out
of and in the course of their employment, the difference between their
regular compensation and the amount being received by them under the
Workmen's Compensation Act. Amounts received hereunder shall
be subject to Subsection (bX2) of this section governing sick leave
benefits.
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unused portion of any sick leave to which he may be entitled under
Subsection (b)(2) of this section. Payments hereunder shall be charged
against the unused portion of sick leave benefits as follows:
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(4)
Report of disability. No person shall be entitled to compensation
under this chapter for any period of disability unless such disability
and the cause or reason therefor are reported forthwith to the manager
of the office thereof. In the case of disability of a manager, such
report shall be made to the director. Any person who feigns sickness,
injury or disability, or who makes a false statement relative thereto,
shall be subject to immediate suspension.
(5)
Verification of disability. It shall be the duty of managers
to take or cause to be taken such reasonable steps as may be necessary
to determine and verify the existence and cause of any disability
for which compensation is claimed under the provisions of this chapter.
(6)
Examination by City Physician. It shall be the duty of the City
Physician, upon request of the Mayor or a manager, to examine any
person claiming compensation under this chapter for any period of
disability, and to report the results of such examination to the Mayor
or manager as frequently as requested during such period of disability.
It shall also be the duty of the City Physician to report the Mayor
or manager requesting such examination when the total disability of
the person examined terminates. This section shall not operate or
be construed to entitle any disabled person to medical treatment or
services by the City Physician unless such person shall otherwise
be entitled thereto without regard to this section.
(7)
Absence for personal reasons. Every manager, employee or exempt
employee of the City shall receive his regular compensation during
absence from work due to the death of his parent, grandparent, grandchild,
stepparent, husband, wife, child, stepchild, brother, sister, father-in-law,
mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
aunt or uncle. Such absence shall be limited to three days for the
death of any such relative, except in the case of the death of a spouse,
child or sole surviving parent, the person shall be entitled to one
additional day of leave.
[Ord. No. 1173, § II, 9-13-2016]
(8)
Absences not deductible from vacation. The time or period during
which any person shall be entitled to compensation under this chapter
for absences due to disability or for deaths of relatives shall not
be deducted from the vacation period to which such person is otherwise
entitled; and such time or period of absence shall be included in
computing the number of weeks of service in determining the basis
for the allowance of such vacation period.
(9)
Upon separation from service with a minimum of 10 years'
service, any exempt employee or manager or designated beneficiary
shall be compensated for each day of accumulated sick leave due to
him or her at 50% of the rate of pay immediately prior to separation
from service, and such accumulation shall not exceed 140 days.
(10)
Managers or exempt employees shall be entitled to three personal
days per calendar year, subject to the approval of their manager.
Any days so used shall not be deducted from the individuals'
accumulated sick leave.
(c)
Special leave.
(1)
In addition to leaves authorized above, a manager may authorize
a person to be absent without pay for personal reasons for a period
or periods not to exceed 10 working days in any calendar year.
(2)
The Mayor may authorize special leaves of absence with or without
pay for any period or periods not to exceed three calendar months
in any one calendar year for the following purposes: attendance at
college, university or business school for the purpose of training
in subjects related to the work of the person and which will benefit
the person and the City service; urgent personal business requiring
the person's attendance for an extended period, such as settling
estates, liquidating a business, serving on a jury and attending court
as a witness; and for purposes other than the above that are deemed
beneficial to the City service.
(3)
The City Council, upon the recommendation of the Mayor, may
grant leaves of absence with or without pay in excess of the limitations
above for the purposes of attending extended courses of training at
a recognized university or college and for other purposes that are
deemed beneficial to the City service.
(d)
Absence without leave. A person who is absent from duty shall report
the reason therefor to his manager prior to the date of absence when
possible and in no case later than noon on the first day of absence.
All unauthorized and unreported absences shall be considered without
leave and deduction of pay shall be made for the period of absence.
Such absence may be made the ground for disciplinary action.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
(a)
Responsibilities of the director. The director shall be responsible
for the administration of the compensation plan, including, but not
limited to, the determination of proper compensation rates within
existing ordinance provisions, and the preparation of recommendations
and initiation of approved revisions to the plan on the basis of changes
in cost of living and prevailing rates of pay for comparable positions
outside the City service. The changes recommended by the director
shall be considered by the Council and any changes in the compensation
schedules deemed appropriate shall be made only by the Council by
amendment of this chapter.
(b)
Employee requests for compensation adjustments. Any person shall
have the right to the consideration of any request he may have with
respect to changes in the application of the compensation plan to
his position. The person shall initially make his request to his manager
who shall promptly seek to arrive at a solution which is consistent
with the compensation plan and acceptable to the employee. Where the
manager is unable to resolve such a request in the manner that the
person is willing to accept in writing, the request shall then be
submitted to the director together with the manager's recommendation
thereon, for a solution which is consistent with the compensation
plan and acceptable to the person and the manager. In case the person's
request cannot be so resolved, such request, with the recommendation
of the director and the manager, shall be submitted for consideration
and action by the Council by amendment of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
(a)
The administrative and business offices of the City shall be open
to the public every day Monday through Friday, exclusive of legal
holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
(a)
To the extent possible, consistent with public service and the conduct
of the affairs of the City, it is declared that the normal working
hours for employees of the City shall not exceed eight hours in any
one day, nor 40 hours in any one week. Exceptions to such rule being
necessary by reason of the varied nature of the duties and functions
of the various departments of the City, it is hereby declared that
the normal work week for such excepted cases shall be as outlined
in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement relative to the
fire, police, public utility, public services, maintenance and community
service department employees. The Fire Chief, Police Chief, Commissioner
of Public Utilities, Commissioner of Public Services and Director
of Maintenance shall each be responsible for setting schedules.
[Ord. No. 1154, § IV––V, 9-29-2015]
(b)
Election officers shall work from the opening of the polls to such
hour as may be necessary for the completion of their duties.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987; Ord. No. 764, § 3, 9-28-1994; Ord.
No. 902, § IX, 9-10-2003; Ord. No. 1176, § I, 10-11-2016]
In addition to the basic compensation fixed and established
by ordinance or otherwise, exempt employees of the City shall receive
additional compensation as hereinafter provided and subject to the
terms, provisions, conditions and exceptions hereinafter set forth:
(a)
Rate of compensation.
(1)
Exempt employees shall receive additional compensation at the
following rates:
|
After Completion Of
(years of service)
|
Per Year
| |
|---|---|---|
|
5
|
$156
| |
|
10
|
$312
| |
|
15
|
$468
| |
|
20
|
$572
| |
|
25
|
$676
|
(b)
All such additional compensation is to be payable in equal installments
based upon the number of regular payroll periods to which such exempt
employee is annually entitled, but only in the payroll periods in
which the said exempt employee is entitled to compensation from the
City.
In determining whether or not an exempt employee is entitled
to additional compensation due to seniority, and the amount thereof;
where the employment has not been continuous, all periods of employment
with the City shall be added to each other except where the employment
was terminated through fault, deficiency, resignation or act of department
head, officer, official or employee, and such separation from employment
exceeds 60 days.
(c)
The exempt employee shall be entitled to the additional compensation
under this section commencing on the first payroll period following
the time when the exempt employee shall have completed the necessary
periods of service set forth above.
(d)
Any exempt employee who leaves the service of the City directly to
enter the Armed Forces of the United States and who thereafter returns
to the service of the City within six months of the termination of
such service with the Armed Forces shall be entitled to have the period
of such service with the Armed Forces added to the term of his employment
with the City in determining whether or not he is entitled to additional
compensation and the amount thereof under this chapter.
(e)
Such additional compensation shall be payable only to a person rendering
full-time services on a nonintermittent basis in any permanent office,
job or position, regardless of whether such services are rendered
pursuant to temporary provisions or permanent appointment.
(f)
Such additional compensation shall not be payable to any person rendering
services in any temporary or seasonal work, occupation, project, office,
position or job.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
If the manager of one department of the City shall become the
acting manager of a second department, he shall be paid additional
compensation for the period that he serves simultaneously as the manager
of both such departments; the additional compensation to be at the
rate of 25 per centum of the compensation fixed and established for
the manager of such second department.
[Ord. No. 571,
§ 1, 3-13-1987]
The inclusion of any office, position or job in this chapter
or the omission therefrom of any office, position or job shall not
operate to create, establish, discontinue or abolish the same. No
change made by this chapter in the name or title of any office, position
or job shall affect the existence or continued existence of such office,
position or job.
[Ord. No. 765,
§ 1, 9-28-1994; Ord. No. 956, § I, 4-26-2005; Ord.
No. 993, 6-12-2007]
(a)
Preferred but not required. It is preferred but not required that appointees to management positions live within the City of Pittsfield, with the exception of public safety managers listed in Subsection (b) below.
(c)
Residence defined. "Residence" means the principal place of domicile
of the manager. "Principal place of domicile" means a manager's
true, fixed and permanent home. In determining principal place of
domicile, the Mayor and the City Council may consider any and all
records and documents which identify or purport to identify a manager's
residence or which otherwise provide evidence of such residence.
(d)
Certification of residency.
(1)
Annually, on July 1, every manager subject to this section shall
file with the Personnel Department a certificate on a form prescribed,
signed under the pains and penalties of perjury, stating such manager's
name and place of residence.
(2)
If upon certification of residency of a place not within the
City, or failure to file such certification within the time prescribed,
a hearing shall be held by the Mayor on such matter. Any manager subject
to such hearing shall receive notice at least 10 calendar days before
such hearing containing a general statement of its purpose and the
disciplinary action that may result.
(e)
[1] Validity. In the event that this section shall be deemed
to be in conflict with a provision of any general or special law,
the provision of that general or special law shall govern and shall
not defeat the application of this section with respect to any manager
not governed by the law. Any action of a court of competent jurisdiction
declaring this section invalid with respect to any manager shall not
be held to apply to any other manager.
(f)
The Building Commissioner must establish a residence within 10 miles
of the perimeter of the City within 90 days of appointment.
[Ord. No. 830,
§ I, 6-30-1997]
Every employee of the City shall be given an annual performance
review by his or her immediate supervisor.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
There is hereby established a department to be known as the
"Department of Personnel," hereinafter sometimes referred to in this
article as the department.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The Department of Personnel shall consist of a Director of Personnel,
hereinafter sometimes referred to in this article as the director,
who shall be the head of the Department, and such other personnel
for which provision may be made from time to time hereafter.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992; Ord. No. 1154, § X, 9-29-2015]
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992; Ord. No. 1154, § XI, 9-29-2015]
In accordance with Article 3, Section 3-3 of the City Charter enacted by Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2013, the Director of Personnel may be removed by the Mayor in his sole discretion.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The Department of Personnel shall study, develop, establish,
and coordinate uniform personnel practices and procedures for all
departments of the City, consistent with existing laws.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The Department of Personnel shall be consulted by and shall
make recommendations and render assistance to all other departments
in the procurement of personnel.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The Department of Personnel shall study the classification,
assignment, and utilization of personnel in all other departments
and shall make recommendations to such other departments for such
changes which may be necessary to effect the proper classification
and assignment of personnel, and the full utilization thereof in such
duties which will permit the City to receive the maximum benefits
from the skills and capabilities of such personnel.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The department of personnel shall be consulted by, and shall
make recommendations and render assistance to, all other departments
in connection with the promotion or upgrading of personnel, with particular
emphasis upon the establishment and enforcement of a uniform policy
or procedure which will ensure full opportunity to all qualified persons
already in the City's service to advance therein, consistent
with the existence of opportunities therefor and the law applicable
thereto, and commensurate with their capabilities.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The Department of Personnel shall serve as the labor registration
office for the City under the civil service laws; furnish information
to all persons interested in civil service examinations; render assistance
to all other departments in civil service matters; and perform liaison
duties between all other departments and the department of civil service
of the commonwealth.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The Department of Personnel shall study and recommend any and
all steps and measures necessary; consistent with public service and
insofar as reasonably possible, to establish and enforce substantially
uniform wages and substantially uniform standards for working hours
for similar positions, for vacations, for sick leave and absence without
loss in pay in emergencies and on other special occasions, and for
working conditions generally; to the end that there shall be no unnecessary
disparity or discrimination in such rights and privileges received
or enjoyed by like employees of the different departments of the City;
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The Department of Personnel shall discharge all duties and functions
incident to the administration of the workers' compensation insurance
for employees of the City, including the securing of information from
the various other departments and the preparation and filing of all
reports, information, and data required by law with the insurer, Department
of Industrial Accidents and other persons or offices entitled thereto.
This section shall not authorize the Department of Personnel to purchase
or contract for any insurance in behalf of the City.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992; Ord. No. 1154, § XII, 9-29-2015]
The Department of Personnel shall keep and maintain full and
complete personnel files and records on all officers and employees
of the City. Such department shall make such files and records and
the information contained therein available to all other departments
when necessary; it being the intention of this article that the establishment
and maintenance of such central personnel files shall eliminate the
necessity for their duplication in other departments.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
All other departments of the City shall, from time to time,
make such reports and furnish such information to the Department of
Personnel as the latter shall require in the performance and discharge
of its duties and functions.
[Ord. No. 700,
§ 1, 4-29-1992]
The Department of Personnel shall, from time to time, make such
reports and recommendations to other departments as may be necessary
for the accomplishment of the purposes of this article; and shall
annually, in January; report to the City Council the transactions
of the Department during the preceding year, making such suggestions
and recommendations as may be necessary.
[Ord. No. 826,
§ I, 6-12-1997]
The Department of Personnel shall publish notice of upcoming
civil service tests in The Berkshire Eagle and The Pittsfield Gazette.
[Ord. No. 994,
§ II, 6-12-2007]
The Department of Personnel shall be responsible for providing
the staffing and services for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
[Ord. No. 994,
§ II, 6-12-2007]
The Department of Personnel shall be responsible for providing
the staffing and services for the Council on Aging.
