[Adopted as Art. XXVI of the Code of Ordinances]
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
The failure of any officer of the City to qualify within 30
days from the service of the notice of his election or appointment
shall be deemed to be a refusal to accept the office; and thereupon
the vacancy shall be filled without delay in accordance with the City
Charter.
Any person seeking full-time employment from the City must take
a preemployment physical examination. Such examination shall be under
the direction of a physician designated by the City's Director of
Human Resources.
All City employees who enter the armed service of the United
States shall be returned to the same or a similar position to that
which they held at the time of their enlistment or induction, upon
and after honorable discharge from the armed service. Continuity of
service shall not be broken by service in the armed forces.
[Amended 6-15-1987 by Ord. No. 273; 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013; 3-7-2016 by Ord. No. 032]
A municipal employee may be reimbursed for the use of his/her
personal vehicle on City business at the rate of $0.20 per mile, and
this rate shall be adjusted annually on or about July 1 each year
to equal the rate for state employees' use of their private vehicles.
The documentation necessary to receive the reimbursement will be determined
by the Finance Director-Auditor.
[Amended 6-20-1988 by Ord. No. 50]
Pursuant to MGL c. 41, § 108, all fees, charges or
commissions allowed by law to any officer of the City shall be paid
into the City treasury and belong to the City, and the City shall
pay any such officer such compensation as the City Council shall determine.
[Adopted as Art. XXVII of the Code of Ordinances]
The adoption of this article shall neither reduce the salary
or wage of any officer or employee of the City, nor shall anything
relating to City officials or employees be construed in such manner
as to be in conflict with the civil service rules or collective bargaining
agreements. Any officer or employee who would have otherwise been
entitled to higher pay by subsequent step increments under a prior
pay ordinance than he is entitled to under this article shall receive
the greater pay.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
SICK LEAVE
That period of time for which a permanent full-time employee,
other than an employee of the School Department, is entitled to receive
compensation while unable to perform his duties because of sickness
or injury not arising out of and in the course of his employment by
the City.
[Amended 5-20-1996 by Ord. No. 186]
All employees with a confidential employee status, who due to
that status are excluded from all labor unions pursuant to MGL c.
150E, § 3, shall receive the same cost-of-living raises
negotiated by the union of which they would be entitled to be a member
if not for their confidential employee status. Nothing in this section
shall preclude said confidential employees from receiving merit raises
as may be recommended by their supervisor and the Mayor and appropriated
by the City Council from time to time. Said confidential employees
shall be entitled to the same employee benefits enjoyed by all other
employees under their union contracts, including but not limited to
vacation pay, sick leave benefits, personal and funeral leave, longevity,
health and welfare benefits, on-the-job injury and educational benefits.
[Added 12-5-2016 by Ord.
No. 197A]
The compensation of the officer(s) mentioned in this section
shall be at the following rates per annum, except as otherwise provided,
payable in equal weekly payments:
A. Mayor:
(1) January 1, 2018: $105,000.
(2) January 1, 2019: $110,000.
(3) January 1, 2020: $115,000.
(4) January 1, 2021: $120,000.
(5) January 1, 2024: $145,000.
[Added 6-27-2022 by Ord. No. 129]
B. School Committee:
[Amended 6-27-2022 by Ord. No. 129]
(1) School Committee members: $8,000.
(2) School Committee President: $9,000.
C. On or before October 31 of the first year of a two-year term, the
City Council shall meet for the purpose of reviewing the salaries
of the Mayor and members of the School Committee.
[Amended 6-27-2022 by Ord. No. 129]