This bylaw applies to all current Town positions (excluding positions in the Lynnfield public schools) that are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement as well as all such positions established hereafter. These include department heads, their manager level and administrative staff, employees of the Council on Aging as well as the Town's golf course. (See Appendix A, as amended.[1]) While positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement are not directly covered by this bylaw, the recruitment and selection of employees (Article XIV) impacts those positions as those articles direct department heads in the hiring and disciplinary processes.
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Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
These policies shall serve as a guide to the administration of a personnel system of the Town of Lynnfield in keeping with basic merit principles. The policies are not all-inclusive; notwithstanding anything in this bylaw to the contrary, final discretion as to interpretation and as to the appropriate course of action concerning a particular personnel matter shall vest with the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Selectmen may, where appropriate, vote to provide benefits to an employee or employees that are greater or lesser than those provided in this bylaw. Unless otherwise authorized by vote of the Board of Selectmen, department heads shall adhere to the provisions of this bylaw in the provision of benefits to employees in their departments. Failure to comply with the provisions of the bylaw will be cause for appropriate corrective action.