When rate ranges are affected by a wage increase voted by the
Town, either fixed percentage or a fixed amount, all employees covered
by the PLAN shall benefit but no employee shall be increased to a
higher step in the rate range unless such increase shall be on the
basis of merit at the recommendation of the Department Head and the
Personnel Board.
A. No job, position, or employee, or any rate of pay, can be reclassified
or reallocated, nor any step (progression increase) granted unless
the Board shall have specifically approved the action before it is
taken.
B. The proper Department Head shall inform the Board of each change
in the content of a job or position.
C. An employee reclassified as a result of rate range revision shall
continue at the current rate until such time as the Department Head
recommends that qualification and performance warrant a merit increase
and the Personnel Board approves.
D. No pay shall be reduced as a result of a rate range revision of the
PLAN when an employee receives a pay rate above the maximum for the
job. This rate becomes a personal rate and applies only to the present
incumbent. When the incumbent's employment ends no successor shall
advance beyond the maximum for the job.
E. No increase shall exceed the maximum of the current salary schedule.
A salary budget plan to provide funds for anticipated pay adjustments
during the year will be developed with the approval of the Personnel
Board.