The Select Board shall appoint a Director of Human Resources
for a period not to exceed three years. The Director shall have the
authority to appoint such employees as the Director's work requires,
subject as to number and compensation only to the approval of the
Select Board.
The Human Resources Department shall manage the personnel and
benefits functions of the Town, including but not limited to: formulating
and implementing personnel policies, employee relations, support for
collective bargaining, wages and salaries administration, recruitment,
monitoring workers' compensation, police/fire medical administration,
benefits administration for Town employees and retirees, overseeing
unemployment benefits, and managing personnel records.