[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Agawam 12-21-1972 as §§ 2-14 and 2-15 and Ch. 14 of the Code
of the Town of Agawam; amended in its entirety 10-5-1998 by TOR-98-7. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
Nothing contained in this chapter shall operate
or be construed to authorize or permit any department head, officer,
official or employee of the town to incur any obligation or to make
any expenditure in excess of any duly made appropriation or for which
no appropriation has been made, nor shall this chapter operate or
be construed to impose any liability upon the town for any obligation
or debt incurred in excess of any duly made appropriation or in the
absence of such appropriation.
There is hereby established in the town a Personnel
Department which shall be headed by a Personnel Officer appointed
by the Mayor. The duties and responsibilities of the Personnel Officer
shall be set forth in the current job description for the position.
The Town of Agawam shall indemnify public employees
to the extent and subject to the limitations imposed by MGL, c. 258,
§ 9, as amended from time to time.
No employee of the Town of Agawam or the Agawam
Public Schools shall serve in any publicly elected municipal office
in the Town of Agawam.
Any employee shall have the right to request
a change in the classification of his/her position. The employee shall
make his/her request initially through his/her department head, who
shall submit a recommendation to the Personnel Officer which is consistent
with the classification plan. The matter shall then be submitted to
the Mayor for such action as the Mayor may deem appropriate.
For the purpose of determining when step rate
increases shall be payable, an employee's service shall be considered
to begin on his/her anniversary date, which shall be the first day
of January, April, July or October, whichever is the earliest following
the date his/her employment in the position began. Upon satisfactory
completion of each year of service following his/her anniversary date,
the employee's compensation may be increased to the next higher step
in the applicable class grade until the maximum rate for his/her position
has been reached, upon the recommendation of the department head and
the approval of the Mayor.
The following positions are not within any of
the certified collective bargaining units in the Town of Agawam.
A.
Full-time administrative positions (salary calculated
per year):
[Amended 6-21-1999 by TOR-99-3; 1-18-2005 by TOR-2004-18; 11-20-2006 by TOR-2006-14; 3-19-2007 by TOR-2007-2; 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. TOR-2019-2; 1-11-2021 by Ord. No. TOR-2020-8; 3-7-2022 by Ord. No. TOR-2022-3; 5-2-2022 by Ord. No. TOR-2022-7; 10-17-2022 by Ord. No. TOR-2022-10]
(1)
Positions enumerated:
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Auditor*
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Chief of Staff to the Mayor*
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Mayor*
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Personnel Officer*
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(*Indicates department head classification.)
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(2)
Full-time administrative positions shall have the
same hours of work and shall receive the some vacation leave, holidays,
sick leave, bereavement leave, incentive leave and longevity that
are specified in the current collective bargaining agreement by and
between the Town of Agawam and the Agawam Administrative Union. The
Accountant/Auditor shall receive an annual salary in the amount of
$70,000 and shall receive a percentage increase in base pay in accordance
with the collective bargaining agreement that the Town currently has
and that will be negotiated with the Agawam Administrative Union;
and the Chief of Staff to the Mayor shall be compensated at the Tier
3 salary schedule as specified in the current collective bargaining
agreement by and between the Town of Agawam and the Agawam Administrative
Union and the Personnel Officer shall be compensated at the Tier 2
salary schedule as specified in the current collective bargaining
agreement by and between the Town of Agawam and the Agawam Administrative
Union. The Mayor shall receive an annual salary of $110,000 (effective
with the commencement of the term beginning January, 2022).
B.
Legislative positions (salary calculated per year):
(1)
Meeting coverage in the absence of the Administrative
Assistant to the Council. In the discretion of the Council President,
meeting coverage for absences of the Administrative Assistant to the
Council may be filled by a member of the Council or by an existing
clerical employee of the Town. If the absence is covered by an existing
clerical employee of the Town, that employee shall be compensated
in accordance with the current collective bargaining agreement by
and between the Town of Agawam and the Clerical Union.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance stated that it would take effect
7-1-2013.
(2)
Councilor: $10,000 per year (effective with commencement
of term beginning January 2008).
[Amended 6-21-1999 by TOR-99-3; 3-19-2007 by TOR-2007-2]
(3)
Council President: $12,000 per year (effective with
commencement of term beginning January 2008).
[Amended 6-21-1999 by TOR-99-3; 3-19-2007 by TOR-2007-2]
(4)
School Committee: $5,000 per year (effective with
commencement of term beginning January 2008).
[Added 3-19-2007 by TOR-2007-2]
C.
Part-time positions (salary calculated per year):
(1)
Appraiser: $10,000 to $12,500 per year.
[Amended 1-18-2000 by TOR-99-9; 9-20-2000 by TOR-2000-9; 9-17-2001 by TOR-2001-3]
(2)
Associate Solicitor: $33,000 per year.
[Amended 6-18-2018 by
TOR-2018-8]
(3)
Board of Appeals Chairperson: $1,000 per year.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by TOR-2000-9]
(4)
Board of Appeals Clerk: $800 per year.
[Amended 9-20-2000 by TOR-2000-9]
(5)
Board of Appeals member: $200 per year.
(6)
Registrar of Voters: $750 per year.
(7)
Solicitor: $58,500 per year.
[Amended 6-18-2018 by
TOR-2018-8]
(8)
Board of Appeals Vice Chairperson: $600 per year.
[Added 9-20-2000 by TOR-2000-9]
(9)
Board of Appeals Alternate: $300 per year.
[Added 9-20-2000 by TOR-2000-9]
(11)
One part-time Community Preservation Act Clerk: The CPA Clerk shall
be compensated as an Administrative Assistant at the C2 salary schedule
as specified in the current collective bargaining agreement by and
between the Town of Agawam and the Agawam Clerical Employees Association
Union.
[Added 6-3-2013 by TOR-2013-4]
(12)
Emergency Management Director: $12,500 to $15,000 per year.
[Added 3-19-2018 by TOR-2018-1;
amended 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. TOR-2022-6]
(13)
Emergency Management Deputy Director/NIMS Coordinator: $12,500 to
$15,000 per year.
[Added 3-19-2018 by TOR-2018-1;
amended 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. TOR-2022-6]
D.
Part-time positions (pay calculated per hour):
(1)
Positions enumerated.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by TOR-2007-7; 5-20-2013 by TOR-2013-2; 10-5-2015 by TOR-2015-8; 3-21-2016 by TOR-2016-1; 8-7-2017 by TOR-2017-8; 5-7-2018 by TOR-2018-3; 1-22-2019 by TOR-2018-17; 9-8-2020 by Ord. No. TOR-2020-4]
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Administrative Assistant to the Council
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Assistant Swim Coach
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Assistant Teacher (nursery school)
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Ballot Counter
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Basketball Official
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Building Maintenance, seasonal custodian
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Call Firefighter
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Call Fire Lieutenant
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Call Senior Fire Lieutenant
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Camera and Audio Operator
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Camp Coordinator
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Camp Counselor
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Camp Director
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Camp Nurse
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Camp Specialist
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Census Worker
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Clubhouse Attendant
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Constable
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Council on Aging Van Driver
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Custodian, Council on Aging
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Deputy Precinct Clerk
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Deputy Precinct Warden
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Head Teacher/Director (nursery school)
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Laborer, Seasonal
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Law Department Clerk
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Lifeguard
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Maintenance Crew Leader, Seasonal
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Meals on Wheels Driver
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Nurse, Substitute
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Pool Director
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Precinct Clerk
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Precinct Warden
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Public Access Studio Manager
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Recreation Program Supervisor
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Swim Coach
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Teacher (nursery school)
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Voting Machine Set-Up Person
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*The Administrative Assistant to the Council
shall receive an annual salary of $42,833 and shall receive the same
cost of living increases afforded members of the Agawam Administrative
Union as contained in the collective bargaining agreement by and between
the Town of Agawam and the Agawam Administrative Union. The Administrative
Assistant to the Council shall receive the same vacation leave, holidays,
sick leave, bereavement leave, incentive leave and longevity as are
specified in the current collective bargaining agreement by and between
the Town of Agawam and the Agawam Administrative Union.
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(2)
A listing of the current hourly pay scales for the Subsection D(1) part-time nonbargaining unit positions can be found on file in the Town Clerk's office.
(3)
The Agawam Town Council herein sets the current hourly
pay scales for the part-time nonbargaining unit positions which are
contained on Exhibit A. A copy of Exhibit A can be found on file in
the Town Clerk's office. [3]
[Amended 1-18-2000 by TOR-99-9]
[3]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is also included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Added 4-5-2004 by TOR-2004-1]
Eligible retirees and/or their surviving spouses
who are not covered by health/dental insurance at the time of their
retirement from employment with the Town of Agawam, shall be eligible
to enroll or reinstate health/dental insurance coverage with the Town
of Agawam group plans during any health/dental insurance open enrollment
period or in the case of a qualifying life event, provided the retiree,
and/or their surviving spouse, provides the Town of Agawam medical
evidence of insurability.
