As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The assignment by the Board of Selectmen of a position to its proper class and grade in accordance with the duties performed, and the authority and responsibilities exercised.
The Board of Selectmen or the Police Commission.
The offer to and acceptance by a person of a position in the Town service in accordance with the provisions of these rules.
An examination for which applicants are required to appear at a specific place for the purpose of taking a test.
A group of positions sufficiently alike in duties, authority, and responsibility to warrant the use of the same title, class specification and pay range.
Means a written description of a class consisting of a class title, a general statement of the level of work and of the distinguishing features of work, examples of duties, and the desirable qualifications for the class.
Means the act by the Board of Selectmen of grouping positions in classes with regard to duties and responsibilities, requirements as to education, knowledge, experience and ability, and tests of fitness, and grouping classes in grades with regard to ranges of pay.
Means the standard rates of pay which have been established by the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance for the respective classes and grades of work.
Means all Town departments, boards, and commissions except the Board of Education.
Means a change in employment status from a position in one class to a position of another class having a lower maximum rate of pay.
Means a group of classes occupying the same pay range although different in duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.
Means one or more specific pay rates having a percentage relationship to one another, assigned to a class of positions or grade as the compensation for that class or grade.
Means a specific dollar amount as shown in the pay plan.
Means any appointed, paid office, or employment in the Town service, whether occupied or vacant.
Means the working test or trial period of employment beginning with the date of an employee's first appointment to the Town service.
Means a change in employment status from a position in one class to a position of another class having a higher maximum rate of pay.
Means an appointed, paid employee who is lawfully retained in his position after appointment and completion of the probationary period as provided for in these rules.
Means the amount of compensation received for service rendered exclusive of mileage, travel allowances, and other sums received for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the Town's business, but including the reasonable value of board, housing, or similar advantages received from the Town.
Means all salaried officials or employees of the Town whose appointment or dismissal is under the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen or the Police Commission.
Means a change of an employee from one position to another position in the same class or another class having essentially the same maximum rate of pay, involving the performance of similar duties, and requiring substantially the same basic qualifications.
Means a test consisting of an appraisal of experience and training, or of any other means of evaluating the relative qualifications of applicants.