4/1/1977 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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approes. The employee shall have the right to be heard thereon, with the Department Head, before the Board. The Board shall decide the matter. c The following criteria will be employed by the Board if a hearing is requested by the employee: 1 length of -service to the Town; overall efficiency on the job* the prevailing standards for private industry in similar posi- tions, and 4 the interests of the Town as employer, . New Personnel—Permanent Employment a The hiring rate shall be the Lange minimum of the job for which the new employee is hired, unless otherwise authorized by the Board. Department Heads shall secure the prior approval of the Board for the hiring of all new personnel and their hiring rates. b For new regular full-tine personnel, there shall be probationary period not to exceed -six 6 . months. During this probationary period, the Board may review the em- ployee's record from -time to time; but in no case shall the employment be made permanent without at least one such review and approval by the Board. During the probationary period ars employee will not be entitled to any fringe benefits but after becoming a permanent employee, such benefit shall be retroactive to date of employment, except for retro- active payments by the Town. The Board may at its dis- cretion waive the requirement for a probationary period. . Medical l xami ations of Employees and Applicants a Every Town employee,-and every applicant for a posi- tion under The Plan# shall be certified by a practicing physi- cian designated by the Town. The certification must cover � physical fitness to perforin the duties of theposition, and any physical condition which might adversely -affect the in- surance coverage of the Town, under Chapter 152 of the General Daws or the group insurance coverage of other Town employees. The physical examination shall consider the mat- ter of pregnancy in prospective ferrule employees. No -assi n- ment shall be approved before the. Board is assured of it-he individua'l's fitness, based on the medical certificate.. At its discretion, the Board may require periodic re--examinations of employees. b - Persons -working part-time for the Police and Fire Departments shall 'be asked, prior to starting work in each case, whether they have any physical condition or other rea- son which might result in disability due to the- proposed work.