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delivery of a copy of the preliminary resolution to the Town Manager, if the Town Manager has not requested a public hearing; or, within ten days following the close of the public hearing if the Town Manager has requested one. D. In the event of a removal or suspension of a Town Manager pursuant to this section the authority of the Town Manager to appoint a temporary or acting Town Manager shall be suspended and the assistant Town Manager, if any, shall forthwith be the acting Town Manager subject to a majority vote of the Board of Selectmen to substitute another person to serve as acting Town Manager. [See Charter, Section 4-5] ARTICLE 11 Personnel Administration Plan History: Adopted as Ch.2,Article 2.9 of the 1980 Code. §5-6. Personnel Administration: A. A Personnel Classification and Administration Plan shall be established by the Town Manager which shall promulgate, and may from time to time amend, rules, and regulations, after notice and hearing thereon, subject to the approval of the Town Manager and not contrary to any law: (1) To establish and administer a classification of the positions of all Town employees, other than those filled by popular election, and those under the direction and control of the School Committee, into groups and classes doing substantial similar work or having substantially similar responsibilities, and to establish maximum and minimum salaries for such employees and for periodic step increases based on length of service. (2) To establish and administer a personnel policy dealing with working hours, overtime, vacations, leave for sickness, military service, jury duty, bereavement, leave of absence, tenure, group insurances and any other 'matter properly includable as personnel policy which shall be applicable to those employees subject to the employee classification plan described in Subsection A herein. B. Such rules and regulations shall become effective upon their promulgation by the Town Manager and shall be consonant with those in effect by private industry and other Massachusetts governmental units. §5-7. New and Full-Time Positions: A. Permanent full-time and part-time positions proposed by the Town Manager may be created and funded at Annual Town Meetings by a majority vote. B. Permanent full-time or part-time positions may be created and funded at Special Town Meetings by a two-thirds vote, but only if the Board of Selectmen, following consultation with the Finance Committee, has, determined by a four- fifths vote that thepuroe ofte ewostp on is extraordinary. 20