30.1. Membership. The Town shall have a Human Resources Board consisting of five residents appointed by the Moderator. No member shall be a member of another board, or an officer, official or paid employee of the Town, except that a Town Meeting Member may be a member of the Board. At least
two members shall have either education or experience in personnel management or labor relations.
30.2. Term. The term of office shall be three years commencing on July 1.
30.3. Administer Plans. The Board shall administer the Classification and Salary Plans, and shall establish policies and procedures, consistent with those Plans, as it deems necessary for the administration thereof.
30.4. Human Resources Director. The Board shall appoint a Human Resources Director and such staff as it deems necessary.
30.5. Review Work. The Board, from time to time, shall review all work of all positions subject to the Classification Plan. Such reviews shall be so scheduled as to cover all such positions at intervals of not more than five years. In case of necessity, the Board may tentatively add a new position to the Classification Plan or reclassify an existing position to a different group subject to the subsequent ratification of its action by a formal amendment of the Classification Plan at the next annual or special Town Meeting.
30.6. Review Salary Plan. The Board shall, from time to time, review the Salary Plan. It shall keep informed as to pay rates and policies outside the service of the Town, and shall recommend to the Town any action which it deems desirable to maintain a fair and equitable pay level.
30.7. Variances in Salary Plan. Upon recommendation of an officer supported by evidence in writing of special reasons and exceptional circumstances satisfactory to the Board, the Board may authorize an entrance rate higher than the minimum rate for a position, and such other variances in the Salary Plan as it may deem necessary for the proper functioning of the services of the Town.
30.8. Recruitment. The Board shall recruit applicants for positions in the Classification Plan.
30.9. Records. The Board shall maintain such records as are necessary to comply with fair employment practice laws and the rules of appropriate regulatory agencies, and maintain personnel records of all employees in the Classification Plan, including therein such information as it deems desirable.
30.10. Personnel Policies Nonunion Employees. The Board shall recommend personnel policies and procedures to all boards, officers and officials relating to their employees, and shall establish subject to approval by Town Meeting and administer such procedures and policies for all Town employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.
30.11. Compliance Advice. The Board shall advise all boards, officers and officials as to compliance with applicable fair employment practice laws and other applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
30.12. Collective Bargaining Agent. The Board shall act as the collective bargaining agent for the School Committee when so directed by that Committee, or for any other board when so directed by the Selectmen.
30.13. Civil Service Law. Nothing in this article, or in the Salary Plan, shall be construed to conflict with Chapter 31 of the General Laws.
30.14. Requests for Information. All boards, officers, officials and employees thereof shall furnish such information to the Human Resources Board as it shall request in the performance of its duties.
30.15. General Provisions. The Board shall also be governed by Articles 2 through 7 of these bylaws and other provisions of these bylaws applicable generally to all boards, except as it is specifically directed by law or a provision of these bylaws to act otherwise.
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