Human Resources Board

The mission of the HRBC is to help ensure that the Town is in compliance with all applicable employment statutes, that its employees are treated fairly and uniformly in a transparent, merit-based human resources system, and that the service delivery to Town residents and taxpayers is enhanced through a performance-driven, efficient and motivated work force.

The powers and duties of the HRBC shall include:

• Formulating policies, procedures and regulations as necessary to ensure proper human resources administration
• Interpreting the Human Resources Bylaw and serving, advising and assisting the Select Board on its implementation
• Developing and maintaining a Classification Plan and a Compensation Plan
• Developing and maintaining job descriptions for positions included in the Classification and Compensation Plans
• Periodically reviewing the wage rates of all positions subject to the Compensation Plan;
• Administering the Classification and Compensation Plans, including the placement of positions within the Classification and Compensation Plans, and recommending initial compensation, where appropriate, at step levels higher than the entry level of step 1, and making other decisions necessary for the proper management of the Classification and Compensation Plans. The HRBC may recommend a change in classification for a Year-round Employee to the Appointing Authority after receiving a request from the supervisor.
• Keeping informed of trends in compensation, human resource procedures, State and Federal employment laws and recommending to the Town any action deemed necessary
• Advising and assisting Town Boards, Committees, Commissions and Department Heads on matters of human resources administration, as needed\Determining which human resource records are to be maintained and the procedures for their administration and access
• Conducting grievance hearings, as necessary
• Participating as an observer in human resource matters, as requested
• Encouraging and, where practicable, requiring training programs for employees