Role of the Personnel Committee

Qualifications

The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Personnel Committee consisting of three registered voters of the Town, to be appointed for three-year staggered terms. No members of the Personnel Committee may be an employee of the Town nor hold Town office, whether elected or appointed. Whenever possible, the Selectmen will appoint members possessing a professional personnel background. Members of the Personnel Committee shall serve without compensation. The Personnel Committee shall annually elect a Chairman and other officers as the Board so determines from its membership at the first meeting following the appointment of new members. Any two members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Action by a majority of those Board members present shall be binding.

Powers and Duties

The board shall be responsible for establishment and maintenance of a personnel system based on merit principles, the classification and reclassification of positions, an annual compensation plan, and the development of personnel policies pursuant to section 5 of the Personnel bylaw. The board shall be authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations for the proper administration of this By-law. The Personnel Committee shall meet with representative groups of employees at least once annually to discuss employee concerns about salary, fringe benefits and the administration of the Bylaw. In addition to the above information, the Personnel Committee may also be responsible for:

• Hearing employee grievances that have been unresolved
• Updating of Personnel policies and practices
• Assist in Employee relations
• Devise, implement, and maintain a mechanism for the performance evaluation of employees
• Provides meeting schedules
• Updating of town HR policies and procedures, documents include but not limited to:
  • Personnel By-Laws
  • Personnel Policies & Procedures
  • Personnel Guide
  • Exit Interview Form
  • Step-Merit Performance Review Form
  • Town Employment Application
  • Harassment & Sexual Policy
  • Harassment & Sexual Policy Acknowledgement Form
  • Electronic Communications and Computer Usage Policy
  • Fiscal year Berlin Personnel Spreadsheet
  • CORI
    • Town of Berlin CORI Policy
    • Process to Correct a Criminal Record
    • Complaint Form for an Incorrect COR
    • Application/Acknowledgement Form

Other duties as needed (Role of the Personnel Committee, approved by the Acting Berlin Personnel Committee on 6-25-2018).