The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
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for incumbents of such positions by promotion, transfer, demotion, re- tirement or removal; (13) when he deems feasible, prepare and develop in cooperation with the appointing authorities, training and education al programs for employees in. the classified service; (14) make i1ves- tigations concerning the administra- tion and effect hereof and the rules made hereunder and report his findings and recommendations to the board of finance, and (l5) make an annual report to the board of fi- nance, the council and the city manager
 Sec. l97. Classification and Com pensation Plans. The personnel df- rector shall ascertain the duties and responsibilities of all positions in the classified service. Within six months after his appointment and after consultation with the appoint ing authorities he shall prepare and recommend to the board of finance classification plan which shall group all positions in the classified service in classes, based on their duties and responsibilities. Each class shall include all positions re- quiring similar qualifications ir,- volving similar duties and meriting similar compensation and may in- clude positions within more than one bureau or department. Such classification plan shall set forth for each class of positions class title and a statement of the duties and responsibilities thereof. Each class of positions may be subdivided in- to grades, and classes may be group ed and graded in such manner as is deemed appropriate. The classi- fication plan shall take effect when approved by the board of finance and the city manager. As promptly as practicable after the adoption of the classification plan, and after consultation with appointing au- thorities the personnel director shall allocate each position in the class!- fled service to the appropriate class therein or grade within such class on the basis of its duties and re- responsibilities. Any employe who is aggrieVed by the allocation of position to class may file with the personnel director written request for reconsideration thereof. The personnel director shall propose the allocation of any new position to a class which he deems appropriate and may recommend to the board of finance changes in the classifI- cation plan, which shall become ef- fective when approved by the board. The personnel director shall, after consultation with the appointing authorities, and not later than the firct day of August of any year, rec ommend to the board of finance a compensation plan including a pro- posed schedule of compensation for all classes of positions in the classi- fled service, which compensation schedule shall be based upon eXper- fence in filling various positions and upon such data as he may assemble relating to rates of pay for conn., parable service in commercial and industrial establishments, and in other public employment, prevail l lAle LldlhCu 1dICo, CNFoNo uAid otoAA0T ards of living, and the city's policies, finances and needs. Such compen- sation plan, when approved by the board and by the city manager and the council, shall constitute the city's compensation schedule for classes of positions in the classified service thereafter, until new com- pensation schedule shall be adopted in the manner prescribed.
 Sec. 198. Unemployment Lists. When any employee in the competi- tive division of the classified service. who has been performing his duties in satisfactory manner as shown by the records of the department or other agency in which he has been employed, shall be laid off because of lack of work or lack of funds, CT has been on authorized leave of ao- sence and is ready to report for duty when position is open, or has re- signed in good standing with the consent of the board of finance, and the department under whose juris- diction he was employed, and has withdrawn his resignation within six months of its acceptance without being restored to his position, the personnel director shall, on order of the board of finance, cause the name of such employee to be placed on the unemployment list for the appropriate class, for re-employ- ment within two years after the ef- fective' date of the lay-off or resig- nation when vacancies in such class shall occur, provided persons who have not been examined and certi- fled under the provisions of this article shall not have their names placed on any unemployment list by virtue of this section. The order in which names shall be placed on the unemployment list for any class shall be established by rule.
 Sec. 199. Testing of Candidates for Employment. The personnel di- rector shall, from time, to time, as conditions warrant, hold tests for the purpose of establishing employ ment lists for the various positions in the competitive division of the classified service. Such tests shall be public, competitive and open to all persons who may be lawfully appoined to any position within the class for which such examinations are held with limitations specified in the rules of the board of finance as to citizenship, age, health, habits, moral character and prerequisite qualifications to perform the duties of such position. The board of fi- nance may limit competition in an examination to bona fide residents of the city of Waterbury when 1t is apparent that there is ample field of competition within the city. He shall also hold promotion tests for higher positions in the service which shall be public, competitive and open only to all persons orig inally examined and appointed in accordance with this article of the charter or holding an office or posi- tion by virtue of section 259 hereof. and who have held position fol o..a x,aar .,. y,,nra i,, Or. v.oV,i-