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 Bristol
 Code of Ordinances
 CHARTER

  § 54. Personnel committee. Director of human resources.  

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  • (a)

    The city council may establish by ordinance a personnel committee that shall be comprised of members of the city council appointed by the mayor. The mayor may also appoint up to two (2) electors of the city who shall be of different party affiliations. The city council members and electors shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The aforesaid elector(s) shall advise the personnel committee without vote, and may not be employed by the city, the board of education, or the Bristol-Burlington Health District. The city council may refer general personnel matters to the personnel committee, including but not limited to the consideration of salaries, benefits, and grievances, the addition or elimination of employee positions, the restructuring current positions, the creation, modification, and review of job descriptions, personnel policies and procedures, the review of surveys dealing with salaries and benefits, the review and evaluation of employment training, including training provided to employees and elected officials on anti-harassment policies, and the evaluation and review of preventative measures, complaint data and the corrective actions taken with respect to workplace harassment. The personnel committee may also serve as a nonbinding advisory review panel when there are personnel matters involving the mayor, a city councilor, or the director of human resources.

    (b)

    The director of human resources shall be nominated by the mayor and appointed by the city council for a term of four years. The mayor shall notify such director of human resources at least one month prior to the expiration of the term in writing that such person will or will not be renominated. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the full-time director of human resources in office on the effective date of this section shall continue in office until the expiration of that individual's term of office. The qualifications of the director of human resources shall be established by ordinance.

(Amend. eff. 11-9-83; Amend. eff. 12-8-05; Amend. eff. 12-8-11; Amend. eff. 12-6-18)