Chapter 31A

Section 1. Any city or town subject to civil service law as provided in chapter thirty-one, or by special law, may exercise the option of establishing a decentralized personnel system and may become exempt from the provisions of chapter thirty-one or special law, provided that su…

Section 10. Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with the right of certified employee organizations to bargain with the municipality over subjects permitted by chapter one hundred and fifty E; provided, however, that the authority of any municipal agency or its agents to deter…

Section 11. Revocation of the acceptance of this chapter by a city or town shall be in the same manner as its acceptance. Upon revocation, said city or town shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws to the same extent as it was immediately prior…

Section 2. In this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meaning, unless the context requires otherwise:— ''Administrator'', the personnel administrator of the human resources division within the executive office for administration and finance. ''Civil…

Section 3. Any municipality exercising the local option contained in section one shall, upon the recommendation of the chief executive officer or by a majority vote of the executive officers of a city or town, and after conducting a public hearing, adopt a personnel ordinance or …

Section 4. Each municipality rescinding their acceptance of chapter thirty-one, shall adopt a personnel ordinance consistent with the provision of section three, which shall also provide for, the following: (a) A statement of accepted merit principles pursuant to section four; (b…

Section 5. At least one hundred and twenty days prior to the vote rescinding the provisions of chapter thirty-one, a city or town shall submit a copy of a proposed ordinance or by-law to the administrator who shall approve, disapprove or propose amendments to said ordinance or by…

Section 6. Within one hundred and eighty days following the effective date of a local ordinance or by-law, the municipality shall appoint a personnel director qualified for the position by reason of previous education, training, or experience. Said personnel director may be a pro…

Section 7. (a) Any municipality which creates a decentralized personnel system will be required to establish a local merit appeals board. The board shall consist of three members, of which one member shall be appointed by the local chief executive officer, as defined in section t…

Section 8. Appointing authorities and employees serving in positions subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one on the effective date of this chapter and their successors, shall have the option to appeal to either the civil service commission or the local merit appeals board…

Section 9. The human resources division within the executive office for administration and finance shall conduct semi-annual performance audits of the merit systems of each municipality exercising the local option under this chapter during the first year, and annually thereafter.…