Chapter 31A

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.…