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or necessary. Among other things, these rules and regulations may provide
for competitive examinations, the use of eligible lists, a classification plan, a
compensation plan, a probation period, appeals by employees included
within the classified service from dismissal or other disciplinary action,
and vacation and sick leave regulations. The town may request and avail
itself of the facilities of the Commissioner of State Personnel for the admin-
istration of its merit system, as provided in State law.

66.    UNCLASSIFIED AND CLASSIFIED SERVICE

(a)   Civil service divided into unclassified and classified service.—The
civil service of the town shall be divided into the unclassified and classified
service.

(b)  Unclassified service.—The unclassified service shall comprise the
following offices and positions, which shall not be included within the merit
system.

(1)   The mayor, the councilmen and persons appointed to fill vacan-
cies in these positions.

(2)   The clerk-treasurer and the town attorney.

(3)   The heads of all offices, departments, and agencies and members
of town boards and commissions.

(4)  Part-time, temporary, and unpaid offices and positions.

(c)   Classified services.—The classified service shall comprise all po-
sitions not specifically included by this section in the unclassified service.
All offices and positions included in the classified service shall be subject
to any merit system rules and regulations which may be adopted.

67.   PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES

(a) Prohibitions.—If a merit system is adopted, no person in the
classified service of the town or seeking admission thereto shall be ap-
pointed, promoted, demoted, removed, or in any way favored or discrim-
inated against because of his political or religious opinions or affiliations or
any other factors not related to ability to perform work; no person shall
wilfully or corruptly commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing
the impartial execution of the personnel provisions of this charter or of the
rules and regulations made thereunder; no officer or employee in the classi-
fied service of the town shall continue in such position after becoming a
candidate for nomination or election to any public office; no person seeking
appointment to or promotion in the classified service of the town shall
either directly or indirectly give, render, or pay any money, service, or
other valuable thing to any person for or on account of or in connection
with his appointment, proposed appointment, promotion, or proposed pro-
motion; no person shall orally, by letter or otherwise, solicit or be in any
manner concerned in soliciting any assessment, subscription, or contribu-
tion for any political party or political purpose whatever from any per-
son holding a position in the classified service of the town; no person
holding a position in the classified service of the town shall make any
contribution to the campaign funds of any political party or any candidate
for public office or take any part in the management, affairs, or political
campaign of any political party or candidate for public office, further
than in the exercises of his right as a citizen to express his opinion and
to cast his vote.