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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

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 administration of its merit system, as
provided in State law.

69.   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 vacancies 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 service. — The classified service
shall comprise all positions 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.

70.  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 appointed, promoted,
demoted, removed, or in any way favored or discriminated
against because of his political or religious opinions or
affiliations or any other factors not related to ability
to perform the 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 classified 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