B. Temporary Employee: A full- or part-time employee who has not completed a probationary period
or who has completed a probationary period, but whose position is funded either in full or in part by
a grant.
C. Grant Employee: A full- or part-time temporary employee who is paid either in full or in part
through a grant for a period of time and is not guaranteed continued employment.
D. Consultant: A person who works full- or part-time at the Nashua Police Department, is not paid
directly by the Department/City but an outside agency, does not receive any benefits from the
Department, and is not part of the Bargaining Unit.
RECALLS:
Employees, who through no fault of their own are laid off from their position, will be placed on a recall list
and given preferential consideration for like positions with due regard for City/Department seniority and past
performance. Laid off employees will remain on an established list for a period not to exceed two years.
VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS:
Employees who fail to return to work when recalled from layoff upon official notice from the City, will be
considered to have abandoned (voluntarily resigned) their position.
ARTICLE 35: BULLETIN BOARD
LOCATION AND POSTING OF UNION MATERIALS:
The Depariment shall maintain a bulletin board for the Union to post notices of Union appointments,
elections, meetings, recreational and social affairs, or other Union-related matters. The location of the
bulletin board will be agreed upon by Management and the Union. Said materials shall be posted in no
other locations.
APPROVAL, REMOVAL, & REVIEWING OF POSTED UNION MATERIALS:
No other material or information shall be posted without approval by the Chief. Upon the Chief's written
request, the Union shall promptly remove any material which is offensive or detrimental to the
Union/Management relationship. The Union will periodically, or upon the Chief's request, review all posted
material and remove material which is no longer pertinent.
ELECTRONIC MAIL:
A. General Policies: Department services are provided to certain members/employees to support
communications and exchanges of information. This access is a privilege which is revocable.
Employees should not have any expectation of privacy with respect to any information transmitted,
and such communications may be subject to the NH Right to Know Law. All electronic
communications are also subject to the policies under the Department's Rules and Regulations
Manual.
B. Legitimate Business Purposes: Electronic mail is to be used for legitimate business purposes.
“Legitimate business purposes,” includes the sending of union notices of meetings to the
membership and any necessary electronic communications during the negotiation process among
the Union Bargaining Team Members.
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