Final Selection Process: A final choice for the position will be decided upon. The selected applicant may be
required to pass a pre-employment physical at the city's expense prior to starting work for the city. It is agreed
that factors such as sex, race, color, national origin, religion, lawful political or employee's organization affiliation,
age, marital status, or non-disqualifying handicap are not considerations in evaluating the qualifications of an
employee or prospective employee.
ARTICLE 30 - WORK POLICIES & REGULATIONS
It is the policy of the Nashua Police Department to provide certain guidelines to insure efficient Department
operations. Civilian employees must comply with all applicable chapters or sections within the Nashua Police
Department Rules & Regulations Manual.
Civilian employees are subject to the Nashua Police Department's Disciplinary System and Internal Affairs
Investigations for any complaints/allegations relating to a criminal offense; neglect of duty; a violation of
Department/City policies, rules, procedures or ordinances; or conduct which may tend to reflect unfavorably upon
the employee, City, or Department.
ARTICLE 31 - RETIREMENT SYSTEM
Employees who work thirty-five hours or more a week are required to join the contributory pension plan of the
City, NH Retirement System, as a condition of employment. The contribution rate will be determined by the NH
Retirement System and all applicable laws and regulations shall apply. Group | members shall also be enrolled in
the social security system.
ARTICLE 32 - DEPARTMENT SENIORITY
1. Department seniority is established by the full-time, continuous service date within the
Communications Division
2. If a conflict remains, the last names of the two parties shall be considered alphabetically and
placed accordingly. Such placement shall determine Department seniority. In these cases if an
individual's last name changes after the date of hire, the seniority date shall not be affected, but
shall remain as was originally established.
Purposes of Department Seniority Date: Department seniority shall be used to approve conflicts of vacation
selections, personal day selections, and leaves of absence. The Department seniority date may also be used for
layoffs or when filling vacancies; however, job performance, attendance records, disciplinary records, and
experience are the primary determining factors that will be considered. (Cite pertinent Articles; i.e., Vacations;
Layoffs, Recalls, & Elimination of Positions; etc., for additional purposes of the Department Seniority Date.)
Department Seniority during Laid Off Periods & Recalls: An employee's Department seniority status shall be
suspended during the time he is laid off. Employees recalled from layoff anytime during the one-year period shall
assume their Department seniority status from the date of layoff.
ARTICLE 33 - LAYOFFS, RECALLS, & ELIMINATION OF POSITIONS
Layoffs: Management reserves the right, power, and authority to lay off employees within the Nashua Police
Department as deemed necessary. When making any layoff decisions, the primary determining factors that will
be considered are job performance, absenteeism record, and the workload & the number of personnel within a
particular bureau, division, or shift. If the listed factors are the same when considering layoff decisions, the full-
time continuous date of employment with the Nashua Police Department will be considered.
Recalls: Management reserves the right, power, and authority to recall employees from layoff status as deemed
necessary. The names of employees laid off will be maintained on a recall list for one (1) year from the date of
such layoff and such employees will be offered their job classifications, if the same exists, in the event of a recall.
When making any recalls from layoffs, the primary determining factors that will be considered are job
performance, absenteeism record, and the workload & the number of personnel within a particular bureau,
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