Re-appointment. The Chief of Police shall have the sole authority to re-appoint, for a term not to exceed three (3) years, members of the Police Department. In the event that the Chief of Police proposes not to re-appoint any employee, notice of such action shall be furnished said employee no less than fourteen (14) days prior to expiration of the current appointment. The employee shall be entitled to ask for an informal hearing before the Chief of Police, which informal hearing shall be at a special meeting of the Chief of Police to be held at a mutually convenient time within ten (10) days of issuance of the notice of non-reappointment. The employee may be represented by an official and/or attorney from the New England Police Benevolent Association if so desired. No permanent appointment shall be made to fill a vacancy created by failure of re- appointment until the closing of the hearing herein provided. The decision of the Chief of Police shall be final, subject to Article 5.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Re-appointment. The Chief of Police shall have the sole authority to re-appoint, for a term not to exceed three (3) years, members of the Police Department. In the event that the Chief of Police proposes not to re-appoint any employee, notice of such action shall be furnished said employee no less than fourteen (14) days prior to expiration of the current appointment. The employee shall be entitled to ask for an informal hearing before the Chief of Police, which informal hearing shall be at a special meeting of the Chief of Police to be held at a mutually convenient time within ten (10) days of issuance of the notice of non-reappointment. The employee may be represented by an official and/or attorney from the New England Westborough Police Benevolent Supervisors Association if so desired. No permanent appointment shall be made to fill a vacancy created by failure of re- appointment until the closing of the hearing herein provided. The decision of the Chief of Police shall be final, subject to Article 56.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement