Section 8 Advisory committee on personnel standards
Section 8. There shall be an advisory committee on personnel standards. The membership of the committee shall consist of the following persons: the chief justice for administration and management or his designee who shall serve as chair of the committee, the chief justices of the trial court departments, a clerk of courts, a district court clerk and a register of probate, all of whom shall be designated by said chief justices and the commissioner of probation.
The committee shall advise the chief justice for administration and management who shall establish and promulgate standards for the appointment, performance, promotion, continuing education and removal of all personnel within the trial court, except judges, clerks and registers of probate, and shall furnish copies of such standards to all divisions or places for holding sessions within the department of the trial court.
Any appointment that is governed by standards promulgated under the provisions of this section shall forthwith be certified in writing for compliance with such standards to the chief justice for administration and management. The chief justice for administration and management shall have the power to reject any such appointment within fourteen days after receipt of the certification of compliance by the appointing authority but such power to reject any such appointment shall be limited to non-compliance with the standards for appointment.
Any appointment made by a joint authority shall require a majority of such authority, as provided by section six of chapter four.
An officer or employee whose appointment is subject to the provisions of this section may be removed for cause by the appointing authority. Every removal of an officer or employee whose appointment was subject to the provisions of this section shall be reviewed by the committee, and no such removal shall be final until approved by the committee. If any such officer or employee has served three full years in a position, appointment to which is subject to the provisions of this section, he shall have the right to appear personally before the committee before said committee reaches its decision as to whether or not to affirm his removal. The committee shall also advise the chief justice for administration and management in the establishment of salaries and pay scales of all court personnel unless otherwise provided by statute.
The members of said committee shall be allowed their necessary expenses including clerical expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.