[Amended 4-7-2003 by Res. No. 627[1] ]
There shall be a Town Administrator appointed
by the Town Council who shall serve at its pleasure. The Town Administrator
or his designee shall attend every meeting of the Town Council. The
administration of the affairs of the Town shall be the responsibility
of the Town Administrator under policies and ordinances approved and
adopted by the Town Council in a regular public meeting. Supervision
of all officers and employees shall be the duty of the Town Administrator.
He shall prepare for adoption an annual budget of revenue and expenses.
He shall examine for approval all expense vouchers presented and shall
report regularly the condition of the Town. Compensation shall be
determined by the Town Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution provided for
the amendment of the Charter and Code of the Town of Denton to reflect
the change of the title of the Town Manager to the Town Administrator.
In all instances where the Town Charter and Code refer to Town Manager,
they are amended to refer to the Town Administrator.
There shall be a Clerk-Treasurer appointed by
the Town Council who shall serve at its pleasure. The Clerk-Treasurer
shall serve as Clerk to the Town Council. He shall keep a full and
accurate account of the proceedings of the Town Council and keep such
other records and perform such other duties as may be required by
this Charter or the Town Council. Under the supervision of the Town
Administrator, the Clerk-Treasurer shall be the financial officer
of the Town. In the absence of the Town Administrator, the Clerk-Treasurer
shall assume the managerial duties.
There may be a Town Attorney appointed by the
Town Council. He shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Council,
and his compensation shall be so determined by the Town Council. The
Town Attorney shall be a member of the Bar of the Maryland Court of
Appeals. The Town Attorney shall be the legal advisor of the Town
and shall perform such duties in this connection as may be required
by the Town Council. The Town shall have the power to employ other
legal consultants as it deems necessary from time to time.
The Town Administrator shall present for approval
and adoption of the Town Council from time to time certain policies
he deems necessary in the performance of the administration of the
affairs of the Town. These may include such affairs as the personnel
policies, public safety, fiscal matters and urban development.
The Town Administrator shall be authorized to
employ and discharge such officers and employees as he deems necessary
to execute the powers and duties of the Town. In the performance of
this authority he shall abide by a written personnel management policy
presented for prior approval of the Town Council.
The Town Council may do all things necessary
to include its officers and employees, or any of them, within any
retirement system or pension system under the terms of which they
are admissible and to pay the employer's share of the cost of any
such retirement or pension system out of the general funds of the
Town.
The compensation of all officers and employees
of the Town shall be set from time to time by an ordinance passed
by the Town Council subject to the restrictions imposed upon establishing
the salaries of the Town Council.[1]
The Town, by ordinance, may provide for or participate
in hospitalization or other forms of benefit or welfare programs for
its officers and employees and may expend public moneys of the Town
for such programs.
[Amended 6-5-1995 by Res. No. 2]
A.
Town employees prohibited from holding office. No
officer or employee in the service of the Town shall continue in such
position after being elected to any public office in the Town.
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Res. No. 620]
B.
Political solicitation. No person shall orally, by
letter or otherwise, solicit or be in any manner concerned in soliciting
any assessment, subscription or contribution for any Town political
purpose whatever from any person holding a position in the service
of the Town. Additionally, no Town employee may solicit any political
assessment, subscription, contribution or other political support,
for himself or herself, or for any other political candidate, while
working in his or her capacity as a Town employee.
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Res. No. 620]
C.
Political contributions. No person holding a position
in the service of the Town shall make any contribution to the campaign
funds of any political party or any candidate for public office in
the Town or take any part in the management, affairs or political
campaign of any political party or candidate for public office in
the Town further than in the exercise of his right as a citizen to
express his opinion and to cast his vote.
D.
Holding multiple offices and conflict of interest.
No person shall hold more than one Town office position at any time,
nor shall any person holding any Town office or position have outside
business interest in commercial enterprises doing business with the
Town. A Denton Town Councilperson may serve on one other Town board
by appointment of the Town Council. For the purposes of this section,
"Town office or position" shall mean all elective, appointive and
classified positions of the Town, with no distinction made between
paid or unpaid positions. Additionally, nothing in this section shall
prohibit a person appointed to a board from serving on multiple committees.
[Amended 3-3-2003 by Res. No. 620]
