There shall be the following administrative
departments: Finance, Public Works, Building, Planning and Zoning,
Assessor, Community and Social Services, Health, Police, Public Library,
Emergency Management, Human Resources, Parks and Recreation, Economic
Development, Town Attorney and such other departments as may from
time to time be created by the Council. Such departments shall, except
as otherwise provided in this Charter, have the powers and duties
prescribed by the Connecticut General Statutes and Town ordinances.
There shall be a Finance Department, headed
by the Director of Finance, who shall be under the direction of the
First Selectman. The Director of Finance shall serve as the comptroller
of the municipality.
There shall be a Public Works Department, which
shall be under the direction of the First Selectman and shall have
such powers and duties as the First Selectman may prescribe.
There shall be a Building Department headed
by a Building Official who shall be responsible for the administration
and enforcement of the State Building Code. Said Building Official
shall be qualified and certified by the State Building Inspector and
the Building Code Standards Committee in accordance with the Connecticut
General Statutes. The Building Department and Building Official shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the First Selectman
or by Town ordinance.
(a)
Planning Administrator. There shall be a Planning
Administrator who shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by
the First Selectman in conjunction with the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(b)
Zoning Enforcement Officer. There shall be a Zoning
Enforcement Officer who shall enforce the Town Zoning Regulations
and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the First Selectman
or Town ordinance.
There shall be a Tax Assessor who shall have
the powers and duties as imposed by the Connecticut General Statutes
and such other powers and duties as the First Selectman and Town ordinance
may prescribe.
The Community and Social Services Department
shall have the powers and duties vested by the Connecticut General
Statutes in the first selectman of towns.
There shall be a Director of Community and Social
Services who shall coordinate the administration of all social service
activities of the Town.
The Health Department shall be responsible for
the preservation and promotion of public health and for the enforcement
of the public health codes and shall perform such functions and shall
have such powers and duties as are imposed by the Connecticut General
Statutes and such other powers and duties as the First Selectman may
prescribe.
There shall be a Director of Health who shall
meet the qualifications as provided for in the Connecticut General
Statutes and shall have such powers and duties as are imposed therein.
The Director of Health need not be a resident elector of the Town
of Monroe.
There shall be a Police Department, which shall
be under the supervision and administration of the Board of Police
Commissioners. The Police Department shall consist of the Chief of
Police and such other police officers of such rank, number and grade
as may be determined by the Board of Police Commissioners and such
other employees necessary for the conduct of the Department as may
be provided for from time to time. The Police Department shall have
such powers and duties as are described by the Connecticut General
Statutes, Town ordinance or this Charter.
There shall be a Public Library, which shall
be under the management and direction of the Library Director.
The Department of Emergency Management shall
be administered by a Director of Emergency Management, who shall perform
such functions and have such powers and duties as are imposed by the
Connecticut General Statutes.
There shall be a Parks and Recreation Department,
which shall be responsible for implementing the policies of the Parks
and Recreation Commission in accordance with Chapter IV, § 14,
of this Charter.
There shall be an Economic Development Department,
which shall be responsible for implementing the policies of the Economic
Development Commission in accordance with Chapter IV, § 9,
of this Charter.
The Town Attorney shall be an attorney at law
admitted to practice law in Connecticut and shall be a resident elector
of the Town of Monroe. The Town Attorney shall appear for and protect
the rights of the Town in all actions, suits or proceedings brought
by or against it or any of its officers, boards or commissions and
shall represent the Town in all matters affecting the Town and shall,
upon written request submitted through the office of the First Selectman,
furnish a written opinion on questions of law. Upon request, the Town
Attorney shall prepare or approve forms of contracts or other instruments
to which the Town is a party or in which it has an interest. The Town
Attorney shall have the power, with the approval of the Council, to
compromise and settle any claims by or against the Town and to appeal
from orders, decisions and judgments affecting the Town. If the First
Selectman deems it advisable, he or she may provide for the temporary
employment of counsel other than the Town Attorney. The Town Attorney
shall serve for a two-year term by appointment of the First Selectman
as herein described.
There shall be a Human Resources Department,
headed by the Human Resources Director, who shall be under the direction
of the First Selectman and shall have such duties as may be prescribed
by the First Selectman, this Charter, and Town ordinances and job
description.
