At each regular Town election a Mayor shall be separately elected by the electors and shall serve until a successor shall be chosen and qualified. The Mayor shall take office on the Tuesday following the Town election.
The Mayor shall be a member and the presiding official of the Council and shall have one vote, but only one vote, on each matter voted upon by the Council. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official head of the Town for ceremonial purposes and for military purposes. The Mayor shall keep informed on Town matters and may make reports and recommendations to the Council and electors of the Town on matters of legislative concern and general Town policy. The Mayor may attend any meeting of any board, commission or other governmental body of the Town and shall receive such advance notification of any such meeting as is given to the members of said bodies and shall have the full right of participation in discussions but shall not have the right to vote.
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Salaried Officials. The Mayor shall appoint the Town Attorney and the Clerk of the Council and both shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
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Town Attorney. There shall be a Town Attorney, appointed by the Mayor, who shall be an attorney at law admitted to practice in this State. The Town Attorney shall be paid an annual retainer under terms and conditions as set by the Council. The Town Attorney shall be the legal advisor to the Council, Manager, and all commissions, boards, departments and offices of the Town; shall represent the Town in any action or proceeding in which the Town or any commission, board, department or office is a party or has an interest; and shall prepare, on written request of the Manager, the Council, or any member thereof, ordinances and resolutions for consideration by the Council. If the Town Attorney is a member of a law firm, other members of that firm may, with the written approval of the Mayor, perform any legal services for the Town. The Town Attorney shall have such assistants as the Mayor may determine. All nonprofessional assistants shall be appointed by the Manager in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article IX of this Charter. The Mayor shall appoint all professional assistants and shall appoint substitute attorneys to serve in any case where the Town Attorney has a conflict of interest. In the event there shall be a dispute, except one involving suspension or removal, between the Council and any board, commission or office, as shall require that each side of the dispute shall have legal representation, the Town Attorney shall represent the Council, and the board, commission or office shall have the power to retain an attorney to represent it. In the event there shall be a dispute, except one involving suspension or removal, between or among the boards, commissions, or offices of the Town as shall, in the opinion of the Council, require that each side of the dispute shall have legal representation, the Council shall assign the Town Attorney to represent one of the boards, commissions or offices and retain an attorney to represent the other board, commission or office. In either event the Council shall provide for the payment of all such fees.
The Town Attorney shall not be required to give full time to his/her duties unless the Council by ordinance shall determine otherwise.
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Clerk of the Council. The Mayor shall appoint a Clerk of the Council who shall be responsible for maintaining a record of all regular and special meetings of the Council. The Clerk shall receive such compensation as the Council may determine and shall have such assignments as set forth by the Council.
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Subcommittees of the Council. The Mayor, as directed by the Council, shall appoint such special subcommittees of the Council as are required but shall in no way have the power to make appointments which are the responsibility of the Council or the Manager.