(a)
The First Selectman, in-addition to the duties and responsibilities
set forth or referred to in Chapter 3 of this Charter, shall be the
chief administrative officer of the Town and shall have all the powers
and duties of First Selectman described by the General Statutes and
by the provisions of this Charter. He or she shall serve full time
in the position.
(b)
The First Selectman shall be a full voting and participating member
of the Board of Selectmen.
(c)
The First Selectman shall be an ex-officio member, without vote,
of all boards, commissions, and committees of the Town as is recited
in Section 7-12(a) of the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.
He or she shall not be considered in establishing a quorum for meetings
of any such boards, commissions and committees.
(a)
The First Selectman shall administer and execute, or cause to be
administered and executed, the Town ordinances, the regulations, resolutions
or policies voted, enacted, or adopted by the Board of Selectmen and
the Town Meeting.
(b)
The First Selectman shall be responsible for coordinating the administrative
activities of the officers, boards, commissions, and other agencies
of the Town with the exception of those functions delegated exclusively
to such bodies by law.
(c)
The First Selectman shall be responsible for a continuing review
of the current and future needs of the Town, including the financial
needs and budget requirements. The First Selectman shall keep full
and complete records of the doings of his or her office and shall
be responsible for the keeping of complete books of the Town showing
the financial condition and financial transactions of the Town, including
accounts of all funds and appropriations and such other accounts and
records not specifically required by law to be kept by other officers,
all as may be prescribed by the Selectmen. Such other records shall
include, but not be limited to, all insurance policies held by the
Town, including name and address of carrier, policy numbers, and agents
of record. Such insurance information shall be filed with the Town
Clerk to be stored in the Town vault.
(d)
The First Selectman shall purchase or cause to be purchased, subject
to such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Selectmen,
all supplies, materials, equipment and other commodities required
by any office or agency of the Town except the Board of Education
and Board of Finance, and except for those offices, boards, commissions
and agencies which, under the provisions of this Charter, ordinance,
Special Act, or General Statutes of Connecticut, purchase such items
in the performance of their own particular function.
Except as to such powers and duties which may not under the
General Statutes of Connecticut be delegated to any other authority,
the First Selectman may assign and delegate his or her duties and
powers to another elector of the Town, subject to the approval of
the Board of Selectmen.
