[Amended 11-2-2010]
There shall be a Police Department, the head
of which shall be the Chief of Police. He/she shall be appointed by
the Council upon the recommendation of the Administrator. Whenever
the position of Chief of Police becomes vacant, the Town Administrator
may post the vacancy at the Town Hall, the library and advertise in
other media deemed appropriate and shall solicit resumes and references.
The Town Administrator and a search committee composed by the Town
administrator, shall review the qualifications, conduct interviews,
obtain the appropriate reference checks and forward to the council
all resumes and references if requested by any council member. The
Department will be composed of officers and patrolmen as shall from
time to time be recommended by the Chief of Police, supported by the
Town Administrator and approved by the Council.
The Chief of Police and other members of the
Department shall have all the powers and duties as are now or hereafter
vested in police officers by the laws of the state and town ordinances.
The organization of the Department, appointment
of its members as well as their powers and duties shall be set forth
in town ordinances and in the Rules and Regulations of the Department.
[Amended 11-2-2010]
There will be a Department of Parks and Recreation,
the head of which will be the Director recommended by the Town Administrator
and approved by the Council. Whenever the position of Director of
Parks and Recreation becomes vacant, the Town Administrator may post
the vacancy at the Town Hall, the library and advertise in other media
deemed appropriate and shall solicit resumes and references. The Town
Administrator and a search committee composed by the Town Administrator,
shall review the qualifications, conduct interviews obtain the appropriate
reference checks and forward to the Council all resumes and references
if requested by any Council member.