(a)
The First Selectman shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Town and shall spend such time as is required to carry out his/her duties, as charged by the Statutes and specifically described in Section 7-3 of this Charter.
(b)
To the extent not inconsistent with this Charter, the First Selectman
shall have all powers, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon
that office by General Statute or by applicable Special Act, or by
ordinance, and shall perform all the functions of that office.
(c)
The First Selectman shall be a full voting and participating member
of the Board of Selectmen.
(d)
The First Selectman shall be an ex-officio member of all agencies
of the Town, but without the power to vote. He/she may, in writing,
appoint a Selectman to be his/her representative on any agency, but
without the power to vote.
Under the general policy direction of the Board of Selectmen,
the First Selectman shall be responsible for
(a)
administering the Town's personnel policies, creating and updating
job descriptions, completing annual performance evaluations for appointed
and hired personnel no later than September 1 of each year, and directing
and supervising the performance of said personnel whether appointed
or hired;
(b)
overseeing the Administrative Assistant's coordination of all
personnel scheduling, vacation and other planned absences so that
each office is properly and continuously staffed during its normal
working hours;
(c)
coordinating the administration and future planning of every Town
agency, except for those functions expressly reserved or delegated
to such Town agency by law or this Charter;
(d)
making a continuous review of the current and future needs of the
Town, including financial needs and budget requirements, and keeping
the Board of Selectmen fully informed as to the financial condition
of the Town;
(e)
executing, or causing to be executed, the ordinances, regulations,
resolutions, or policies voted by the Board of Selectmen or the Town
Meeting;
(f)
informing the Board of Selectmen of the availability of, and the requirements for, such federal and/or state funds for which the Town may qualify which information shall be made available to the Board of Finance in accordance with Article IX of this Charter;
(g)
insuring the implementation of proper financial procedures including,
but not limited to, bidding procedures currently in effect, record
keeping, and accounting methods for which the Board of Finance may
lawfully and reasonably prescribe for those Town agencies over which
the First Selectman has jurisdiction;
(h)
coordinating and guiding the Board of Selectmen in the discharge
of all the Board's duties and responsibilities;
(i)
developing a prioritized set of objectives for the coming fiscal
year, which shall serve as a policy guide in the development of the
Annual Town Budget;
(j)
insuring that full and complete records of the activities of his/her
office are kept, making periodic reports to the Board of Selectmen
and the Board of Finance, recommending to the Board of Selectmen such
motions as he/she shall deem necessary or expedient, and keeping or
causing to be kept, complete books of account showing the financial
transactions and condition of the Town and all other accounts and
records as may be prescribed by the Board of Finance pursuant to the
Statutes or this Charter;
(k)
performing the duties which Section 8-15 of this Charter assigns to the Director of Public Works in the event that the position is vacant;
(l)
performing other duties that the Statutes assign to the Chief Executive
in the absence of such separate municipal appointive officials as
police chief or welfare officer;
(m)
designating a daily medium having a general readership that includes
the Town of Killingworth, which medium shall be the "designated medium"
to be used for all legal notices required by this Charter or the Statutes;
(n)
informing all Town agencies that their budgets are to be submitted
to the Board of Selectmen by a date in January specified by the Board
of Selectmen; and
(o)
insuring that all fees collected by any Town agency, other than the
Judge of Probate, are remitted to the General Fund.
(a)
The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
shall appoint, hire and determine the conditions of such appointment
or employment and may remove any person appointed or hired as may
be required pursuant to the performance of the First Selectman's
duties. All appointed and hired persons shall be engaged under the
terms of a job description that delineates duties, responsibilities
and performance expectations of the specific position. During the
period between Election Day and the day newly elected officials assume
office, the First Selectman and/or the Board of Selectmen shall make
no appointment, hire, or termination of any appointed or hired personnel.
(b)
The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, may appoint and remove members to such advisory committees as he/she may wish to establish to assist him/her, or the Board of Selectmen, in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of their respective offices. Such committees shall be subject to the provision of Section 5-17 of this Charter and shall serve without compensation. Their authority shall be limited to assembling information and making recommendations within the limits prescribed by the Board of Selectmen. During the period between Election Day and the day newly elected Board of Selectmen assume office, the First Selectman and/or the Board of Selectmen shall make no appointment or termination of any member of any advisory committee.
(c)
Upon temporary absence of the First Selectman lasting 30 days or less, the Acting First Selectman, as determined under the provisions of Section 6-2(a) of this Charter, shall not exercise the appointing authority vested in the Office of First Selectman under the provisions of Sections 7-4(a) and 7-4(b).
(a)
With the guidance of the Board of Selectmen and with advice of and
consultation with the Director of Finance, the First Selectman shall
prepare the preliminary Town Budget based upon the preliminary budgets
submitted by the Town agencies in accordance with the manner required
by the Board of Finance.
(b)
The preliminary Town Budget shall be submitted to the Board of Finance
no later than the second Monday in March.
(c)
The First Selectman shall be responsible for seeing that the Board
of Selectmen is fully informed as to the final budget to be presented
at the Annual Town Budget Meeting of the Town.
(d)
The First Selectman shall act as purchasing agent of the Town, subject
to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Board of
Selectmen and elsewhere in this Charter.
(e)
The First Selectman shall purchase, or alternatively provide, budgeted agencies with the necessary authority and directions for purchasing all supplies, services, materials, equipment, and other budgeted commodities in a manner which complies with both state and federal law and such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with Sections 6-3(d) and 9-5 of this Charter. Rules and regulations established by the Board of Selectmen regarding the method of purchasing by budgeted agencies shall apply uniformly to offices and agencies of the Town to the extent that they are dependent on the budget of the Town for the money being expended. The First Selectman shall be responsible for informing such Town agencies of the regulations.
(a)
In the event that the First Selectman shall find that a state of
emergency exists within the Town requiring immediate action to protect
the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens, he/she may
declare that such a state of emergency exists and publish such declaration
by the most effective means possible and take such action as shall
be in the best interest of the Town, provided that the Board of Selectmen
shall meet as soon as possible to ratify such action and to take such
further action as may be required by this Charter.
(b)
A state of emergency shall terminate when so voted by the Board of
Selectmen or declared in writing by the First Selectman or by vote
of a Town Meeting.
To assist in the discharge of the duties and responsibilities
of his/her office and of the Board of Selectmen, the First Selectman
may assign and delegate duties to Selectmen and to officers responsible
to him/her, except as to powers and duties which may under the Statutes
not be so delegated. Such assignments and delegations, if permanent,
shall be made public knowledge through posting on the Town Bulletin
Board and shall be filed with the Town Clerk and shall be made known
to any Town agencies affected.
The First Selectman, during his/her term of office, shall not
hold any other civil office which provides compensation under the
government of the United States or the State of Connecticut except
that of Notary Public, nor shall be hold any of those offices which
are considered incompatible with that of First Selectman in terms
of the Statutes.
