All positions enumerated in this article, including but not limited to, the Town Clerk, the Town Planner, the Superintendent of Highways, the Town Engineer, the Tree Warden, the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation, the Building Official, the Director of Human Services, the Director of Senior and Disabled Center Services, the Chief of Police, the Director of Finance, the Revenue Collector, the Assessor, the Purchasing Agent and all other employees who are employed pursuant to Article VII of this Charter shall be appointed and may be removed by the Manager in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of this Charter. Any positions added to Article VII of this Charter subsequent to the adoption of this section shall also be appointed and may be removed by the Manager in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of this Charter, and where applicable, by Connecticut General Statutes. Any positions, departments, agencies and/or offices created by the Council subsequent to the adoption of this section shall also be appointed and may be removed by the Manager in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of this Charter.
The Town Clerk shall have the powers and duties conferred or imposed by law on town clerks generally and shall have such other powers and duties that are prescribed by the Council or by the Manager. The Town Clerk shall have such deputies, clerks, and other assistants to be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article IX of this Charter. All fees collected by the Town Clerk shall be paid into the Town treasury.
There shall be a Town Planner with professional qualifications
for the position. The Town Planner shall be the administrative officer
for the Town Plan and Zoning Commission until the Council shall determine
otherwise. The Town Planner shall have such powers and duties that
are prescribed by the Council or by the Manager.
There shall be a Highway Department consisting of the Superintendent
of Highways and such other employees as the Council may determine.
The Highway Department shall have such powers and duties as are inherent
in a Highway Department relating to the construction, maintenance
and repair of Town streets and shall perform such other duties that
are prescribed by the Council or by the Manager.
There shall be an Engineering Department consisting of the Town
Engineer and such other employees as the Council may determine. The
Engineering Department shall have such powers and duties that are
prescribed by the Council or by the Manager.
There shall be a Tree Warden who shall have all the powers and
duties that are or may be conferred upon tree wardens by the Connecticut
General Statutes, the Council or the Manager.
There shall be a Department of Parks and Recreation consisting
of a Superintendent and such other employees as the Council may determine,
and shall have such powers and duties that are prescribed by the Council
or by the Manager.
There shall be a Department of Building Inspection consisting
of the Building Official and such other employees as the Council may
determine. The Building Official shall be the administrative officer
of the Zoning Board of Appeals until the Council shall determine otherwise.
The Building Official shall enforce the provisions and perform the
duties of the Building Code and Zoning Regulations and shall have
such powers and duties that are prescribed by the Council or by the
Manager.
There shall be a Department of Human Services consisting of
the Director of Human Services and such other employees as the Council
may determine. The Department of Human Services shall administer and
coordinate all forms of public assistance, social and youth services,
except those which the Council determines shall be administered by
other commissions, boards or agencies. The Director of Human Services
shall supervise the Department and shall have such powers and duties
as conferred by the Connecticut General Statutes and shall have such
additional powers and duties that are prescribed by the Council or
by the Manager.
There shall be a Department of Senior and Disabled Center Services
consisting of the Director of Senior and Disabled Center Services
and such other employees as the Council may determine. The Director
of Senior and Disabled Center Services shall supervise the Department
and shall have such powers and duties as conferred by the Connecticut
General Statutes and shall have such additional powers and duties
that are prescribed by the Council or by the Manager. The Director
of Senior and Disabled Center Services shall be responsible for the
overall administration of a senior and disabled citizens center and
the programs, services and staff provided at or by the Department
of Senior and Disabled Center Services. The Director of Senior and
Disabled Center Services shall be the Town's municipal agent
for elderly persons.
A.
There shall be a Department of Police. The Manager shall be the Director
of the Department of Police until the Council shall determine otherwise
and shall be the traffic authority as defined in the Connecticut General
Statutes.
B.
The Department of Police shall consist of the Chief of Police and
such other officers and employees of such rank and grades as the Council
may determine. The Department of Police shall be responsible for:
the preservation of the public peace; prevention of crime; apprehension
of criminals; regulation of traffic; protection of rights of persons
and property; and enforcement of laws of the State, the ordinances
of the Town and all rules and regulations made in accordance therewith.
C.
All police officers of the Department shall have the same powers and duties with respect to the service of criminal process and enforcement of criminal laws as are vested in police officers by the Connecticut General Statutes. The duties of Dog Warden as provided in the Connecticut General Statutes shall be under the jurisdiction of the Department of Police. The Chief of Police shall appoint and may remove the Dog Warden in accordance with the provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes. The Chief of Police shall be the executive officer of the Department of Police; with the approval of the Manager he/she shall appoint and may remove, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article IX of this Charter, all other officers and employees of the Department and make rules and regulations concerning the operation of the Department and the discipline and the conduct of all officers and employees thereof.
There shall be a Department of Finance consisting of the Director
of Finance, the Revenue Collector, the Assessor and such other employees
as the Council may determine. The Department of Finance shall be responsible
for the keeping of accounts and financial records, for the assessment
and collection of taxes, special assessments and other revenues and
for the administration of the financial affairs of the Town, and shall
have such other powers and duties relating to finance as may be prescribed
by the Council.
A.
Director of Finance. The Director of Finance shall have
direct supervision over the Department of Finance. The Director of
Finance shall have such powers and duties as conferred by the Connecticut
General Statutes and shall have such additional powers and duties
that are prescribed by the Council or by the Manager. The Director
of Finance shall also serve as the Town Treasurer as prescribed by
the Connecticut General Statutes.
B.
Revenue Collector. The Revenue Collector shall have
such powers and duties as conferred by the Connecticut General Statutes
and shall have such additional powers and duties that are prescribed
by the Council or by the Manager.
C.
Assessor. The Assessor shall have such powers and duties
as conferred by the Connecticut General Statutes and shall have such
additional powers and duties that are prescribed by the Council or
by the Manager.
All supplies, materials, equipment and services required by
all commissions, boards, departments and offices of the Town, except
the Board of Education, and except the Library Board with respect
to the purchase of books and other materials peculiar to libraries,
shall be purchased by the Purchasing Agent. The Board of Education
and the Library Board may avail themselves of the Purchasing Agent's
services in purchasing any commodity or service. The Purchasing Agent
shall have such additional powers and duties that are prescribed by
the Council or by the Manager.
