A.
The Town Council shall appoint for an indefinite
term a Town Manager who shall be the chief executive officer of the
Town to serve at the pleasure of the Council and who shall be chosen
exclusively on the basis of his or her executive and administrative
qualifications, character, education, training and experience. The
Manager shall devote full time to the duties of the office. The Town
Manager need not be a resident of the Town or State at the time of
appointment, but must reside within the Town of North Branford by
the time he or she takes office and must remain a resident throughout
his or her tenure unless six members of the Town Council vote to modify
this residency requirement. The compensation of the Town Manager shall
not be decreased except at the beginning of a fiscal year of the Town.
[Amended 11-6-2012]
B.
The Manager may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of the Council as herein provided. At least thirty (30) days before the proposed removal of the Manager, the Council shall adopt a resolution stating its intention to remove the Manager and reasons therefor, a copy of which shall be served forthwith on the Manager who may, within ten (10) days, demand a public hearing, in which event the Manager shall not be removed until such public hearing has been held. Upon the passage of such a resolution, the Council may suspend said Manager from duty, provided that the salary of said Manager shall continue until removal from office. In the event of such removal, the Manager shall be given termination pay equivalent to four (4) weeks' salary. Upon the suspension, removal or resignation of the Manager, the Council may appoint a temporary Manager to serve at the pleasure of the Council for not more than ninety (90) days. Any action of the Council in removing the Manager shall be final. The temporary Manager shall have none of the powers of appointment as are conferred upon the Manager in § C6-3, but may designate a temporary appointee for not more than ninety (90) days. In the event that the Manager resigns he or she shall give the Council written notice of intention to resign at least sixty (60) days before the effective date of the resignation. In that event, the Manager shall not be entitled to any severance pay after the effective date of resignation.
The Town Manager shall be directly responsible
to the Council for the administration of all departments, agencies
and offices in charge of persons or boards appointed by the Manager
and shall supervise and direct the same. He or she shall devote full
time to the discharge of the duties of the office. The Manager shall
see that all laws and ordinances governing the Town are faithfully
executed; shall make periodic reports to the Council and shall attend
its meetings with full right of participation in its discussions but
without a right to vote; shall prepare and cause to be printed, by
April 1 following the close of the fiscal year, an annual Town report;
shall require each board, commission and officer of the Town to submit
a written quarterly progress report of their official activities to
the Manager for submission to the Council; shall recommend to the
Council such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient;
shall keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition
of the Town; shall prepare and submit to the Council an annual budget;
and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties
as may be required of the Manager by ordinance or resolution of the
Council not inconsistent with this Charter. The Manager may consolidate
or combine offices, positions, departments or units under his or her
jurisdiction, with approval of the Council. The Council shall not
diminish by ordinance, vote or otherwise the powers and duties of
the Manager, except those powers and duties imposed by the Council
under the provisions of this section.
[Amended 11-6-2012]
The Manager shall appoint all officers and employees
of the Town except as otherwise specifically provided in this Charter.
The appointments by the Manager shall be confirmed by a majority of
the Council. In lieu of any appointment by the Manager or appointees
to any office under his or her jurisdiction, the Manager may, subject
to the approval of the Council, perform the duties of any office under
his or her jurisdiction, except those of the Town Treasurer. The Manager
may designate one of his or her appointees to serve as acting Manager
during the Manager’s absence. The Manager shall appoint and
may remove the following Town officers: Town Clerk, Treasurer/Finance
Director, Tax Collector, Assessor, Director of Emergency Management,
Building Official, Planning and Zoning Administrator/Town Planner,
Zoning Enforcement Officer, Director of Public Works, Town Engineer,
Director of Health, Director of Recreation, Tree Warden and Animal
Control Officer.
All officers designated in this Charter as appointed
by the Manager shall have under this Charter all powers and duties
vested in such offices prior to the effective date of this Charter
and not in conflict herewith and all powers and duties hereafter conferred
or imposed upon such offices by the General Statutes and the ordinances
of the Town.
