Town of Orange, CT Appointed Officers

Such of the appointed officers listed in Section 9.1 as hold any of the said offices on the date of the adoption of the Charter shall continue to hold said offices for the period for which they shall have been elected or appointed.

Section 9.3

Appointed Town officers shall have such powers, duties and responsibilities and shall be subject to such restrictions and limitations as are prescribed with respect to such offices, in the General Statutes, in appropriate Special Acts, in this Charter, in the ordinances or other action of the Legislative Authority or in appropriate directions, from time to time, from the First Selectman, the Board of Selectmen and the respective supervisors of such officers.

Section 9.4

In the performance of their duties, appointed Town officers may engage such assistants as are approved by the Board of Selectmen and by the supervisor of any such appointed Town officer, provided that the compensation of any such assistant to be paid by the Town shall be within the budgetary limits prescribed by the Board of Finance.

Section 9.5 Appointment:

All appointed officers of the Town shall be appointed by the First Selectman subject to the disapproval of the Board of Selectmen in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Section 4.4 of this Charter.

Section 9.6 Term of Office:

Except as otherwise specifically provided, all appointive officers shall hold office for a term of two years and shall take office 30 days after the biennial Town Election in the year in which their terms expire.

Section 9.10 Director - Department of Health:

In addition to other duties prescribed by law, the Director shall supervise the activities of the Sanitation Inspector, the Superintendent of the Town Dump and, with the cooperation of the Orange Public Health Nursing Service, the activities of the Town Nurses. The Health Director shall further supervise the periodic inspection of all establishments in the Town which provide food, drinks or lodging on a commercial basis and all trailer parks.

Section 9.20 Director - Department of Public Works:

There shall be a Department of Public Works which through its Director shall have supervision and control of the maintenance of all Town owned structures, except such structures as are under the Park and Recreation commission, and the planning, surveying, constructing and reconstructing, altering, paving, repairing, maintaining, cleaning, lighting, inspecting; and to the extent applicable, the operation of highways, sidewalks and curbs, sewers, disposal facilities, public and private drains, Town buildings and other public improvements; the preservation, care, removal of trees within the highways and public places; all engineering work of the Town, and the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish and ashes, to the extent that the Board of Selectmen shall determine that these functions and activities are within the responsibilities of the Town and this Department. The Director and the Department shall also undertake such additional responsibilities and projects as may, from time to time, be reasonably prescribed by the Board of Selectmen. The efforts of the Department shall be coordinated by the Director with those of the Town Plan and Zoning Commission under such rules and regulations as may be adopted with the approval of the Board of Selectmen.

Any provision of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the Public Works Department shall have the responsibility for construction and maintenance of parks and grounds used for park and recreation purposes belonging to the Town and of buildings, structures, apparatus and equipment used in connection therewith, to the extent and for the period requested by the Park and Recreation Commission and approved by the Board of Selectmen.

Any provision of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the Public Works Department may maintain and care for school buildings and grounds, but only if and to the extent and for the period requested by the Board of Education and approved by the Board of Selectmen, and the cost of such service shall be charged against the Board of Education appropriation. The Director - Department of Public Works may appoint and may remove with the approval of the First Selectman and subject to the provisions of this Charter and such rules and regulations as shall have been adopted for the operation of his Department, a Supervisor of Roads, a Town Engineer, a Supervisor of the Town Dump, a Tree Warden and such deputies, assistants, and employees as he may deem necessary and shall prescribe their duties provided such personnel shall be within the budgetary limits fixed by the Board of Finance for such Department.

Nothing contained herein shall preclude the filling of two or more of the above positions by the same person, including the Director of the Department of Public Works, provided such joint appointments shall have been approved by the First Selectman.

Section 9.30 Town Counsel:

The Town Counsel shall serve for a term of two (2) years or until his successor has qualified. In addition to any other duties properly prescribed, the Town Counsel shall:

(a)

Review in advance of all Town Meetings the matters to be presented at such meetings and consult with the Town Meeting Moderator and the Board of Selectmen, as necessary, to assure the orderly disposition of the business of the meeting.

(b)

Prepare all ordinances proposed by any Town officer, board or commission, at the request of the First Selectman.

(c)

Review all ordinances to be acted upon and, if time and the proponents thereof permit, redraft the same, if necessary, in appropriate ordinance language.

(d)

Be the legal advisor to all Town officers, boards, commissions or agencies in all matters affecting the Town and attend all Town Meetings, and the Annual Budget Hearing, and, at the request of the First Selectman, attend periodic meetings of the Board of Selectmen and such other meetings or hearings as may be reasonably required.

(e)

Give opinions on such matters as are submitted to him for opinion by the First Selectman or, with the approval of the First Selectman, by any other Town Officers or by the Chairman of any other Town Board or Commission.

Section 9.40 Town Meeting Moderator and Deputy Town Meeting Moderators:

There shall be a Town Meeting Moderator and Deputy Town Meeting Moderators, each to serve for a term of two years or until their successors have qualified. It shall be the duty of the Town Meeting Moderator, or in the event of his absence or inability to act, a Deputy Town Meeting Moderator, to preside over all Town Meetings. They shall consult, in advance of each Town Meeting with Town Counsel, the First Selectman, the Board of Selectmen or such other persons as they deem appropriate to facilitate the orderly disposition of the business of the Meeting.

Section 9.50 Town Assessor:

There shall be a Town Assessor who shall have such powers, duties, responsibilities and shall be subject to such restrictions and limitations as are by law prescribed for such officers.

Section 9.60 Town Treasurer:

There shall be a Town Treasurer who shall serve for a term of two years. He shall have such powers, duties, responsibilities and shall be subject to such restrictions and limitations as are by law prescribed for such officers. The Town Treasurer shall, in addition, be the Agent of the Town Deposit Fund.

Section 9.70 Town Building Inspector:

There shall be a Town Building Inspector who shall have such powers, duties and responsibilities and shall be subject to such restrictions and limitations as are by law prescribed for such officers.

Section 9.80 Fire Marshal:

There shall be a Fire Marshal and Fire Wardens of the Town who shall have such powers and duties and responsibilities and shall be subject to such restrictions and limitations as are by law prescribed for such officers.