[Referendum of 11-7-1972]
The Mayor's office shall consist of the Mayor, his secretary and such other employees and members as may be deemed necessary by the Mayor. All employees and members shall be appointed by the Mayor and may be removed by him.
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. He shall have the power to administer oaths, to sign contracts, deeds and other instruments or documents when authorized by the Board of Aldermen, and shall have the responsibility of presenting the budget for each fiscal year as hereinafter provided; to appoint all members of all boards and commissions except as otherwise provided by this charter, subject to the approval of a majority of the Board of Aldermen; to communicate to the Board of Aldermen not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year a general statement of the situation, state and condition of the City in relation to its government, expenditures, finances and improvements, which report and recommendations shall be entered upon the records of the City within five days after their reception, and published in a newspaper of general circulation within the City and sufficient copies thereof shall be provided and available in the Town Clerk's office to the taxpayers of the City; and to have and exercise all other executive and administrative powers conferred by the laws of the state upon any municipal chief executive not inconsistent with this charter.
[Referendum of 11-5-1963; Referendum of 11-4-1975]
The Board of Aldermen shall consist of three members of each aldermanic district. Each elector may vote for three candidates from his aldermanic district.
[Referendum of 11-5-1963; Referendum of 11-8-1966]
The Board of Aldermen shall meet to organize on the second Tuesday following its election. It shall elect from its membership a chairman, who shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Aldermen. The Chairman of the Board of Aldermen shall have the powers and discharge the duties of the Mayor during the absence of the Mayor or when the Mayor is unable to perform the duties of his office.
Regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen shall be held on the first Monday of every month. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor, by the Chairman of the Board of Aldermen or upon a call signed by not less than half the members of the Board of Aldermen. A bare majority of the Board of Aldermen shall constitute a quorum.
[Referendum of 11-5-1963; Referendum of 11-8-1966]
The legislative power of the City shall be vested exclusively in the Board of Aldermen as hereinafter provided. The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to enact, amend or repeal ordinances not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United States; to create, regroup, consolidate or abolish boards or commissions, departments and offices; to define the power, duties and responsibilities thereof, provided the same are not inconsistent with the charter or the general statutes; and to provide for the preservation of order, peace, safety, health and welfare of the City and its inhabitants. The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to determine the compensation of all elected or appointed officials of the City; provided, however, no person elected to a City office shall receive an increase in compensation, nor a decrease in compensation, for that office during the term for which he was elected. The Board of Aldermen shall have the power as provided herein to levy taxes; to regulate the borrowing of money by the City; to adopt a budget for each fiscal year; to issue such bonds or notes and appropriate such funds as may be required for the proper conduct of the City's business; and it shall have such other powers as are appropriate to the exercise of its authority as the legislative body of the City and such powers and duties which, on the effective date of this charter, were conferred by law.
[Referendum of 11-8-1966]
(a) 
The ordinances in force at the effective date of this act shall be forthwith compiled and indexed by the Town Clerk and recorded in a book kept for that purpose which shall be open to public inspection. All ordinances passed by the Board of Aldermen shall be filed with the Town Clerk and recorded and indexed in said book.
(b) 
At least one public hearing, five days' notice of which shall be given by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the City and by posting in the town hall, shall be held by the Board of Aldermen, or a committee thereof, before any new ordinance shall be passed, except one relating to appointment or designation of officers of the Board of Aldermen or its procedure, or in case of public emergency so declared by the chairman or acting chairman of the Board of Aldermen and set forth in the ordinance, provided no emergency ordinance shall be passed by less than a two-thirds majority vote. Emergency ordinances, including any amendments thereto, shall automatically be repealed on the 61st day following passage, excepting any ordinance involving appropriation of funds.
(c) 
Each ordinance shall be advertised immediately upon its passage, in one or more papers having a general circulation in the City, and shall not become effective until 10 days after such publication, except in case of an emergency ordinance passed as provided in the preceding section.
(d) 
All ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations in force in the Town of Milford at the effective date of this act, and not inconsistent herewith, shall remain in force and effect until amended or repealed in accordance with this act.
The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to investigate any and all departments, offices and agencies of the City and for such purposes shall have the power to issue subpoenas. The Board of Aldermen may request any judge to issue a capias for the appearance of witnesses and production of books and papers.
The Board of Aldermen shall determine its own rules of procedure. The Board of Aldermen shall keep for public inspection a journal which shall be the official record of its meetings. The record shall be authenticated for each meeting by the signature of the chairman of the Board of Aldermen.
The City Clerk shall also be the Town Clerk and shall have all the powers and duties conferred or imposed on Town Clerks by law and shall have such other powers and duties as are prescribed in this charter or by the Board of Aldermen. He shall receive a compensation fixed by the Board of Aldermen and all fees collected by him shall be paid into the City Treasury.
[Referendum of 11-8-1983]
The powers and duties of the Board for Admission of Electors shall be the powers vested in and duties imposed upon them by the laws of the state relative to the admission of electors and to the erasure from registry lists of the names of those who have forfeited the privileges of electors. The Board for Admission of Electors shall consist of the Town Clerk and the two registrars of voters.
The Planning and Zoning Board shall consist of ten elected members as follows:
(1) 
Except as hereinafter provided, two members shall be elected from each of the aldermanic districts within the City;
(2) 
Except as hereinafter provided, all members shall serve for four-year terms and no more than five of such terms shall expire in the same year;
(3) 
Except as hereinafter provided, each member shall take office on the January first following his election;
(4) 
To provide for the transition from a nine-member board to a ten-member all elected board, the following provisions shall apply;
a. 
Commencing January 1, 1964, a new tenth position shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen for a term of two years. Said position shall represent the 4th District;
b. 
Commencing January 1, 1985, the position whose term expires December 31, 1984, shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen for a term of one year. Said position shall represent the 2nd District;
c. 
Both appointed positions shall be filled at the regular municipal election in 1985 for elected terms of two years each commencing January 1, 1986. Said positions shall then be filled at the regular municipal election in 1987 for terms of four years each;
d. 
For the three positions whose terms expire December 31, 1986, said positions shall be filled at the regular municipal election in 1985 for elected terms of two years commencing January 1, 1987. Said positions shall then be filled at the regular municipal election in 1989 for terms of four years each. Said positions shall represent the 1st, 3rd and 5th Districts respectively.
(5) 
Any vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Board which occurs prior to a municipal election shall be filled at that municipal election to complete the unexpired term;
(6) 
In the event that a vacancy occurs on the Planning and Zoning Board prior to a municipal election, that vacancy may be filled on an interim basis by the Mayor with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, until such time as the municipal election takes place;
(7) 
Any vacancy on the Planning and Zoning Board which occurs during the last two years of a term shall be filled by the Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, to complete the unexpired term.
[Referendum of 11-5-1963; Referendum of 11-3-1970; Referendum of 11-4-1975; Referendum of 11-8-1983]