[Amended 11-20-2019]
The Harbor Master (HM) and Deputy Harbor Master (DHM) shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen, upon recommendation by the Harbor Committee, for a term of three years. Certain duties and responsibilities of this office are prescribed by Title 38 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, and the approved Harbor Master job description. The Harbor Master and the Deputy Harbor Master shall have the additional duty of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 11-20-2019]
The Town's law enforcement officer(s) shall be appointed annually by the Board of Selectmen to either be directly responsible for or to assist the Deputy Harbor Master and to assist the Harbor Master in his/her enforcement duties.
[Amended 6-6-2012; 11-20-2019]
Compensation for the Harbor Master and for the Deputy Harbor Master shall be established by the Board of Selectmen as a budget item and approved at the Annual Town Meeting.
[Amended 11-20-2019]
In addition to the duties prescribed under Title 38 of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, the Harbor Master and Deputy Harbor Master shall serve as the overseer of the Town's waterfront facilities, including piers, floats, docks, inclines, and any other waterfront facility the Town may acquire. The HM and DHM shall make recommendations to the Harbor Committee for the maintenance of and improvements to all Town-owned waterfront facilities. The Harbor Master and Deputy Harbor Master shall have full authority to enforce, to the full extent permitted by law, all harbor regulations affecting the waterfront.
[Amended 11-20-2019]
Where prior permission is required by this chapter from the Harbor Master, such permission may, in the Harbor Master's absence, be granted by one of the Deputy Harbor Masters or, in their absence, the Chair of the Harbor Committee or the Vice Chair of the Harbor Committee.
[Amended 6-6-2012; 11-20-2019]
Following the accepted job description, both the HM and the DHM positions shall be directly supervised by the Town Manager.