[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.
