[Adopted 5-7-2012 ATM by Art. 10 (1-12-2004 STM by Art. 2; Section 1.20, of the Town Bylaws)]
[Amended 5-3-2021 ATM by Art. 10]
The Select Board may appoint a Town Administrator for a three-year
term in accordance with MGL c. 41, § 23A. The Town
Administrator shall be appointed on the basis of executive and administrative
qualifications and shall be especially fitted by education, training
and previous experience in public administration to perform the duties
of the office. The Select Board and the Town Administrator may enter
into an employment contract pursuant to MGL c. 41, § 108N.
[Amended 5-3-2021 ATM by Art. 10]
The Town Administrator, under the direction and supervision
of the Select Board, shall be responsible for handling the day-to-day
administrative affairs of the Town and for implementing the policies
set forth by the Select Board. The Town Administrator shall act for
the Select Board in any matter that it may assign to the Town Administrator.
With the approval of the Select Board, the Town Administrator may
perform other duties as may be requested by any other Town officer,
board, committee or commission. The Administrator shall be responsible
for coordinating and implementing general office operating policies
that shall apply to all elected and nonelected employees as may be
agreed upon by the Select Board and other boards.
[Amended 5-3-2021 ATM by Art. 10]
The Town Administrator shall receive such compensation for all
services performed as the Select Board shall determine; said compensation
shall not exceed the amount appropriated therefor by the Town.
