The Mayor shall be authorized to accept gifts of monetary value
and services on behalf of the Town. The Mayor shall be authorized
to accept deeds conveying an interest in real estate to the Town.
The Mayor shall notify the Town Council whenever such acceptance occurs.
All land owned by the Town which is not by vote of the Town specifically
assigned to some particular Town agency shall be deemed to be under
the authority of the Mayor. The Mayor shall have general direction
or management of the property and affairs of the Town in all matters
not otherwise provided for unless otherwise provided by law.
The Mayor, acting through the directors of departments, shall
be responsible for the overall supervision of the departments of the
Town government and for the establishment of priorities and policies
to govern the operation of the Town departments and agencies.
Whenever the Mayor desires to suspend or to remove any person from an office or position appointed by the Mayor such removal shall be governed, insofar as appropriate, by the provisions of Section
3-4 of the Charter, Civil Service Law, and those sections of these ordinances governing human resources matters.
The Mayor may appoint such other assistants as the needs of
the office may require and as appropriation made for such purposes
may allow. Every employee in the office of the Mayor shall be considered
to be a confidential employee, who shall not be subject to the terms
of any collective bargaining agreement, and shall not be subject to
the ordinary provisions of the Civil Service Law.