The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer
of the Town Government.
The following standard provisions shall apply to all Town agencies
whether established by the Charter, by ordinance, or by administrative
rule or regulation arising out of the authority of the Charter:
A. Titles. The head of each department of the Town government shall
be termed "director."
B. Appointments. The director of each department of the Town government shall be appointed by the Mayor for an indefinite term of office. The appointment of directors by the Mayor shall be subject to review by the Town Council as provided in Section
2-10 of the Charter. A department director shall be a person especially qualified by education, training and previous experience to perform the duties of the office. Except as otherwise provided by the civil service statute, directors of departments shall, subject to the consent
of the Mayor, appoint all assistants and subordinates and other employees
of the agency for which such person is responsible. Subject to the
approval of the Mayor, nothing shall prevent the director of a department
from also serving as the head of one or more divisions within the
department. The director may appoint the head of a division within
the department to serve simultaneously as the head of another division
within the department. Such person so appointed, or so serving, shall
possess all of the qualifications for the position which may be prescribed
by law, by Charter, by ordinance, or otherwise.
C. Temporary director of department. The Mayor may, as provided in Section
3-5 of the Charter, designate the head of one of the divisions within the department, or some other Town officer or employee, or any other person to serve as temporary head of a department.
D. Removal. The Mayor may, by following the removal procedure established in Section
3-4(a) of the Charter, remove a director of a department from office. A director of a department may remove a division head, assistant or subordinate of the department from office, subject to civil service statute, by following the removal procedure established in Section
3-4(b) of the Charter.
The director of each department shall have the following specific
powers and duties:
A. Provide coordination and direction to the divisions within the department
to insure consistent administration and the efficient delivery of
services to citizens and taxpayers.
B. Meet with the Mayor to develop goals and objectives for each of the
divisions within the department and to measure and evaluate the performance
of functions by each constituent agency within the department.
C. Meet with the division heads and other subordinate officers and employees
of the department to explain the goals and objectives set by the Mayor
for each such division and agency and to arrive at methods by which
such goals and objectives might be achieved.
D. Monitor the level of services provided in other communities to ensure
the Town provides the highest and best level of service possible to
its citizens and taxpayers consistent with the needs of the Town and
its ability to pay.
E. Coordinate with division heads in the development of annual operating
budgets and capital outlay requests.
F. Prepare and submit to the Mayor within the guidelines provided by
the Mayor and within the time schedule established by the Mayor a
proposed annual operating budget and capital outlay request covering
all divisions and offices within the department for which the director
is responsible.
Unless otherwise provided by general or special law or by ordinance,
any department director or Town board empowered to issue a license,
permit, or certificate or to render a service or perform work for
a person or class of persons may, from time to time, fix reasonable
fees for all such licenses, permits, or certificates issued pursuant
to state law or regulations wherein the entire proceeds of the fee
remain with the Town, and may fix reasonable charges to be paid for
any services rendered or work performed by the Town for any person
or class of persons; provided, however, that in the case of a board
or officer appointed by an elected board, the fixing of such fee shall
be subject to the review and approval of such elected board (MGL c.
40, § 22F).
Any plan presented by the Mayor to the Town Council which appears to be a reorganization plan under Section
5-1 of the Charter which does not contain a proposed ordinance in which are incorporated amendments, revisions or repeals of this chapter and any other chapters or provisions of this Code of Town Ordinances as will accomplish the desired reorganization shall not be deemed to be a reorganization plan within the meaning of said Section 5-1. Each proposed reorganization plan when filed by the Mayor with the Town Council shall bear an identifying number and shall be accompanied by a detailed statement of the Mayor in explanation of the reasons underlying the submission of the proposed plan and the goals and objectives expected to result from the implementation of the plan.