The Town Manager shall be responsible for the care, custody
and superintendence of the building or buildings and all facilities
being used for Town offices or any Town purposes except those buildings
under the control of the school committee from time to time, including
all the rooms in said building or buildings, the land and appurtenances
thereto on which said building or buildings are located, and all Town
property contained therein.
The salary for the position of Town Manager shall be fixed by
the Board of Selectmen within the amount appropriated for the position.
The Town Manager shall negotiate with the various unions in
the Town, as they may exist from time to time, to negotiate collective
bargaining agreements.
The Town Manager, subject to appropriations made by the Town,
shall have full charge and control of placing insurance for the Town.
All sums of money appropriated by the Town for insurance shall be
expended under the Town Manager's sole direction. The Manager
may in connection with the supervision of construction of new buildings
place builder's risk insurance within the appropriation for such
projects. The Manager is the officer responsible for the administration
and expenditure of the Town's self-insurance property and liability
funds.
The Town Manager, in addition to those persons enumerated in section
2-9(a) of the Dedham Home Rule Charter, may submit articles to the Board of Selectmen for inclusion on the warrant for any annual or special Town meeting.