The First Selectman shall be the full-time chief executive officer
and chief administrative officer of the Town. The First Selectman
shall be a full voting and participating member of the Board of Selectmen
and shall preside at meetings of said Board. In the absence of the
First Selectman, the Acting First Selectman shall preside. The First
Selectman, or in his absence the Acting First Selectman, shall be
an ex-officio member of all other Town boards, commissions and similar
bodies, and said boards, commissions and similar bodies shall immediately
notify the First Selectman, in writing, of all special meetings to
be held.
The First Selectman shall have the powers and duties provided
in this Charter and those provided in the Special Acts, General Statutes
and ordinances and regulations of the Town of Windsor Locks not inconsistent
with this Charter.
A. He, or his designated representative, shall be the official head
of the Town for all ceremonial purposes.
B. He shall execute or cause to be executed the Town ordinances, regulations,
resolutions and policies.
C. He shall have responsibility for the care, maintenance and operation
of all buildings, lands, apparatus and property, which are subject
to the control of the Board of Selectmen.
D. With the approval of the Board of Selectmen, he shall enter into
contracts or agreements with government agencies, corporations or
others, subject to the limitations of this Charter and in the General
Statutes.
E. With the approval of the Board of Selectmen, he shall supervise the
administration of the affairs of the Town, except those matters which,
by the General Statutes, by this Charter or by ordinance, are exclusively
committed to the Board of Education or other boards, commissions or
similar bodies.