The First Selectman shall be the full-time executive and chief
administrative officer of the Town. The First Selectman, during his
or her term of office, shall not hold any civil office that provides
compensation under the government of the United States, the State
of Connecticut or any subdivision thereof, except that of notary public
or Justice of the Peace.
The First Selectman shall have the powers and duties of First
Selectman prescribed by law.
A. The First Selectman shall be the official head of the Town for all
ceremonial purposes, for military purposes and for the purpose of
receiving civil process.
B. The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
shall establish, in writing, and be responsible for the administrative
and personnel policies for Town offices and employees, including the
office of First Selectman, and shall execute or cause to be executed
the Town ordinances, regulations, resolutions and policies.
C. The First Selectman shall have responsibility for the care, maintenance
and operation of all buildings, lands, apparatus and property that
are subject to the control of the Board of Selectmen.
D. The First Selectman shall enter into contracts or agreements with
government agencies, corporations or others with the approval of the
Board of Selectmen and other limitations in this Charter and the CT
General Statutes.
E. The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
shall generally supervise the administration of the affairs of the
Town, except those matters that the CT General Statutes, the Charter
or an ordinance exclusively commits to the Board of Education or other
boards. The First Selectman shall preside over meetings of the Board
of Selectmen.
F. The First Selectman shall be an ex officio member of the Board of
Finance and, when present, shall vote only to break a tie. The First
Selectman shall designate members of the Board of Selectmen as ex
officio members of all remaining Town boards and commissions.
The First Selectman shall hire and dismiss employees of the
Town, except employees of the Board of Education and other employees
whose employment is otherwise provided by law, and shall give notice
of each hiring or dismissal to the Board of Selectmen at its next
meeting. Such hiring or dismissal may be overruled only by a majority
vote of the Board of Selectmen at its next meeting following such
notification.
The First Selectman shall receive such compensation as may be
determined by the approved Annual Town Budget.