A.
There shall be the following appointed officers of the Town:
(1)
Assessor.
(2)
Building Official.
(3)
Chief Of Police.
(4)
Controller.
(5)
Director of Civil Preparedness.
(6)
Director of Health.
(7)
Director of Parks and Recreation.
(8)
Director of Public Works.
(9)
Erosion and Sedimentation Control Officer.
(10)
Fire Marshal.
(11)
Municipal Agent for the Elderly.
(12)
Sanitarian.
(13)
Tax Collector.
(14)
Town Attorney.
(15)
Tree Warden.
(16)
Wetlands Enforcement Officer.
(17)
Zoning Enforcement Officer.
B.
There may be the following appointed officers of the Town subject
to the approval of the Board of Selectmen:
Any officer who is appointed to a position for which there exists
a state certification shall either possess said certification or shall
obtain the appropriate certification within such period of time as
may be deemed reasonable by the Board of Selectmen.
Appointed Town officers shall have such powers, duties and responsibilities
and shall be subject to such restrictions and limitations as are prescribed
with respect to such offices in the CT General Statutes, except as
otherwise prescribed in the Charter, in the ordinances or other action
of the legislative authority or in appropriate directions, from time
to time, from the First Selectman, the Board of Selectmen and the
respective supervisors of such officers.
In the performance of their duties, appointed Town officers
may engage such assistants as are approved by the First Selectman,
provided that the compensation of any such assistant to be paid by
the Town shall be limited by the process of necessary budgetary appropriation.
All appointed officers of the Town shall be appointed by the
Board of Selectmen in accordance with the provisions of § C4-12
of this Charter.
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all appointive
officers shall hold office for terms of two (2) years and shall take
office the first Monday in February after the biennial Town election.
In addition to other duties prescribed by law, the Director
shall supervise the activities of the Sanitarian. The Health Director
shall further supervise the periodic inspection of all establishments
in the Town that provide food, drinks or lodging on a commercial basis.
There shall be a Department of Public Works which through its
Director shall have supervision and control of the maintenance of
all Town-owned structures, except such structures as are under the
Parks and Recreation Commission and/or the Board of Education. The
Director and Department of Public Works shall have such responsibilities
as may, from time to time, be reasonably prescribed by the Board of
Selectmen and shall have such qualifications by training or experience
as the Board of Selectmen may require.
The Chief of Police shall have such qualifications by training
or experience as the Board of Selectmen may require to serve and to
direct the law enforcement personnel of the Town and perform such
duties as may be directed by the Board of Selectmen.
A.
The Town Attorney shall serve for a term of two (2) years or until
a qualified successor has been appointed.
B.
The duties of the Town Attorney shall include:
(1)
Review in advance of all Town Meetings the matters to be presented
at such meetings and consult with the Board of Selectmen, as necessary,
to assure the orderly disposition of the business of the meeting.
(2)
Prepare all ordinances proposed by any Town officer, board or commission,
at the request of the First Selectman.
(3)
Review all ordinances to be acted upon and redraft the same, if necessary,
in appropriate ordinance language.
(4)
Be the legal advisor to all Town officers, boards, commissions or
agencies in all matters affecting the Town and attend all Town Meetings
and the annual budget hearing and, at the request of the First Selectman,
attend periodic meetings of the Board of Selectmen and other meetings
or hearings.
(5)
Give opinions on such matters as are submitted for opinion by the
First Selectman or, with the approval of the First Selectman, by any
other Town officers or by the Chairman of any other Town board or
commission.
C.
There shall also be such special Town Attorneys as may be appointed
by the Board of Selectmen for land use or other matters or to act
in the absence or incapacity of the Town Attorney.
D.
It shall be the responsibility of the Board of Selectmen to ensure
that Town boards and commissions have access to such legal services
as are required for the proper interpretation and enforcement of the
laws they administer. For such purposes, boards and commissions, within
the limits of their appropriations and with the approval of the Board
of Selectmen, may employ specialized legal counsel.
