[Amended 6-3-2019 by Order No. 18-126]
The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive and Chief Administrative
Officer of the Town of Weymouth and shall have all of the power and
authority that is conferred upon the Mayor by the Weymouth Home Rule
Charter.
The Mayor shall be considered to be the lawful successor to
the Board of Selectmen and shall have every power, duty, authority
and responsibility which was previously exercised by the Board of
Selectmen, unless some other provision is made in the Weymouth Home
Rule Charter or this Code.
The Mayor shall receive an annual salary of $140,000.
The Mayor, after consultation with the Town Solicitor, may bring
on behalf of the Town any proceedings before any court, legislative
committee, administrative agency or other public official or agency
and may answer and defend any such proceedings brought against the
Town and may cause the Town Solicitor to appear on behalf of the Town
in any such proceedings instituted by others in which the Town has
an interest. The Mayor, after consultation with the Town Solicitor,
may prosecute such suits to final judgment, or may compromise any
claims by and against the Town on such terms as seem to the Mayor
and Town Solicitor to be in the best interests of the Town, whether
or not such claims are in litigation.
The Mayor shall have authority in the name of the Town and through
the Town Solicitor to prosecute, defend or compromise any and all
claims or suits to which the Town is a party and in relation to claims
and suits whenever in the judgment of the Mayor it is reasonably necessary,
except actions otherwise provided for by statute or by ordinance.
All payments by the Town for worker's compensation shall, on
the approval of the Mayor, be charged to the Workmen's Compensation
Claims Fund, or the damages and claims account as shall in each such
case be deemed to be most appropriate.
The Mayor shall be authorized to accept deeds conveying an interest
in real estate to the Town. The Mayor shall notify the Town Council
whenever such acceptance occurs. All land owned by the Town which
is not by vote of the Town specifically assigned to some particular
Town agency shall be deemed to be under the authority of the Mayor.
The Mayor shall have general direction or management of the property
and affairs of the Town in all matters not otherwise provided for
unless otherwise provided by law.
The Mayor shall have authority to sell or otherwise dispose
of personal property and any real estate of which the Town has possession
or title by following the procedures established in MGL c. 30B.
Whenever a Town agency to which any land, easement, or other
right or interest in land has been assigned determines that the land,
easement, or other right or interest in land is no longer required
by the agency, it shall notify the Mayor forthwith of such determination
and shall identify, with specificity, the land, easement, or other
right or interest in land which it has deemed to be no longer needed
by the Town agency.
The Mayor, upon receipt of any such determination, shall forthwith
refer the matter to the Department of Planning and Community Development
for a report and recommendation. The Department of Planning and Community
Development shall, after study and analysis, file a report with the
Mayor containing its recommendations and the reasons for such recommendations.
Whenever any owned land, easement, or other right or interest
in land is to be sold, the Mayor shall file a request to authorize
such sale with the Town Council. The Town Council may, by a two-thirds
vote, authorize the conveyance of such land, or a portion thereof,
or the abandonment of an easement or other right or interest in the
land. The Town Council may specify a minimum sum to be paid to the
Town for such conveyance or abandonment.
The Mayor shall advertise and otherwise give notice of the offer
to convey or abandon the land, easement, or other right or interest
in land in accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 30B and any other
provisions of law as may be applicable. If the Town Council has specified
a minimum amount, the Mayor may, for such amount or any larger amount
and on such other terms and conditions as the Mayor may deem to be
proper, convey said land, or part thereof, by deed, or declare such
easement, or right, or other interest, or part thereof, be abandoned.
The Mayor, acting through the department heads, shall be responsible
for the overall supervision of the departments of the Town government
and for the establishment of priorities and policies to govern the
operation of the Town departments and agencies.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by Order No. 21-090]
The Mayor may appoint such other assistants as the needs of
the office may require and as the appropriation made for such purposes
may allow.
Every employee in the office of the Mayor shall be considered
to be a confidential employee and shall not be subject to the ordinary
provisions of the Civil Service Law, G.L. c. 31 et seq., or the human
resources provisions of these ordinances.
Whenever the Mayor desires to suspend or to remove any person from an office or position appointed by the Mayor, such removal shall be governed, insofar as appropriate, by the provisions of Section
3-4 of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter
10 of these ordinances governing human resources matters.