The executive powers of the town shall be vested solely in the
mayor, and may be exercised by the mayor either personally or through
the several town agencies under the general supervision and control
of the office of the mayor. The mayor shall cause the charter, the
laws, the ordinances and other orders for the government of the town
to be enforced, and shall cause a record of all official acts of the
executive branch of the town government to be kept.
The mayor shall exercise a general supervision and direction
over all town agencies, unless otherwise provided by law, by the charter
or by ordinance. Each town agency shall furnish to the mayor, forthwith
upon request, any information, materials or otherwise as the mayor
may request and as the needs of the office of mayor and the interest
of the town may require.
The mayor shall supervise, direct and be responsible for the
efficient administration of all town activities and functions placed
under the control of the mayor by law, by this charter, by ordinance
or otherwise. The mayor shall be responsible for the efficient and
effective coordination of the activities of all agencies of the town
of Weymouth and for this purpose shall have authority consistent with
law, to call together for consultation, conference and discussion
at reasonable times all persons serving the town, whether elected
directly by the voters, chosen by persons elected directly by the
voters, or otherwise.
The mayor shall be, by virtue of the office, a member of every
multiple member body of the town. The mayor shall have a right, as
such ex officio member, to attend any meeting of any multiple member
body of the town, at any time, including, so called, executive sessions,
to participate in the discussions, to make motions and to exercise
every other right of a regular member of such body, but not including
the right to vote.
The mayor shall appoint, subject to the review of such appointments by the town council as provided in section
2-10, all town officers, department heads and the members of multiple-member bodies for whom no other method of appointment or selection is provided by the charter, excepting only persons serving under the school committee, and persons serving under the town council. Except as may otherwise be required by the civil service law, appointments made by the mayor shall be for indefinite terms. All persons categorized as department heads shall, subject to the consent of the mayor, appoint all assistants, subordinates and other employees of the agency for which such person is responsible.
All appointments and promotions made by the mayor shall be made
on the basis of merit and fitness demonstrated by examination, past
performance, or by other evidence of competence and suitability. Each
person appointed to fill an office or position shall be a person especially
fitted by education, training and previous work experience to perform
the duties of the office or position for which chosen.
Whenever a vacancy, either temporary or permanent, occurs in
a town office and the needs of the town require that such office be
filled, the mayor may designate the head of another town agency or
a town officer or town employee, or some other person to perform the
duties of the office on a temporary basis until such time as the position
can be filled as otherwise provided by law, by the charter or by ordinance.
The mayor shall file a certificate in substantially the following
form, with the town clerk, whenever a person is designated under this
section:
I designate (name of person) to perform the duties of the office
of (designate office in which vacancy exists) on a temporary basis
until the office can be filled by (here set out the regular procedure
for filling the vacancy, or when the regular officer shall return).
I certify that said person is qualified to perform the duties which
will be required and that I make this designation solely in the interests
of the town of Weymouth.
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(signed) Mayor
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Persons serving as temporary officers under the authority of
this section shall have only those powers of the office indispensably
essential to the performance of the duties of the office during the
period of such temporary appointment and no others. No temporary appointment
shall be for more than ninety days, provided, however, not more than
one thirty day extension of a temporary appointment may be made when
a permanent vacancy exists in the office.
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Every order, ordinance, resolution or vote adopted or passed
by the town council relative to the affairs of the town, except memorial
resolutions, the selection of town officers by the town council and
any matters relating to the internal affairs of the town council,
shall be presented to the mayor for approval. If the mayor approves
of the measure the mayor shall sign it; if the mayor disapproves of
the measure the mayor shall return the measure, with the specific
reason or reasons for such disapproval attached thereto, in writing,
to the town council. The town council shall enter the objections of
the mayor on its records, and not sooner than ten days, nor after
thirty days from the date of its return to the town council, shall
again consider the same measure. If the town council, notwithstanding
such disapproval, by the mayor, shall again pass the order, ordinance,
resolution or vote by a two-thirds vote of the full council, it shall
then be deemed in force, notwithstanding the failure of the mayor
to approve the same. If the mayor has neither signed a measure nor
returned it to the town council within ten days following the date
it was presented to the mayor, the measure shall be deemed approved
and in force.
The mayor may authorize any subordinate officer or employee
of the town to exercise any power or perform any function or any duty
which is assigned by this charter, or otherwise, to the mayor and
the mayor may rescind or revoke any such authorizations previously
made, provided, however, that all acts performed under any such delegation
of authority during such period of authorization shall be and remain
the acts of the mayor. Nothing in this section shall be construed
to authorize a mayor to delegate the power of appointment to town
office or employment or to sign or return measures approved by the
town council.