The First Selectman shall be the chief elected official, the
full-time chief executive officer and the 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 the meetings
of said Board. The First Selectman shall be an ex-officio member of
all boards and commissions of the Town, without vote but with all
other privileges of membership, including without limitation, the
right to participate in discussion, to attend executive sessions and
to receive all notices, agendas and minutes. The First Selectman may
from time to time delegate to another Selectman the right to be an
ex-officio member of such boards and commissions as he may specify,
in which case the Selectman so designated shall have the same rights
and privileges as the First Selectman.
A.
General. The First Selectman shall have all of the powers, duties
and responsibilities conferred by the General Statutes, this Charter,
and the Woodbury Code of Ordinances upon first selectmen, chief executive
officers and chief administrative officers. He shall have such other
powers, duties and responsibilities as are conferred by the Board
of Selectmen which are not inconsistent with the General Statutes,
this Charter or the Woodbury Code of Ordinances. The First Selectman
also shall have all the powers necessary or incidental to the discharge
of the duties and responsibilities of the office as set forth in this
Charter.
B.
Specific. Under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, the First
Selectman shall:
1.
Organize and manage the administration of the departments of the
Town;
2.
Implement or cause the implementation of ordinances, resolutions,
policies and other action voted by the Board of Selectmen or the Town
Meeting;
3.
Coordinate the Board of Selectmen in the discharge of all the Board's
duties and responsibilities;
4.
Present a State of the Town report to the Annual Town Meeting; and
5.
Cause the following to be prepared, submitted to the Board of Selectmen
for approval and, upon approval, filed with the Town Clerk:
a.
A written job description for each Town employee that includes the
regular qualifications, duties and responsibilities for appointment
to such position.
b.
A set of personnel rules which shall provide, among other things,
for a probationary period of employment, hours of work, vacation,
sick leave and other leaves of absence, removals and such other rules
as may be necessary to provide an appropriate and systematic procedure
for the administration of the personnel affairs of the Town.
c.
Any appropriate amendments to existing descriptions of job or position
duties and responsibilities, minimum qualifications and personnel
rules.
6.
Prepare annually, submit to the Board of Selectmen for approval and,
upon approval, furnish to the Board of Finance and file with the Town
Clerk an Organization Chart and Pay Plan for all compensated offices
and positions in the Town, whether elected or appointed, full or part
time, salaried or hourly, and, from time to time, prepare and propose
any appropriate amendments thereto.
