Town of Littleton, MA: Administrator, Town

§ 3-1 Town Administrator.

Section 1. The Select Board (BOS) shall appoint, and may remove, a Town Administrator. The Town Administrator shall be selected in accordance with Section 2.

Section 2. The Town Administrator shall report to the Select Board. The Town Administrator shall be appointed as follows: [Amended 11-1-2023 STM by Art. 16]
1)	The Select Board may appoint a Town Administrator Selection Committee (TASC). The TASC shall consist of 5 members as follows:
	a)	Chair, a member of the Select Board, appointed by the Select Board.
	b)	A member of the Finance Committee, appointed by the Finance Committee.
	c)	A member of the School Committee, appointed by the School Committee.
	d)	A member of the Personnel Advisory Committee, appointed by the Personnel Advisory Committee.
	e)	A member at large with municipal management experience appointed by the Select Board.
2)	Alternatively, the Select Board may, by supermajority vote, waive the appointment of a TASC if it is in the best interest of the Town to engage in an alternative method for a recruitment, screening or hiring process.

Section 3. [Amended 5-4-2009 ATM, Art. 25, 5-7-2012 ATM, Art. 21, 5-6-2013 ATM, Art. 25; 11-16-2016 STM, Art. 14]
The Town Administrator shall directly supervise and conduct performance reviews for the following current and future department heads unless otherwise specified by statute: Assistant Town Administrator; Director of Finance and Budget; DPW Director; Facilities Manager; Head of Information Technology; Building Commissioner; Human Resources; Director of Elder and Human Services; and Littleton Community Television (LCTV) Executive Director. The department heads shall be appointed by, and can be removed by, the Town Administrator subject to the approval of the Select Board. The appointment of the Director of Elder and Human Services shall also be subject to approval by the Council on Aging. Employees of the heads of said departments shall be appointed by the department head subject to approval of the Town Administrator. The Executive Assistant to the Town Administrator shall be appointed by the Town Administrator. [Amended 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 36]

Section 4. The Town Administrator shall administer the Town's performance review process in order to ensure consistent reviews across all departments. The Town Administrator shall have the following responsibility to ensure that the reviews are conducted in a fair and timely manner:
	a)	Responsibility of performance reviews for direct reports of the Town Administrator;
	b)	Oversee the review process for employees who report to a department head; and
	c)	Provide input for employees who report to Town Boards.

Section 5. The Town Administrator shall have input in the hiring of employees of the Town Boards unless otherwise stated in a statute. The Town Boards retain the hiring decision. The Town Administrator shall provide input to performance reviews to ensure that the reviews are conducted in a fair and timely manner in accordance with the Town's performance review process.

Section 6. The Town Administrator shall be responsible for the budget process.

Section 7. At the direction of the BOS, the Town Administrator shall establish working hours, holidays, and vacations days for Town departments reporting to the Town Administrator in accordance with the Town's Personnel Bylaw, if any. The Town Administrator shall establish working hours, holidays, and vacations days in consultation with Town Boards for their employees in accordance with the Town's Personnel Bylaw, if any.

Section 8. The Town Administrator shall establish and maintain operational systems, hours of operation, and proximity of departments to ensure that Town Offices operate in an efficient manner for the benefit of the citizens.

Section 9. The Town Administrator shall conduct regular department meetings and report on such meetings to the BOS.

Section 10. The Town Administrator shall perform other duties as directed by the BOS.