[Adopted as Ch. 20 of the 3-10-1934 General Bylaws; amended
in its entirety 10-26-2015 FTM by Art.
1]
Upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of police chief,
the Town Administrator shall appoint a committee of six persons to
be called the "Police Chief Screening Committee" (hereinafter the
Committee) which shall be comprised of: (a) one member of the Select
Board, designated by the Select Board; (b) a member of the Personnel
Board; (c) a current sworn member of the Milton Police Department;
and (d) three residents of the Town not in a paid service of the Town,
either elected, appointed or hired, at least one of whom shall have
had substantial experience in law enforcement or a related field.
The Town Administrator shall fill vacancies on the Committee as they
may occur. The Committee shall make all decisions by majority vote,
including the election of the Committee chair. No person appointed
to the Committee shall be eligible for appointment to the then current
vacancy in the office of police chief. The Committee shall be dissolved
upon the swearing in of the newly chosen police chief.
Upon completion of the process required under §§
54-2 and
54-3, the Committee shall select three qualified finalists, prepare a written analysis of each, and forward a list of such qualified finalists to the Town Administrator. In the event one or more of said qualified finalists withdraws from consideration at any time prior to the swearing in of the newly chosen police chief, the Committee shall upon a request of the Town Administrator, select and forward as recommended additional qualified finalists, equal in number to those finalists having withdrawn, to be added to the list of recommended finalists. In seeking additional qualified finalists, the Committee may reconsider applications already submitted and may set additional deadlines for late applications to be considered. All said additional qualified finalists must meet the requirements of §
54-2.
The Town Administrator shall investigate the qualified finalists
recommended by the Committee and shall choose the police chief from
the list of qualified finalists recommended by the Committee. The
Committee and the Town Administrator shall conduct this selection
process in an expeditious manner.
[Adopted 5-2-2017 ATM
by Art. 16 (Ch. 24 of the 3-10-1934 General Bylaws)]
The Town Administrator shall appoint a Chief Procurement Officer
(CPO) for the Town.
If not certified at the time of appointment, such CPO shall
obtain Massachusetts Inspector General's Office certification as a
Massachusetts Certified Public Purchasing Official (MCPPO), or its
equivalency, within three years of appointment as CPO and shall maintain
such certification while serving as CPO.
The CPO shall serve as head of the Town's Purchasing Department.
No Town employee, Department, Board or Committee shall expend $5,000
or more of Town funds, whether appropriated, grant money or otherwise,
for the purchase of goods or services, except pursuant to a purchase
order issued with the approval of the CPO. The CPO's review and approval
of purchase orders shall be limited to compliance with procurement
laws and regulations, and whether there are opportunities for cost
savings, and shall not include whether the proposed purchase is needed.
The Town Accountant shall not approve for payment any bill or invoice,
in the amount of $5,000 or more, for the purchase of goods or services,
in the absence of an approved purchase order.
The CPO shall serve as a resource and advisor to all Town employees,
Departments, Boards and Committees with regard to all procurement
matters. Such employees, Departments, Boards and Committees shall
provide the CPO with such information as the CPO shall request as
to anticipated needs and purchases, so as to promote consolidated
purchases. No Town employee, Department, Board or Committee shall
issue any Invitation for Bid (IFB) or Request for Proposal (RFP),
without the prior review and approval of the same by the CPO.
The CPO shall be responsible for maintaining all documents and
records necessary to demonstrate the Town's compliance with all applicable
procurement laws and regulations. Town employees, Departments, Boards
and Committees shall provide the CPO with all documents and records
the CPO shall request relating to Town purchases.
If any Town employee, Department, Board or Committee, other
than the School Committee, School Department and Select Board, is
dissatisfied with the decision of the CPO not to approve a proposed
purchase order, IFB or RFP, such employee, Department, Board or Committee
may appeal such decision to the Town Administrator, whose decision
shall be final. If any employee of the School Department is dissatisfied
with the decision of the CPO not to approve a purchase order, IFB
or RFP, such employee may appeal such decision to the Superintendent
of Schools, whose decision shall be final. The Select Board and the
School Committee shall submit proposed purchase orders, IFB and RFP
to the CPO for review and comment, but such Board and Committee may
override the disapproval of the CPO.