The Town Manager shall appoint, and may remove, subject to the
confirmation of the Board of Selectmen, the administrative officers
provided for in Section 802, and other officials and employees as
provided for in Section 803. Said officers shall have powers and duties
as are provided for such by the General Statutes, except as otherwise
provided by this Charter.
All officers shall receive such compensation as determined by
the Board of Selectmen, subject to inclusion in the annual budget.
Unless otherwise provided by the Selectmen, officers, department heads
and employees need not be residents of the Town.
There shall be the following Town administrative officers:
A. Director of Administrative Services.
B. Director of Planning and Development.
C. Director of Public Works.
D. Finance Director who shall have the following powers and duties together
with such powers and duties as the Town Manager and the Board of Selectmen
shall confer. The Finance Director shall be the Town Treasurer and
the agent of all Town funds and, except as otherwise provided by this
Charter, shall have all the powers and duties prescribed for Town
Treasurers by the General Statutes.
The Town Manager may utilize the services of the resident state
trooper program supplemented with local police officers or constables
or organize a local police department by ordinance.
The Town Manager, subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen,
may appoint and remove the Town Attorney who shall be an attorney
at law or a firm of attorneys at law admitted to practice in this
state, who shall serve for a two-year term of office commencing on
the second Tuesday following the Town election. He shall appear for
and protect the rights of the Town in all actions, suits or proceedings
brought by or against it or any officers, employees or agencies in
all matters affecting the Town. He shall, upon written request of
the Town Manager or Board of Selectmen, provide a written opinion
to any official of the Town on any question of law involving their
respective powers and duties. He shall, upon request of the Town Manager
or the Board of Selectmen, prepare or approve forms or contracts or
other instruments to which the Town is a party. He shall have the
power, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to compromise
and settle all claims by or against the Town. Upon request of the
Selectmen he shall attend Town Meetings. Nothing in this section shall
prevent the Selectmen from retaining Special Counsel when the needs
of the Town so require. In actions brought against the Town which
fall within the coverage of a liability insurance policy, the insurer
will appoint counsel.