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:
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Director of Administrative Services.
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Director of Planning and Development.
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Director of Public Works.
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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.
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There shall be an appointed Assessor and Revenue Collector.
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The Town Manager, subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen, may appoint and remove such officials and employees as the needs of the Town require and as mandated by state statutes to include regional partnerships and services, subject to budgetary appropriations.
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The Town Manager, subject to the confirmation of the Board of Selectmen, may combine any of the positions provided for in Section 802 and 803, provided that in combining positions, an appointee is qualified to perform such assigned functions.
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.