The Selectmen shall appoint a Town Manager who shall be responsible
to them. In addition to such powers and duties as prescribed by statute
for the Town Manager and such other responsibilities as specifically
designated by the Board of Selectmen, the Town Manager shall:
A. Act
as the Chief Administrative and Executive Officer of the Town of Kennebunkport;
B. Be
responsible to the Board of Selectmen for the administration of all
departments and offices over which the Board has control;
C. Execute
all laws and ordinances of Kennebunkport;
D. Serve
in any office as the head of any department under the control of the
Board of Selectmen when so directed by the Selectmen;
E. Appoint, subject to confirmation by the Board of Selectmen, supervise and control heads of departments under control of the Selectmen when the department is not headed by the Town Manager under Subsection
D;
F. Appoint,
supervise and control all Town officials which the municipal officers
are required by statute to appoint, unless otherwise provided by ordinance
or this code and except members of boards, commissions and committees;
and appoint, supervise and control all other officials, including
the Town Treasurer, the Director of Public Works and the Tax Collector,
subordinates and assistants. The Town Manager may delegate this authority
to a head of a department and report all appointments to the Board
of Selectmen for confirmation;
G. Act
as purchasing agent of the Town as directed by the Selectmen;
H. Attend
all meetings of the Board of Selectmen, except during illness or vacation,
or otherwise with prior approval of the Board of Selectmen;
I. Attend
municipal meetings and hearings as requested by the Board of Selectmen;
J. Keep
the Board of Selectmen informed as to the financial condition of the
Town;
K. Collect
data necessary for the preparation of the budget; assist and work
with the Budget Board;
L. Assist,
insofar as possible, residents and taxpayers in discovering their
lawful remedies in cases involving complaints of unfair vendor, administrative
and governmental practices;
M. Exercise
exclusive authority to remove for cause, after notice and hearing,
all persons whom the Town Manager is authorized to appoint and report
any removals to the Board of Selectmen. However, all employees shall
serve a probationary period of six months and may be removed without
cause, notice or hearing prior to the expiration of this probationary
period;
N. Prepare
applications for state and federal grants;
O. Coordinate
departmental activities and set attainable goals for all municipal
departments;
P. Monitor
all state and federal programs that may benefit the Town of Kennebunkport
and supervise these programs in the Town of Kennebunkport. The Town
Manager will also be responsible for any municipal programs initiated
by the Board of Selectmen;
Q. Appoint
at least one Deputy Tax Collector subject to confirmation by the Board
of Selectmen; and
R. Prepare
or have prepared and submit to the Board of Selectmen for approval
job descriptions for all municipal employees and appointed officers
of the Town.
All officers appointed by the Board of Selectmen and reporting
to the Town Manager may, upon recommendation of the Town Manager,
be removed by the Selectmen for cause, after notice and hearing, which
hearing shall be conducted by the Board of Selectmen, consistent with
statute.
The municipal administration shall be divided into the following
departments:
A. Administrative
Department.
D. Parks
and Recreation Department.
E. Planning
and Development Department.
Use of electronic mail (email) by members of any Kennebunkport
board or committee should conform to the same standards of judgment,
propriety and ethics as other forms of board- or committee-related
communication. All board and committee members shall comply with the
following guidelines when using email in the conduct of board or committee
business:
A. Boards
and committees shall not use email as a substitute for deliberations
at meetings or for other communications or business properly confined
to meetings.
B. Board
and committee members should be aware that email and email attachments
received or prepared for use in board or committee business or containing
information relating to board of committee business are public records
which may be inspected by any person upon request, unless made confidential
by Maine's Right to Know Law (1 M.R.S.A. § 401 et seq.).
C. Board
or committee members should avoid reference to confidential information
about employees, personnel or other matters in email communications
because of the risk of improper disclosure. All board and committee
members should comply with the same standards as Town employees with
regard to confidential information.