There shall be such administrative departments as are established
by this Charter and may be established by Ordinance and, excepting
as otherwise provided in this Charter, these administrative departments
shall be under the direction of the Town Administrator.
The Council shall have power by Ordinance to establish administrative
departments or offices not herein provided by this Charter. The Council
may discontinue, redesignate, or combine any of the departments and/or
administrative offices. No changes shall be made by the Council in
the organization of the administrative service of the Town until the
recommendations of the Town Administrator thereon shall have been
heard by the Council.
The head of each department shall be a director who shall be
appointed by the Town Administrator subject to the approval of the
Council and such director shall have supervision and control over
that Director’s department. Two or more departments may be headed
by the same individual and the Town Administrator may head one or
more departments.
The Council shall appoint a Town Secretary who shall act as
the Secretary to the Council and shall hold office at the pleasure
of the Council. The Town Secretary shall be entitled to a seat at
the Council table at all official meetings.
A. Duties
of the Town Secretary:
The duties of the Town Secretary
shall be as follows: 1. Record the minutes of all official meetings
of the Council; provided, however, only the captions of duly enacted
Ordinances and Resolutions shall be recorded in the minutes; 2. Be
the custodian of all municipal records of the Council; 3. Recommend
to the Council rules and regulations to be adopted by Ordinances to
protect the safety and security of the municipal records; 4. Hold
and maintain the Town Seal and affix to all instruments requiring
such seal.
B. Compensation:
The Council shall set the compensation of the Town Secretary.