The inhabitants of the Town of Ogunquit shall, in the collective, constitute a municipal corporation by the name of the Town of Ogunquit, hereinafter referred to as the Town.
The powers of the Town under this Charter shall be construed liberally in the favor of the Town so as to enable the Town to exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, privileges, and franchises, and be subject to all the duties, liabilities and obligations provided for herein, or otherwise pertaining to or incumbent upon said Town under the Laws of the State of Maine and the State Constitution.
It may enact bylaws, regulations, and ordinances not inconsistent with the State Constitution and the Laws of the State of Maine, and impose penalties for the breach thereof, not exceeding the maximum amount as established by statute in any one case, to be recovered to the use of said Town by appropriate action.
The Town shall operate under the Town Meeting - Select Board - Town Manager form of government set forth in this Charter. Under this form of government, the Select Board serves as the Town's executive body, and the Town Manager serves as the chief executive and administrative official to oversee the daily operations of the Town. The Town meeting serves as the municipal legislative body for the Town.
The Town shall have all the powers possible for a municipality to have under the State Constitution and the Laws of the State of Maine, including but not limited to the power to:
102.1 
Maintain all Town physical and natural assets.
102.2 
Establish and maintain a Police and Fire department.
102.3 
Lay out, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain, repair, control and operate roads, streets and ways, sidewalks, Marginal Way, public parks and beaches, public walks, public parking lots, and public wharves and landings.
102.4 
Maintain and protect Perkins Cove and the channel of the Josias River between Perkins Cove and the sea, the Ogunquit River and the river estuary.
102.5 
Regulate the taking of clams.
102.6 
Adopt and modify the official maps of the Town.
The Town may exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions and may participate in the financing thereof, jointly or in cooperation, by contract or otherwise, with any one or more municipalities, states, or civil divisions or agencies thereof, or the United States government or agency thereof.
It is the policy of the Town of Ogunquit to uphold, promote, and demand the highest standards of ethics and conduct from all of its officers, officials, and employees.
Public service is a public trust. It is the intent of this Charter to promote that all elected and appointed public servants and employees shall demonstrate by word and action the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all public, professional, and personal relationships. They shall conduct themselves so as to maintain public confidence in their position, integrity of town government, and in their responsibility to uphold the public trust.
The Select Board shall maintain and update a Code of Ethics.