There is created the office of town manager of the town.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The town manager shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval
of the majority of all members of the governing body. The town manager
shall be appointed solely on the basis of administrative qualifications,
experience and criteria set forth in the job description. The town
manager is an at-will employee.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
Under the direct supervision of the mayor, the town manager
is the chief administrative officer and shall:
A.
Be responsible
for the effective management and administrative affairs of the town;
B.
Give
general direction to the programs and activities of all town departments;
C.
Be responsible
for the proper execution of the policies set by the governing body;
D.
Enforce
and carry out all ordinances, rules and regulations enacted by the
governing body;
E.
Keep
the mayor and town council informed of the conditions and needs of
the town and make such reports and recommendations as may be deemed
desirable, or as may be requested by the mayor or the governing body;
F.
Attend
all meetings of the governing body, and of committees thereof, and
may make suggestions and/or recommendations, but shall not have the
right to vote;
G.
Prepare
and submit an annual budget to the governing body;
H.
Supervise
all employees of the municipality, excepting the elected officials;
I.
Consistent
with this personnel policy and any CBA in effect at the time, shall
hire, discipline and discharge through the approved HR department
hiring policies and procedures all employees who are not elected officials;
J.
Perform
such other duties appropriate to the office or as may be assigned
by the mayor and the governing body.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
No elective officer of the town shall be appointed town manager,
or acting town manager, during the term for which he has been elected,
or within one year after the expiration of said term.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
The town manager shall be responsible to the mayor and governing
body for the efficient administration of all branches and departments
of town government. The mayor and members of the town council shall
deal with department directors and employees of the town solely through
the town manager. Neither the mayor nor any member of the town council
shall give any order directly to any department or employee, either
publicly or privately.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
In the absence of an assistant town manager, the town manager
is authorized to appoint an acting town manager whenever he or she
will be away from the office for an extended period of time due to
attendance at conferences, training seminars, authorized leave, or
other purposes. The acting town manager will have general supervisory
authority over all department directors and staff, and will report
to the mayor and town council. Employees, other than the assistant
town manager, appointed in such capacity shall be authorized a supplemental
pay allowance of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day, when such person
is appointed to the acting manager’s position for periods of
three (3) full days or longer.
(Ordinance 18-01 adopted 2018)
