The City Manager, the City Clerk, and the City Treasurer shall, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, execute to the Town corporate surety bonds, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their respective duties, in such amounts as shall from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Council.
(§ 1, Ch. II, Ord. 171)
Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2-3.101 of this article, all officers and employees of the Town shall be covered under an honesty blanket position bond in a penal sum as shall from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Council.
(§ 2, Ch. II, Ord. 171)
All bonds shall be executed by a responsible corporate surety authorized to do business within the State, shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney, and shall be filed with the City Clerk. The amount of the premiums for official bonds shall be paid by the Town.
(§ 3, Ch. II, Ord. 171)
The City Manager shall be appointed by the Council on the basis of his or her administrative and executive ability, with emphasis upon experience in the fields of civil engineering and city administration, and shall hold office for and during the pleasure of the Council.
(§ I, Ord. 67)
No person elected as a member of the Council of the Town shall, subsequent to such election, be eligible for appointment as City Manager until one year has elapsed after such Council member shall have ceased to be a member of the Council.
(§ II, Ord. 67)
The City Manager shall execute a corporate surety bond as set forth in Article 1 of this chapter.
(§ III, Ord. 67)
The City Manager shall appoint, subject to the approval of the Council, one of the other officers or department heads of the Town to serve as Manager Pro Tempore during any temporary absence or disability of the City Manager. In the event of the absence or disability of the City Manager and his or her failure to so appoint a Manager Pro Tempore, the Council may designate a qualified Town employee to perform the duties of the City Manager during the period of the absence or disability of the City Manager, subject, however, to such person furnishing a corporate surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties required to be performed as set forth in Article 1 of this chapter. No such person serving as Manager Pro Tempore, whether appointed by the City Manager or designated by the Council, shall receive compensation for the performance of such office unless expressly so provided by resolution of the Council.
(§ IV, Ord. 67)
The City Manager shall receive such compensation and expense allowances as the Council shall from time to time determine and fix by resolution. Such compensation and expense allowances shall be proper charges against such funds of the Town as the Council shall designate.
The City Manager shall be reimbursed for all sums necessarily incurred or paid by him or her in the performance of his or her duties or incurred when traveling on business pertaining to the Town under the direction of the Council. Reimbursement shall only be made, however, when a verified itemized claim, setting forth the sums expended for such business for which reimbursement is requested, has been presented to the Council and approved and allowed by the Council.
(§ V, Ord. 67)
The City Manager, or designee, may attend any and all meetings of the Planning Commission and any other commission, board, or committee created by the Council, either upon his or her own volition or upon direction of the Council. At such meetings which the City Manager, or designee, he or she shall be heard by such commissions, boards, or committees as to all matters upon which he or she wishes to address the members thereof. He or she shall inform such members as to the status of any matter being considered by the Council, and he or she shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the members of all commissions, boards, and committees appointed by the Council. The City Manager shall from time to time report to the Council concerning his or her attendance or the attendance of other Town staff at any such meetings.
(§ VI M, Ord. 67; § 1, Ord. 582, eff. May 17, 2019)
It shall be the duty of all subordinate officers of the Town and the City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Engineer, and City Attorney to assist the City Manager in administering the affairs of the Town efficiently, economically, and harmoniously so far as may be consistent with their duties as prescribed by the laws of the Town.
(§ VI L, Ord. 67)
The City Manager shall be the administrative head of the government of the Town under the direction and control of the Council except as otherwise provided in this article. The City Manager shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all the affairs of the Town which are under his or her control. In addition to his or her general powers as administrative head, and not as a limitation thereon, he or she shall also have the specific powers and duties set forth in this article and in other portions of this Code.
(§ VI, Ord. 67)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager and shall have the authority to control, order, and give directions to all heads of departments and to subordinate officers and employees of the Town under his or her jurisdiction through their department heads; provided, however, such authority shall not extend to, or apply to, the City Attorney or elected officers of the Town and their employed staffs.
(§ VI B, Ord. 67; § 1, Ord. 204, eff. January 5, 1973)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to be responsible for the purchase of all materials, supplies, and equipment for all the departments and divisions of the Town. No expenditures shall be submitted or recommended to the Council except on the report and approval of the City Manager.
(§ VI I, Ord. 67)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to exercise general supervision over all public buildings, public parks and all other public property which is under the control and jurisdiction of the Council. The City Manager shall cause to be maintained inventory lists of those fixed assets owned by the Town and recorded for financial accounting purposes. The City Manager shall be responsible for setting forth the procedures and policies regarding the recordation of fixed assets. Inventory lists of fixed assets shall be filed with the Finance Officer annually upon completion of the Town's annual financial audit. The taking of physical inventory of the Town's fixed assets shall be at the discretion of the City Manager.
(§ VI J, Ord. 67; § 1, Ord. 330, eff. October 20, 1989)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him or her from time to time by ordinance, resolution, or other action of the Council.
(§ VI N, Ord. 67)
In the event of his or her intended removal by the Council, the City Manager shall be furnished with a written notice stating the intention of the Council to remove him or her, and the reasons therefor, at least 30 days before the effective date of his or her removal. The Council, in removing the City Manager, shall use its uncontrolled discretion, and its action shall be final and shall not depend upon any particular showing or degree of proof, although the City Manager shall be afforded an opportunity to publicly present to the Council his or her grounds of opposition to removal prior to the Council action removing him or her.
(§ VII, Ord. 67)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-3223 of this article, the City Manager shall not be removed from office during or within a period of 30 days next succeeding any general municipal election held in the Town at which election a member of the Council is elected. The purpose of the provisions of this section is to permit any newly-elected member of the Council or a reorganized Council to observe the actions and ability of the City Manager in the performance of the powers and duties of his or her office. After the expiration of such 30 day period the provisions of Section 2-3.223 of this article pertaining to the removal of the City Manager shall apply and be effective.
(§ VIII, Ord. 67)