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Nothing in this Article shall impair the responsibility of the Town Council for the overall operation of the Town government as required by the Charter and state law.
[Ord. No. 2020-187, 12-21-2020]
(a) 
There is hereby created the position of Town Manager. The Town Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Council. The appointment or removal of the Town Manager shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Town Council.
(b) 
The Town Manager shall be hired without regard to any consideration other than fitness, competency, training and experience in professional administration. The Town Council shall be authorized to establish the beginning and continuing salary of the Town Manager. The Town Council may, in its discretion, enter into a contract with the Town Manager. Upon termination, the Town Council may, in its discretion, provide termination pay.
(c) 
At the time of his or her hiring, the Town Manager need not be a resident of the Town or State, but, during tenure of office, he or she shall reside within the Town.
(d) 
Before entering upon the duties of the office, the Town Manager shall take an oath of office.
(e) 
The Town Council may require the Town Manager to furnish a bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties in such amounts and with such sureties as appropriate.
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(a) 
The Town Manager shall have the power to hire and remove employees of the Town, except for elected officials and Councilmembers or Commission appointees, including the Town Attorney and the Municipal Judge. He or she shall have the power to suspend and discipline affected employees in accordance with written personnel policies and procedures adopted by the Town Council or personnel rules and regulations established by the Town Manager pursuant to the Charter.
(b) 
In addition to those powers enumerated in Subsection (a) above and those set forth in the Charter, the Town Manager shall have the following powers:
(1) 
To supervise the administration of the enforcement of all laws and ordinances of the Town, except to the extent that the administration of such enforcement is confided to other Town officials by law or ordinances;
(2) 
To be responsible to the Town Council for the administration of all departments of the Town, save and except those departments confided to the supervision of other Town officers by law or administrative functions of such departments to the extent requested or delegated by the Town officers having primary responsibility for the operation of such departments;
(3) 
To issue such administrative regulations and outline general administrative procedures applicable to areas and departments confided to his or her supervision in the form of rules which are not in conflict with the Charter or the Town ordinances;
(4) 
To assist in preparing the budget and to submit the same to the Town Council;
(5) 
In cooperation with the Town Treasurer, to keep the Town Council fully informed as to the financial condition of the Town;
(6) 
To recommend to the Town for adoption such measures as he or she may deem necessary or proper for the efficient and proper operation of the Town;
(7) 
To prepare and submit to the Town Council for each regular meeting a report of the Town's affairs, including a summary of the reports of the operations of all Town departments;
(8) 
Subject to the requirements of state law, if applicable, the Charter and ordinances, and in accordance with rules and regulations now or hereafter promulgated by the Town Council, to purchase materials and authorize budgeted expenditures of funds on behalf of the Town;
(9) 
To develop proposals to achieve intergovernmental cooperation between the Town and other units of local government regarding growth concerns and to such areas as joint purchasing, law enforcement, street repairs and maintenance, animal control and the like as directed by the Town Council;
(10) 
To work with department heads and employees to solve internal organizational problems both within departments and across departmental lines;
(11) 
To meet with individuals, groups, community or regional organizations and business or industrial concerns to represent the Town and discuss Town policies;
(12) 
To attend conferences and seminars to keep abreast of current trends in the field of municipal management;
(13) 
To review and update personnel policies;
(14) 
To attend Town Council meetings; and
(15) 
To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or by direction of the Town Council.
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The Town Manager may propose a plan of administrative organization to the Town Council, which, if approved by the Town Council, may be adopted by ordinance or resolution. The administrative plan shall provide for such departments and officers as may be deemed necessary for the efficient administration of the Town.
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Neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember shall in any way interfere with the Town Manager in his or her exercise of the powers and duties granted by the Charter and this Article. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Mayor and Councilmembers shall deal with the Town Manager solely through the Town Council, and neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the Town Manager.
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The Town Council, by a majority vote, shall appoint a qualified attorney at law admitted to practice in Colorado as the Town Attorney and shall fix his or her compensation. The Town Attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Council. The removal of the Town Attorney shall require the majority vote of the entire Council. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the Town Attorney shall take an oath of office.
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The Town Attorney shall, in addition to the duties contained in the Charter, perform the following duties:
(1) 
Act as legal advisor to, and be attorney and counsel for, the Town Council and be responsible solely to the Town Council. He or she shall advise any officer or department head of the Town in matters relating to his or her official duties when so requested by the Town Council or the Town Manager or his or her designee;
(2) 
Prosecute ordinance violations and conduct for the Town cases in Municipal Court, unless a Town Prosecutor is appointed as provided in the Charter. He or she shall file with the Town Clerk copies of such records and files relating thereto;
(3) 
Prepare or review all ordinances, contracts, bonds and other written instruments which are submitted to him or her by the Town Council or the Town Manager or his or her designee, and promptly give his or her opinion as to the legal consequences thereof;
(4) 
Call to the attention of the Town Council all matters of law, and changes or developments therein, affecting the Town; and
(5) 
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him or her by the Town Council.
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The Town Manager shall appoint a Town Clerk to perform such duties required by the Charter, applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and policies and such other duties as directed by the Town Manager. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the Town Clerk shall take an oath of office. The Town Manager may require, upon conferral with Town Council, that the Town Clerk furnish a bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties as Town Clerk in such amounts and with such sureties as appropriate.
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The Town Clerk shall, in addition to the duties contained in the Charter, perform the following duties:
(1) 
Be the Town Clerk of the Town Council, attend all meetings of the Town Council and keep a permanent journal of its proceedings;
(2) 
Be the custodian of all of the Town's records, and, except as otherwise required by law, allow that such records be open at all reasonable times for inspection;
(3) 
Certify by his or her signature all ordinances and resolutions enacted or passed by the Town Council;
(4) 
Provide and maintain in his or her office a supply of forms required by the Town to be filed for any purpose;
(5) 
Be the custodian of all bonds of all officers or employees of the Town; and
(6) 
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him or her by law or by the Town Manager.
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The Town Manager shall appoint a Town Treasurer to perform such duties required by the Charter, applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and policies and such other duties as directed by the Town Manager. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the Town Treasurer shall take an oath of office and shall furnish a bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties as Town Treasurer in such amounts and with such sureties as appropriate.
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In addition to other duties that may be prescribed pursuant to this Article, the Town Treasurer shall perform the following duties:
(1) 
The Town Treasurer shall receive all monies belonging to the Town and give receipts therefor; shall keep his or her books and accounts in such manner as may be prescribed by the Town Council; shall keep a separate account of each fund or appropriation and the debts and credits belonging thereto; and shall report to the Town Council, at each regular monthly meeting thereof, the state of the Treasury at the date of such account and the balance of money in the Treasury. He or she shall also accompany such statement of accounts with a statement of all monies received in the Treasury and on what account, during the preceding month, together with all warrants redeemed and paid by him or her, and such warrants and their supporting vouchers shall be delivered and filed in the Town Clerk's office upon every day of such statement. All books and accounts of the Town Treasurer shall always be subject to inspection of the Mayor or any Councilmember;
(2) 
If there shall be no funds in his or her hands for the payment of any Town warrant presented to him or her for such payment, it shall be his or her duty to register such warrants in a book to be kept by him or her for that purpose, and the Town Treasurer shall endorse upon all such warrants so presented to him or her the time and date of such registry. Whenever the Town Treasurer shall pay such warrant, he or she shall enter the payment and the amount of interest allowed or paid on such warrant in the registry;
(3) 
The Town Treasurer shall perform all other duties, keep all records and make all reports that are required by other provisions of the Charter, the Code, other ordinances of the Town or state law; and
(4) 
When the Town Treasurer shall vacate such office, he or she shall turn over and deliver to his or her successor all monies, books, papers, property or things belonging to the Town and remaining in his or her charge as Treasurer.