Town of Standish, ME Town Manager

The Town Manager shall perform such duties as are required of the Manager by the Charter and by general statute. He/she shall be the chief executive officer of the Town and shall supervise the work of the several departments. He/she shall see that all laws governing the Town are faithfully executed and require the faithful performance of all administrative duties for which he/she is herein made responsible.

The Town Manager or his/her designate shall completely oversee the administration of the Standish Town Hall, including but not limited to the administration of personnel and the physical maintenance and structure of the building and furnishings and equipment and of all the space within and without the structure, including the grounds thereof. The intent of this is to give the Manager or his/her designee complete authority over the physical use of the facility and the people working therein and provide that no department will purchase, arrange or discontinue the use of any equipment, including office equipment such as typewriters, calculators, furniture, etc., without authority and approval from the Manager or his/her designee.

The Town Manager shall:

(1)

Appoint and remove. Appoint, prescribe the duties of and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all officers and employees of the Town, except those officers and employees appointed or removed by the Town Council pursuant to the Charter, Sec. 203B, C and D, except as otherwise provided herein and except as he/she may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office.

(2)

Appoint to acting capacity. Designate himself/herself or some other officer or employee to perform the duties of any office or position in the administrative service under his/her control which is vacant or which lacks administration due to the absence or disability of the incumbent. This subsection does not apply to those officers or employees who are appointed or removed by the Town Council pursuant to the Charter, Sec. 203B, C and D.

(3)

Annual report. Prepare and submit to the Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the Town for the preceding year and cause such annual Town report to be published and made available to the public as promptly as possible after the close of the fiscal year.

(4)

Budget report. Prepare the budget annually, submit it to the Council and be responsible for its administration after adoption.

(5)

Administrative Code. Prepare an Administrative Code, submit it to the Council and be responsible for its administration after adoption.

(6)

Departmental responsibilities. Prepare, with respect to each commission, committee or board, a list of all procedural duties and responsibilities of such agencies upon approval by the Council, file the same with the Town Clerk and be responsible for the administration thereof.

(7)

Assign according to classification. Assign any employee of the Town to any department or branch thereof requiring services appropriate to the classification or qualifications of the employee so assigned.

(8)

Prescribe rules. Prescribe such rules and regulations as he/she shall deem necessary or expedient for the conduct of administrative agencies subject to his/her authority and revoke, suspend or amend any rule or regulation of the administrative service by whomever under his/her authority prescribed.

(9)

Investigate. Either by himself/herself or by an officer or person designated for the purpose by him/her, investigate and examine or inquire into the affairs or operation of any department, division, bureau or office and, when so authorized by the Council, employ consultants and professional counsel to aid in such investigations, examinations or inquiries.

(10)

Town departments. Recommend the establishment of Town departments considered essential to proper administration of the Town.

(11)

Overrule officials. Set aside any action taken by a department head under his/her authority and supersede him/her in the functions of his/her office.

(12)

Delegate duties. Direct any department, division or bureau in time of emergency.

(13)

Appoint administrative committees. Designate from the administrative service such committees and the officers thereof as he/she shall find necessary for the proper consideration of administrative problems. Such committees shall meet at the request of the Town Manager and shall make such recommendations on matters referred to them as they shall find necessary for the best interest of the Town.

(14)

Work with Council. Attend the meetings of the Council, except when his/her removal is being considered, and keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the Town and make such recommendations as may seem to him/her desirable.

(15)

Public complaints. Maintain in his/her office a public complaint service, to receive complaints of citizens relative to the public service. All such complaints shall be taken in writing, signed by the complainant, and transmitted in duplicate by the Town Manager to the proper department for handling. The Town Manager shall follow up all complaints which are not reported on by the department to which referred as promptly as reasonably possible and necessary to ensure adequate service to the public. A complete report on all complaints shall be made by departments and one copy returned to the Town Manager for filing. All complaints which, in the opinion of the Town Manager, are not properly handled shall cause the Town Manager to issue such additional orders or instructions or take action as he/she deems advisable. A reply, oral or written, shall be made to every complainant as promptly as reasonably possible. The spirit of this service shall be that all complaints, whether any Town official may consider them reasonable or unreasonable and regardless of whether they are courteously or otherwise presented by any citizen of Standish, shall be courteously and promptly investigated and replied to, with the purpose of correcting where necessary and improving whenever possible the service rendered to Standish citizens by municipal officers and employees. Consistent with this spirit on formal complaints, Town officials shall make plain by their demeanor that they welcome at all times informal suggestions for the improvement of the service.