A. 
The Administrative Code of the Town of Barnstable has the broad purpose of providing for the internal organization and administration of the Barnstable Town government. The intention and purpose of this code is to provide for a legal, practical, and efficient plan of organization and administrative procedures which allows for and encourages the effective delivery of municipal services to the residents of Barnstable.
B. 
The Administrative Code is composed of four parts, the purpose of which is to detail the various responsibilities, authorities, and methods of administering municipal agency services. The parts describe the elective organization, the multiple-member appointive organization, the administrative organization, and the administrative procedures of the Town. A brief description of each part follows:
(1) 
Elective organization: This describes all elective officers of the Town, their manner and time of election, term of office, authorities, responsibilities and interrelationship with the other sections of the organization. It is based largely upon the provisions of the Barnstable Town Charter.
(2) 
Multiple-member appointive organization: This describes all multiple-member body appointments made by the Town Council, and further delineates manner and time of appointment and terms of appointment generally, and authorities, responsibilities and interrelationships with the other sections of the organization.
(3) 
Administrative organization: This describes all of the administrative agencies of the Town under the jurisdiction of the Town Manager. It further delineates the mission and functions of each said agency, the authorities, responsibilities and interrelationships amongst and between the administrative agencies, the multiple-member bodies, and the elective organization.
(4) 
Administrative procedures: This describes all legislative, administrative, and adjudicatory procedures of the Town. This part establishes procedures by which municipal legislation is developed, introduced, and approved before the Town Council and by which rules and regulations are adopted by Town administrative agencies. It specifies the manner in which all the entities of the Town function administratively, through the promulgation of policies and procedures. It delineates the method and manner in which adjudicatory proceedings are to be conducted by the various Town agencies and officials who have the responsibility of deciding individual cases.