The First Selectman shall be the full-time executive and chief administrative officer of the Town. The First Selectman, during his or her term of office, shall not hold any civil office that provides compensation under the government of the United States, the State of Connecticut or any subdivision thereof, except that of notary public or Justice of the Peace.
The First Selectman shall have the powers and duties of First Selectman prescribed by law.
A. 
The First Selectman shall be the official head of the Town for all ceremonial purposes, for military purposes and for the purpose of receiving civil process.
B. 
The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, shall establish, in writing, and be responsible for the administrative and personnel policies for Town offices and employees, including the office of First Selectman, and shall execute or cause to be executed the Town ordinances, regulations, resolutions and policies.
C. 
The First Selectman shall have responsibility for the care, maintenance and operation of all buildings, lands, apparatus and property that are subject to the control of the Board of Selectmen.
D. 
The First Selectman shall enter into contracts or agreements with government agencies, corporations or others with the approval of the Board of Selectmen and other limitations in this Charter and the CT General Statutes.
E. 
The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, shall generally supervise the administration of the affairs of the Town, except those matters that the CT General Statutes, the Charter or an ordinance exclusively commits to the Board of Education or other boards. The First Selectman shall preside over meetings of the Board of Selectmen.
F. 
The First Selectman shall be an ex officio member of the Board of Finance and, when present, shall vote only to break a tie. The First Selectman shall designate members of the Board of Selectmen as ex officio members of all remaining Town boards and commissions.
The First Selectman shall hire and dismiss employees of the Town, except employees of the Board of Education and other employees whose employment is otherwise provided by law, and shall give notice of each hiring or dismissal to the Board of Selectmen at its next meeting. Such hiring or dismissal may be overruled only by a majority vote of the Board of Selectmen at its next meeting following such notification.
A. 
During the absence or disability of the First Selectman, the Chairman Pro Tempore elected at the meeting of the Board of Selectmen on the first Monday in December following the election, pursuant to § C4-3 of this Charter, shall carry out all of the duties of the First Selectman. The First Selectman shall notify the members of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Clerk, in writing, of any anticipated absence that shall consist of fifteen (15) days or greater.
B. 
In the event of absence or disability or should the Chairman Pro Tempore be unable to carry out said duties, the remaining member of the Board of Selectmen shall carry out all of the duties of the First Selectman.
The First Selectman shall receive such compensation as may be determined by the approved Annual Town Budget.