Pursuant to C.G.S. § 9-189, the Board of Selectmen
of Branford is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a Tax Collector,
who shall have all rights, powers, and duties conferred and imposed
upon such Tax Collector under state law. Such appointment must be
by unanimous vote of the Board of Selectmen.
The Tax Collector shall be appointed for a term of four years.
The Tax Collector shall become certified by the State of Connecticut
to perform all duties of the Tax Collector within four years of the
date appointment and shall remain certified for the duration of his/her
tenure. Failure to become certified within four years of appointment,
or failure to maintain certification after initial certification,
may be cause for removal or nonreappointment.
In the performance of the duties required of the Tax Collector,
the Tax Collector shall be responsible to the First Selectman, or
his/her designee.
The Tax Collector in office on the effective date hereof shall
continue in office until the expiration of the term for which he was
elected. After said expiration, a Tax Collector appointed per this
chapter shall take and begin his or her first four-year term.