The election, term of office, and qualifications of the First Selectman shall be in accordance with Charter Article
IV and the compensation in accordance with Charter Article
VI.
Under the general policy direction of the Board of Selectmen,
the First Selectman shall be responsible for:
(a) administering the Town's personnel policies. This shall include
the following:
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directing and supervising the performance of appointed or hired
personnel consistent with approved job descriptions and performance
expectations.
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establishing annual performance objectives and communicating
same to appointed and hired personnel by July 1.
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conducting annual performance evaluations for appointed and
hired personnel no later than September consistent with approved job
descriptions and performance objectives.
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Recommending the creation, updating or modification of job descriptions
subject to the review and approval by a majority of the Board of Selectmen.
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(b) overseeing the coordination of all personnel scheduling, vacation
and other planned absences so that each office is properly and continuously
staffed during its normal working hours;
(c) coordinating the administration of every Town agency, except for
those functions expressly reserved or delegated to such Town agency
by law or this Charter;
(d) making a continuous review of the current and future needs of the
Town, including financial needs and budget requirements, and keeping
the Board of Selectmen fully informed as to the financial condition
of the Town;
(e) executing, or causing to be executed, the ordinances, regulations,
resolutions, or policies voted by the Board of Selectmen or the Town
Meeting;
(f) informing the Board of Selectmen of the availability of, and the requirements for, such Federal and/or State funds for which the Town may qualify which information shall be made available to the Board of Finance in accordance with Charter Article
IX;
(g) ensuring the implementation of proper financial procedures including,
but not limited to, bidding procedures currently in effect, record
keeping, and accounting methods for which the Board of Finance may
lawfully and reasonably prescribe for those Town agencies over which
the First Selectman has jurisdiction;
(h) coordinating and guiding the Board of Selectmen in the discharge
of all the Board's duties and responsibilities;
(i) developing a draft prioritized set of objectives for the coming fiscal
year for presentation and approval by a majority of the Board of Selectmen.
Upon approval by the Board of Selectmen, this set of objectives shall
serve as a guide in the development of the Annual Town Budget;
(j) ensuring that full and complete records of the activities of the
Selectman's office are kept, making periodic reports to the Board
of Selectmen and the Board of Finance, recommending to the Board of
Selectmen such motions as deemed necessary or expedient, and keeping
or causing to be kept, complete books of account showing the financial
transactions and condition of the Town and all other accounts and
records as may be prescribed by the Board of Finance in accordance
with the Statutes or this Charter;
(k) performing the duties of the Director of Public Works in the event
that the position is vacant;
(l) performing other duties that the Statutes assign to the Chief Executive
in the absence of such separate municipal appointive officials as
police chief or welfare officer;
(m) designating a medium having a general readership that includes the
Town of Killingworth, which medium shall be the "Designated Medium"
to be used for all Legal Notices required by this Charter or in accordance
with the Statutes;
(n) informing all Town agencies that their budgets are to be submitted
to the Board of Selectmen by a date in January specified by the Board
of Selectmen; and
(o) ensuring that all fees collected by any Town agency are remitted
to the General Fund.
The First Selectman may delegate to another Selectman, powers
and duties that may be so delegated in accordance with the Statutes.
Such assignments and delegations, if permanent, shall be made public
knowledge through posting on the Town Bulletin Board and shall be
filed with the Town Clerk and shall be made known to any Town agencies
affected.
The First Selectman shall not hold any other civil office that
provides compensation under the government of the United States or
the State of Connecticut except that of Notary Public, nor hold any
office incompatible with that of First Selectman in accordance with
the Statutes.