Town of Killingworth, CT THE FIRST SELECTMAN

The First Selectman shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Town and shall spend such time as is required to carry out the duties of the office, in accordance with the Statutes and specifically described in Charter § 7-3.

To the extent not inconsistent with this Charter, the First Selectman shall have all powers, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon that office by the Statutes or by applicable Special Act, or by Ordinance, and shall perform all the functions of that office.

The First Selectman shall be a full voting and participating member of the Board of Selectmen.

The First Selectman shall be an ex-officio member of all agencies of the Town, but without the power to vote. The First Selectman may, in writing, delegate this role to another Selectman.

Section 7-3 Duties of the First Selectman

Under the general policy direction of the Board of Selectmen, the First Selectman shall be responsible for:

administering the Town's personnel policies. This shall include the following:

•	directing and supervising the performance of appointed or hired personnel consistent with approved job descriptions and performance expectations.
•	establishing annual performance objectives and communicating same to appointed and hired personnel by July 1.
•	conducting annual performance evaluations for appointed and hired personnel no later than September consistent with approved job descriptions and performance objectives.
•	Recommending the creation, updating or modification of job descriptions subject to the review and approval by a majority of the Board of Selectmen.

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;

coordinating the administration of every Town agency, except for those functions expressly reserved or delegated to such Town agency by law or this Charter;

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.

Section 7-4 Appointees, Employees, and Advisory Committees

Appointees. The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, shall appoint and determine the conditions of such appointment and may remove any person appointed as may be required pursuant to the performance of the First Selectman's duties. All appointed persons shall be informed of their duties, responsibilities and performance expectations. During the period between Election Day and the day newly elected officials assume office, the First Selectman and/or the Board of Selectmen shall make no appointment or termination of any appointed personnel.

Employees. The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, shall hire, suspend and remove employees of the Town, except employees in elected offices whose employment and removal is otherwise provided by this Charter or Ordinance and determine the conditions of such employment and may remove any person hired as may be required pursuant to the performance of the First Selectman's duties. The First Selectman with the approval of the Board of Selectmen may by regulation delegate this power to other agencies of the Town with respect to employees in such agencies. Each elected Board and/or Commission shall be responsible for the hiring of its own administrative support. During the period between Election Day and the day newly elected officials assume office, the First Selectman and/or the Board of Selectmen shall make no hire, or termination of hired personnel.

All hired persons shall be engaged under the terms of a job description that delineates duties, responsibilities and performance expectations of the specific position.

In any collective bargaining negotiations, the rights of the parties shall be controlled in accordance with the Statutes. A member of the Board of Finance, appointed by the Board of Finance, may attend the negotiation sessions in an advisory capacity.

The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, shall recommend to the Board of Finance salaries in conjunction with the annual budget preparation.

Advisory Committees. The First Selectman, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, may establish advisory committees, and appoint and remove members to such advisory committees, in order to assist the First Selectman or the Board of Selectmen in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of their respective offices. Such committees shall be subject to the provision of Charter § 5-17 and shall serve without compensation. Authority of all advisory committees shall be limited to assembling information and making recommendations within the limits prescribed by the Board of Selectmen. During the period between Election Day and the day newly elected Board of Selectmen assume office, the First Selectman and/or the Board of Selectmen shall make no appointment or termination of any member of any advisory committee.

Upon temporary absence of the First Selectman lasting 30 days or less, the Acting First Selectman, as determined under the provisions of Section 6-2(a) of this Charter, shall not exercise the appointing authority vested in the Office of First Selectman under the provisions of Charter § 7-4(a), 7-4(b) and 7-4(c).

Section 7-5 Duties Relating to the Budget

With the guidance of the Board of Selectmen and with advice of and consultation with the Director of Finance, the First Selectman shall prepare the preliminary Town Budget based upon the preliminary budgets submitted by the Town agencies in accordance with the manner required by the Board of Finance.

The preliminary Town Budget shall be submitted to the Board of Finance no later than the third Monday in March.

The First Selectman shall be responsible for seeing that the Board of Selectmen is fully informed as to the final budget to be presented at the Annual Town Budget Meeting.

The First Selectman shall act as purchasing agent of the Town, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Board of Selectmen and elsewhere in this Charter.

(e)

The First Selectman shall purchase, or alternatively provide, budgeted agencies with the necessary authority and directions for purchasing all supplies, services, materials, equipment, and other budgeted commodities in a manner which complies with both State and Federal law and such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with Charter § 6-3 (d) and 9-5. Rules and regulations established by the Board of Selectmen regarding the method of purchasing by budgeted agencies shall apply uniformly to offices and agencies of the Town to the extent that they are dependent on the budget of the Town for the money being expended. The First Selectman shall be responsible for informing such Town agencies of the regulations.

Section 7-6 Emergencies

In the event that the First Selectman shall find that a state of emergency exists within the Town requiring immediate action to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens, the First Selectman may declare that a state of emergency exists and publish such declaration by the most effective means possible and take such action as shall be in the best interest of the Town, provided that the Board of Selectmen shall meet as soon as possible to ratify such action and to take such further action as may be required by this Charter.