Town of Charlestown, RI
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2024-03-25
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
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Part 5 (Reserved)
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Article XVIII Clerk and Deputy Clerk
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Pt 5 Art XVIII Clerk and Deputy Clerk
- § C-51 Appointments.
- § C-52 Qualifications.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Affordable Housing Commission
- Ch 4 Agriculture
- Ch 6 Charter Revision Advisory Committee
- Ch 11 Conservation Commission
- Ch 12 Climate Resiliency Commission
- Ch 15 Council, Town
- Ch 20 Economic Improvement Commission
- Ch 26 Juvenile Hearing Board
- Ch 27 Municipal Court
- Ch 30 Officers and Employees
- Ch 34 Ordinances
- Ch 36 Parks and Recreation Department
- Ch 37 Personnel
- Ch 40 Planning Commission
- Ch 44 Police Department
- Ch 51 Public Hearings
- Ch 54 Surplus Property
- Ch 58 Tax Assessment Review
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Alarm Systems
- Ch 74 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 75 Cannabis
- Ch 78 Amusement Devices
- Ch 86 Boats and Waterways
- Ch 91 Building Construction
- Ch 93 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 96 Coastal Ponds and Mooring
- Ch 98 (Reserved)
- Ch 103 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 108 Entertainments
- Ch 111 Firearms
- Ch 114 Flea Markets
- Ch 117 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 128 Hawkers, Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 129 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 133 Iceboxes and Refrigerators
- Ch 138 Junkyards
- Ch 143 Land, Sale of
- Ch 147 Licenses and Business Regulations
- Ch 152 Noise
- Ch 155 Nuisances
- Ch 158 Parks, Beaches and Recreation Areas
- Ch 162 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 163 Public Trees
- Ch 165 Residential Collection Center
- Ch 167 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 172 Sanitary Facilities, Temporary
- Ch 174 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 179 Snowmobiles
- Ch 181 (Reserved)
- Ch 184 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 188 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 192 Taxation
- Ch 197 Trailers and Mobile Homes
- Ch 203 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 206 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 210 Wastewater Management District
- Ch 213 Yard Sales
- Ch 218 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 11-2-2010]
A.
There shall be a Town Clerk who shall be appointed
by the Council upon the recommendation of the Administrator. Whenever
the position of Town Clerk becomes vacant, the Town Administrator
may post the vacancy at the Town Hall, the library and advertise in
other media deemed appropriate and shall solicit resumes and references.
The Town Administrator and a search committee composed by the Town
Administrator, shall review the qualifications, conduct interviews
obtain the appropriate reference checks and forward to the Council
all resumes and references if requested by any Council member.
B.
There shall be a Deputy Town Clerk who shall be appointed
by the Council upon the recommendation of the Town Clerk and the Administrator.
In the absence of the Town Clerk, the Deputy shall perform all the
duties which are incumbent on the Town Clerk. Nothing in this section
shall preclude the Town Clerk from selecting a deputy Town Clerk for
elections.
[Amended 11-5-1996]
The Town Clerk shall have knowledge of the duties
of town clerks and clerks of Probate Court as provided under state
law. He/she shall also have general office experience and skills.
The Deputy Town Clerk shall have general office experience and skills.
