[Amended 11-5-1996; 11-5-2000; 11-4-2008; 11-2-2010]
There shall be a Town Administrator who shall be elected at the regular Town election for a term of four years and until his/her successor is elected and qualified.
[Amended 11-2-2010]
The Town Administrator shall be a legal resident of the Town for at least two years next preceding his/her election, and a qualified elector of the Town.
[Amended 7-1-1975; 11-5-1996]
The office of the Administrator shall receive an annual salary as may be prescribed by ordinance. Any salary change shall take effect only after completion of the then current term of office for which the Administrator was elected. Despite the above, the Administrator may, in the discretion of the Town Council, receive during any term of office, cost of living increases based upon generally accepted consumer price index calculations.
[Amended 11-2-2010]
To perform his/her duties during his/her temporary absence or disability, the Town Administrator may designate by letter filed with the Town Clerk a qualified present administrative officer of the Town. In the event of failure of the Town Administrator to make such designation, the Council may by resolution appoint a present officer of the Town to perform the duties of the Town Administrator until he/she shall return or his/her disability shall cease. While serving as Acting Town Administrator, said designated officer shall not make any appointments or removals, other than temporary appointments, until he/she shall have served as Acting Town Administrator for 30 consecutive days.
[Amended 11-5-1996]
In the event of a vacancy in the office of Town Administrator, the Town Council shall appoint a qualified elector of the Town to fill such vacancy if such vacancy occurs on or after the first date allowable by law for the filing of declarations of candidacy for the next regular municipal election. If said vacancy occurs before the first date allowable by law for the filing of declarations of candidacy for the next municipal election, the Town Clerk shall call a special election, in the manner prescribed by law, to fill said vacancy in the office of Town Administrator.
[Amended 7-1-1971; 7-1-1975; 11-10-2002; 11-2-2010]
The Town Administrator shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Town and shall be responsible for the administration of all departments, offices and agencies except as otherwise provided by this Charter. To accomplish this purpose he/she shall:
(1) 
Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the services, remove all officers and employees of the Town except as otherwise provided by this Charter, and except as he/she may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office;
(2) 
See that the laws and ordinances are enforced;
(3) 
See that the terms and conditions imposed in favor of the Town in any contract or franchise are faithfully kept and performed and be responsible for the care and preservation of property and equipment of the Town;
(4) 
Negotiate contracts on behalf of the Town subject to the approval of the Town Council;
(5) 
Notify the Town Council of all his/her appointments, which shall be in writing and filed with the Town Clerk;
(6) 
Supervise, control and direct the activities and operations of all departments and administrative officers of the Town within his/her jurisdiction and review all rules and regulations of the various departments and administrative officers and only upon his/her approval shall they become effective;
(7) 
Prepare the budget annually in the same format as outlined in § C4-5 and submit it to the Budget Board;
(8) 
Prepare and submit to the Town Council a comprehensive annual report of the financial transactions and administrative activities of the Town following the close of each fiscal year, and keep the Town Council advised periodically of the financial condition and needs of the Town and make such recommendations as he/she may deem desirable;
(9) 
Submit ordinances and recommend to the Town Council such measures as he/she may consider necessary and expedient for enactment;
(10) 
Possess and exercise the veto power in the following manner: Every ordinance enacted by the Town Council shall be submitted to the Town Administrator who within 10 consecutive days either shall approve the ordinance by affixing his/her signature or shall return the ordinance to the Town Council with his/her disapproval by transmitting it to the Town Clerk with a statement of his/her objections. No ordinance shall take effect without the approval of the Town Administrator unless the Town Council upon reconsideration shall approve the ordinance by vote of 3/5 of all its members notwithstanding the disapproval of the Town Administrator. If the Administrator shall neither approve nor disapprove the measure within 10 consecutive days from the time when it is submitted to him/her, it shall be deemed to be approved and enacted;
(11) 
Perform such other duties as may be required of him/her by ordinance or resolution of the Town Council.
(12) 
Prepare an annual budget for wastewater management, subject to approval by the Town Council.
[Amended 11-2-2010]
(1) 
There shall be a Town Clerk who shall be appointed by the Town Administrator with the approval of the Town Council to serve for an indefinite term. In the same manner and for the same term, whenever such appointment shall be necessary, there may be appointed a Deputy Town Clerk who shall have all the powers to perform all the duties which are granted to the office of Town Clerk, being thereunto qualified by taking the oath of office.
(2) 
Powers and duties. The Town Clerk shall be the clerk of the Financial Town Meeting, clerk of the Town Council, clerk of the Probate Court, clerk of the Board of Canvassers, and the recorder of deeds. It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to:
(a) 
Make a permanent record of all proceedings and certify by his/her signature all actions of the aforesaid bodies;
(b) 
Be custodian of the Town Seal and of the official documents and records of the Town;
(c) 
Direct and supervise the recording of deeds, mortgages, vital statistics, licenses and permits and such other records as shall by ordinance and law be required to be kept by the Town Clerk;
(d) 
Issue marriage licenses, burial permits, and such other licenses and permits as are required by ordinance and law to be issued by the Town Clerk;
(e) 
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or by law pertaining to town clerks, and such other duties appropriate to his/her office as the Town Administrator and the Town Council may require.
(3) 
The Town Clerk and Deputy Town Clerk shall receive such annual salaries as shall be set by the Town Council. All fees collected by either the Town Clerk or the Deputy Town Clerk shall be transmitted to the Town Treasurer and be deposited in the general funds of the Town, unless otherwise directed by the General Laws of the state.
(4) 
The Town Clerk and Deputy Town Clerk shall respectively within 30 days of the time of being sworn into office give bond to the Town Treasurer with sufficient surety in such sum as the Town Council may prescribe for the faithful performance of the duties of said office.