(a)
The following administrative offices and departments are authorized
by this Charter, ordinance, resolution, or the Statutes: Assessor,
Director of Emergency Management, Director of Finance, Director of
Health, Director of Public Works, Fire Department, Fire Marshal, Office
of the Selectmen, Town Counsel, Town Engineer and/or Engineering Firm,
Wardens, Open Burning Official, Building Official, Sanitarian, Wetlands
Enforcement Officer, and Zoning Enforcement Officer.
(a)
Administrative officers and department heads shall be appointed in the manner hereinafter provided. Appointees of the First Selectman shall be appointed and may be removed in accordance with provisions of Section 7-4 of this Charter.
(b)
Any vacancy in an administrative office, whatever the cause, shall
be filled by the appointing authority for such office. Persons appointed
to fill vacancies in the administrative offices shall serve for the
unexpired portion of the term vacated if such office has a fixed term
or shall serve for an indefinite term in the event no fixed term is
provided for such office.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint and may remove an Assessor
who is a certified Connecticut Municipal Assessor, certified by the
State Tax Commissioner who shall serve a term of one year commencing
on April 1. The Assessor shall have the powers and duties prescribed
by law. The Assessor shall be responsible for the preparation of an
Annual Grand List, the evaluation of real and personal property and
motor vehicles so that they may be properly taxed, and the performance
of other functions as otherwise prescribed by law.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint and may remove the Director
of Emergency Management for the Town. He/she shall have all the powers
and duties prescribed in the Statutes and Town ordinances and such
other powers as may be prescribed by the Board of Selectmen and as
prescribed by law. Deputy Directors of Emergency Management shall
be appointed by the Board of Selectmen as required and as prescribed
by law. The Director of Emergency Management shall be appointed annually
on January 1 for a term of one year.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint and may remove a Director
of Health who shall be appointed for a term of four years. The Director
of Health shall meet the requirements of the Connecticut Department
of Public Health and shall have all the powers and duties of that
office prescribed in the Statutes and Town ordinance. The Board of
Selectmen may also appoint and may remove a separate Certified Food
Services Inspector and/or Restaurant Inspector.
The Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., shall be responsible for the prevention, control and extinguishing of fires, and shall perform all functions usually associated with a Town Fire Department. The relationship of the Fire Company, Board of Fire Commissioners and the Town of Killingworth is stated in Section 4-14 of this Charter.
The Board of Fire Commissioners shall appoint a Fire Marshal
and Deputy Fire Marshals as may be necessary. They shall be certified
by the State Fire Marshal as being qualified for the duties of this
office in accordance with Section 29-297 of the Statutes. The Fire
Marshal shall have the powers and duties prescribed by Statute. The
Deputy Fire Marshal shall act for the Fire Marshal in the event of
his absence or disability. The Fire Marshals shall be sworn to the
faithful performance of their duties by the Town Clerk and shall continue
to serve until removed for cause in the manner provided by Statute.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint and may remove an Open
Burning Official who is authorized to grant or deny open burning permits
in accordance with Section 22a-174 of the Statutes as amended, the
regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection and the
ordinances of this Town.
The Board of Selectmen, by resolution, shall appoint no later
than 30 days after the commencement of its term of office, and may
remove and replace, a Town Counsel, an attorney-at-law or a firm of
attorneys-at-law admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut,
to represent the Town for a maximum term of two years. The Town Counsel
or firm shall be a qualified attorney admitted to practice law in
the State of Connecticut.
The Town Counsel or firm shall furnish such legal services to
the Town, its officers, and agencies as the Board of Selectmen may
authorize and shall be the legal advisor to such Town officers or
agencies in all matters affecting the Town; and shall, upon written
request submitted to him/her through the Board of Selectmen, provide
a written opinion on any question of law involving the respective
powers and/or duties of the officers or agencies. If for special circumstances
the Board of Selectmen deems it advisable, it may, by resolution,
provide for the temporary employment of counsel other than or in addition
to the Town Counsel or firm.
It shall be the responsibility of the Board of Selectmen to
insure that Town boards and commissions have access to such legal
services as are required for the proper interpretation and enforcement
of the laws they administer. For such purposes, boards and commissions,
with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, may employ specialized
legal counsel for specific and unusual purposes.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint and may remove a Town Engineer
and/or engineering firm. The Town Engineer or firm shall be qualified
professional civil engineers, registered to practice in this state,
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 391 of the Statutes.
The Town Engineer and/or firm shall provide engineering services to
all Town offices and Boards, under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
The Town Engineer or firm shall be appointed on January 1 for a maximum
term of two years.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, and may remove, a Dog
Warden and a Tree Warden who shall serve for a term of one year beginning
on January 1 of each year and shall have the powers and duties prescribed
by law and Town ordinance.
(a)
Building Official: The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, and may
remove, the Building Official who shall serve a term of four years
commencing on January 1. The Building Official shall also serve as
the Demolition Official. The individual appointed shall meet the qualifications
and perform the duties prescribed for those offices by the Statutes,
the State Building Code, and Town ordinances.
(b)
Sanitarian: The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, and may remove,
the Sanitarian who shall serve a term of one year commencing on January
1. The Board of Selectmen shall solicit, but shall not be bound by,
recommendations regarding the Sanitarian from the Director of Health,
the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the Water Pollution Control
Authority. The Sanitarian shall meet the qualifications and perform
the duties prescribed for the office by the Statutes and Town ordinances.
(c)
Wetlands Enforcement Officer: The Board of Selectmen shall appoint,
and may remove, the Wetlands Enforcement Officer who shall serve a
term of one year commencing on January 1. The Board of Selectmen shall
solicit, but shall not be bound by, a recommendation regarding the
Wetlands Enforcement Officer from the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Commission. The Wetlands Enforcement Officer shall have all the powers
and duties prescribed by law and Town ordinances.
(d)
Zoning Enforcement Officer: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall
appoint, and may remove, the Zoning Enforcement Officer who shall
serve a term of one year commencing on January 1. The Planning and
Zoning Commission shall solicit, but shall not be bound by, a recommendation
regarding the Zoning Enforcement Officer from the Board of Selectmen.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall have the powers and duties prescribed
by law and Town ordinances.
The First Selectman shall, in consultation with the Board of
Selectmen, hire, suspend, and remove employees of the Town, except
employees in certain offices, such as the Office of Judge of Probate,
Tax Collector, Treasurer and Town Clerk, whose employment and removal
is otherwise provided by this Charter. The First Selectman in concurrence
with 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 and appointed board and/or commission shall be responsible
for the hiring of its own clerk(s) or secretary(ies).
(a)
The Board of Finance is responsible for proposing guidelines for salaries and mileage reimbursement rates and for communicating these guidelines to the Board of Selectmen. Based upon these guidelines, the First Selectman with the concurrence of the Board of Selectmen shall by regulation establish wage and salary scales, job descriptions, and working hours of any class of employees other than those excepted in Subsection (a) above.[1] Wage and salary scales are subject to approval by the Board of Finance, in consultation with the Board of Selectmen, except as provided for in Section 8-13(c).
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original; apparently should refer to
the introductory paragraph above.
(b)
Uniform procedures for the recruitment and removal of all classifications of employees and a general merit system may be established by ordinance. Until such procedures are adopted, hiring of employees except for temporary assignments and those excepted in Subsection (a) above[2] shall be done with due public notice and on the basis
of job and salary descriptions available to all applicants.
[2]
Editor's Note: So in original; apparently should refer to
the introductory paragraph above.
(c)
In any collective bargaining negotiations, the rights of the parties
shall be controlled by Statutes. A member of the Board of Finance
may attend the negotiation sessions in an advisory capacity.
The Director of Finance shall, among other things, be responsible
for the following: reviewing and recording all invoices and other
requests for disbursement; preparing all checks for disbursements
that have been approved by the Selectmen; maintaining control over
and reconciling all Town accounts; preparing all payrolls and maintaining
all payroll-related records; managing and coordinating the budgeting
process, including but not limited to preparing budget request forms,
compiling of all budget requests for review by Selectmen, working
with Selectmen to prepare a budget for submission to Board of Finance,
and preparing final budget documentation approved by the Board of
Finance; managing the grant application process, including but not
limited to compliance with submission rules, recording of actions
taken, and accounting for funds received and disbursements against
those funds; reviewing and evaluating of all insurance coverage for
the Town and its personnel including the solicitation of new bids
for coverage as may be appropriate; preparing tax reporting such as
Form 1099 as may be required and not covered by other outside services;
and performing other finance-related responsibilities as may be assigned
by the Board of Selectmen.
The Director of Public Works shall, among other things, be responsible
for the following: managing of the Highway Department, long- and short-range
budgeting and planning to meet the Town's highway needs; the
managing, budgeting, and planning for all maintenance of Town-owned
properties, not otherwise covered by contract or lease, including
the mechanical systems which may service those properties (i.e., phone,
electrical, HVAC, etc.); managing, budgeting, and planning for operation
of the Town Transfer Station; certain other engineering activities/duties
for the Town as may be assigned by the Board of Selectmen.
The Director of Public Works shall hire and may remove personnel in all areas for which he/she is responsible, and in so doing he/she shall be subject to such rules and regulations concerning Town employees pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-13 of this Charter or as otherwise may be adopted by the Board of Selectmen or Town Meeting.
The office of the Selectmen shall have an Administrative Assistant
whose duties, among other things, include responsibility for the following:
providing administrative support to the Board of Selectmen; maintaining
records of all communications originating from or received by the
Board; processing all Freedom of Information Act requests; creating
and maintaining an annual seasonal, monthly, and weekly operational
calendar of obligations, deadlines, and position appointments for
all departments; managing and coordinating the centralized ordering
of all expendable supplies for departments operating within the Town
Hall; preparing and maintaining personnel files for all employees;
arranging for personnel training; coordinating all personnel scheduling,
vacation, and other planned absences for all elected, appointed, or
hired administrative personnel, so that each office is properly and
continuously staffed during its normal business hours; scheduling
and tracking of random drug and alcohol screenings for Public Works
employees; complying with OSHA reporting regulations; overseeing general
upkeep and custodial services of building; and coordinating all requests
for service with the information technology service provider.
