(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 174.)
All officers of the cities of Norwalk and South Norwalk, of
the Town of Norwalk and of the East Norwalk Fire District shall continue
to hold office and perform the duties incumbent upon said officers
by charter and statutory provisions until the officers hereinbefore
provided for shall be elected and qualified.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 60.)
The Clerk, the Treasurer, the Tax Collector, and all other officers
or employees of said city, whether elected or appointed, who, under
the provisions of the charter or the ordinances of the city, may be
required so to do, shall give bond for such amount as the ordinances
of said city shall prescribe, conditioned for the faithful performance
of the duties of their respective offices; and in case of the refusal
or neglect of any such officer or employee to give such bond, his
office shall be declared vacant and such vacancy shall be filled in
the manner herein prescribed.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 61.)
No officer or employee of the city shall receive or disburse
money belonging to the city unless authorized to so do by the provisions
of this act or by a resolution regularly adopted by the Council.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 62.)
Any officer or employee of said city who shall willfully or
knowingly incur in the name of the city any debt or other obligation
which the city may be compelled to pay without any appropriation having
been made for the benefit of the same, or who shall willfully or knowingly
incur any such debt or obligation in excess of any appropriation that
may have been made therefor, shall be personally liable for the payment
of such debt or obligation, and the Corporation Counsel is hereby
authorized to sue for the same, in the name and for the benefit of
the city, before any court of competent jurisdiction, and, in addition
thereto, any officer or employee, of said city incurring such debt
or obligation either without or in excess of an appropriation for
the payment of the same shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned
not more than 30 days, or both.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 71.)
The Sheriff of the city shall, within the limits of the city,
have the same authority, both criminal and civil, and be subjected
to the same liabilities and penalties as Constables of towns. Said
Sheriff shall serve notices of the Council when directed by the Clerk,
and shall collect such bills and assessments as the Council may order,
and he shall receive for all services rendered the legal fees provided
by the general statutes for Constables of towns.
(Sp. Laws 1947, No. 215.)
The salary of each of the Selectmen of the Town of Norwalk shall,
from September 1, 1947, be $150 per annum.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 72.)
The powers and duties of said Selectmen shall, on and after
the first Monday of October, 1913, be limited to the powers vested
in and duties imposed upon them by the constitution and laws of the
state in relation to the admission of persons to the privileges of
electors in said town and the erasure from the registry list of the
names of those who have forfeited the privileges of electors.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 73.)
The powers and duties of the City Clerk, Registrar of Voters,
and Constables shall be those by law conferred and imposed upon such
officers of towns.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 74.)
All officers required by law to be appointed by towns and by
Selectmen of towns, not herein otherwise provided for, shall, on and
after the first Monday of October, 1913, be appointed by the Mayor,
subject to confirmation by the Council.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 75.)
All appointments to office or to any position when the appointing
power of the Council, which shall include all appointments not herein
conferred upon the Mayor, shall be made by a plurality of votes passed
in the Council, the Mayor having a vote only in case of a tie.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 76.)
The duties of all appointive officers not in this act particularly
designated shall be prescribed by the Council.
[Added by Charter Amendment 8-23-1977[1]]
If a Department head determines that his Department has surplus
or obsolete equipment for which there is no anticipation of need in
the future and desires to dispose of the same, he shall so notify
the Purchasing Agent by submitting to him a list of the equipment
he proposes to dispose of. The Department head and the Purchasing
Agent will indicate in writing on the list submitted that no item
thereon has a fair market value greater than $1,000 and a copy of
said list so certified shall be sent to the Mayor. A copy of such
list shall also at the time be sent to all other city Departments.
Subject to the approval of the Mayor, a public sale of such property
shall be held on a date to be determined by the Purchasing Agent and
the Department head which date shall be not less than 60 days after
the approval of the Mayor. There shall be no more than two sales of
surplus or obsolete equipment by any one Department in any one calendar
year.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale of
any city property having a value greater than $1,000.
[1]
Editor's Note: Approved by the electorate at the general
election held 11-8-1977.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 77.)
Every appointee of the Council, when required by said Council,
shall before he enters upon the duties of his office, make oath or
affirmation before some competent authority that he will faithfully
and impartially discharge such duties. The form of oath to be administered
to him shall be as follows: "You, ____________________ having been
appointed ____________________ of the City of Norwalk, do swear or
affirm that you will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties
of said office according to your best skill and judgment, so help
you God, or upon the pains and penalties of perjury." A certificate
of said oath or affirmation under the hand of the authority administering
it shall be lodged and kept on file in the office of the City Clerk.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 78; Charter Amendment 8-29-1978.[1])
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, any officer or
employee may be removed for malfeasance in office, neglect of duty
or other just cause by the authority appointing him in accordance
with the procedure set out herein. The appointing authority shall
notify, in writing, the affected officer or employee of his removal
and of the reasons justifying removal from office or employment. An
officer or employee removed by the appointing authority as aforesaid
shall cease to discharge the function of his office nor shall be receive
any salary therefor unless he is reinstated on appeal. Thereupon unless
the affected officer or employee shall file in writing with the City
Clerk a request for a hearing before the Common Council within seven
calendar days, such removal shall be final. In the event a request
for a hearing is filed as aforesaid, the Common Council shall hear
said appeal within 30 days of the filing thereof. The appointing authority
may specify additional reasons justifying the said removal, but no
such additional reasons shall be filed later than two weeks prior
to a hearing before the Common Council. The affected officer or employee
shall have the right to be granted two postponements of the hearing,
not in excess of one week each, by filing a request therefor with
the City Clerk not later than 24 hours prior to the time appointed
for such hearing. At such hearing the affected officer or employee
shall have the right to be represented by counsel and shall have the
right to present witnesses and to cross-examine the witnesses against
him or her. At the request of the affected officer or employee, the
hearing shall be held in executive session; otherwise the hearing
shall be public. The decision of the Common Council shall be rendered
not later than two weeks after the conclusion of the hearing.If the
appellant be reinstated by said Judge, he shall be paid from the date
of his dismissal until restored to duty as the Judge, in his discretion,
shall decide.
Any officer or employee whose dismissal has been confirmed by
the Common Council after hearing as provided by this section may appeal
from the order of dismissal to any Judge of the Superior Court, which
appeal shall be made returnable not less than three nor more than
six days from the date of the confirmation of such dismissal by the
Common Council and shall be served upon the City Clerk at least two
days before the time fixed for the hearing of such appeal; and said
Judge, having given such further notice as may be deemed necessary,
shall forthwith hear such case de novo and shall dismiss or retain
such appellant as he may deem proper and may award costs at his discretion.
Nothing contained herein providing for appeals shall be deemed
applicable to employees who are members of bargaining units with which
the city has working agreements.
[1]
Editor's Note: Approved by the electorate at the general
election held 11-7-1978.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 79; Sp. Laws 1931, No.
323; Chapter Amendment 9-2-1980.[1])
On the second Tuesday following his election, the Mayor shall
appoint a Corporation Counsel for the term of two years or until his
successor is appointed and qualified, unless removed for cause.
[1]
Editor's Note: Approved by the electorate at the general
election held 11-4-1980.
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 169; Sp. Laws 1927,
No. 255; Sp. Laws 1929, No. 102; Sp. Laws 1933, No. 335, § 2;
Sp. Laws 1933, No. 363, § 5; Sp. Laws 1933, No. 456, § 2.)
On and after September 1, 1933, the salaries of the several
officers of the City and Town of Norwalk shall be paid monthly and
shall be as follows: the Mayor shall receive $2,500 per annum; the
Councilmen, each, $300 per annum; the City Clerk, $2,000 per annum;
the Treasurer, $300 per annum; each member of the Board of Relief,
$150 per annum and the Selectmen of said town, $50 per annum.[1]
(Sp. Laws 1913, No. 352, § 172; Charter Amendment 9-2-1980.[1])
The compensation of all officers and employees of said City
of Norwalk shall be fixed by the Council, except the salary of the
Councilmen, which shall be set at $600 per annum.
[1]
Editor's Note: Approved by the electorate at the general
election held 11-4-1980.
(Charter Amendment 9-12-2000.[1])
All employees and officers of the City of Norwalk, salaried and unsalaried, including the members of all boards, agencies and commissions elected or appointed in the City of Norwalk, shall be subject to the Code of Ethics contained in Chapter 32 of the Norwalk Code, as it may be amended from time to time.
[1]
Editor's Note: Approved by the electorate at the general
election held 11-7-2000.
