[G.O. No. 994, § 3; G.O. No. 1210, § I; G.O. No. 1662, § 1]
(a) 
Subject to the charter and ordinances of the Town and the authority of the Town Administrator, the head of each department shall be responsible for the conduct, efficiency, management and internal operation of the department. In addition to orders and instructions which the department head may issue as necessary to carry out this responsibility, each department head shall have the power and authority to adopt general rules and regulations concerning the operation, regulation, control, order and efficiency of the department, the supervision of the work of the department, the assignment of functions, powers and duties of subordinate officers and employees within the department, the use and care of its equipment and the conduct, training and discipline of its personnel. In addition, each department shall:
(1) 
Submit to the Town Administrator, annually, a recommended current expense and capital budget for the department.
(2) 
Submit to the Town Administrator, annually, a recommended table of organization for the department.
(3) 
At least once a month, file reports of all receipts with the Town Treasurer.
(4) 
Report, at least annually, to the Town Administrator in such form as he may approve, on the work of the department of the preceding year.
[G.O. No. 994, § 3; G.O. No. 1662, § 1]
Each department head shall have the power except as herein otherwise specifically provided, to appoint, suspend or remove subordinate officers and employees within the department subject to the approval of the Town Administrator and consent of the Mayor.
Any officer or employee may be removed by resolution of the Town Council.
[G.O. No. 994, § 3; G.O. No. 1662, § 1]
Upon the expiration of the department head's term of office or the removal or resignation therefrom, each department head and employee shall forthwith surrender to his superior, all papers, records, maps and properties of the Town then in the employees' custody or possession.
[G.O. No. 994, § 4; G.O. No. 1662, § 1; G.O. No. BOH 2-2004, § I]
(a) 
The following nondepartmental boards, commissions, and officers and their staffs are continued as heretofore established:
(1) 
Planning Board.
(2) 
Board of Adjustment.
(3) 
Recreation Commission.
(4) 
Board of Health.
(5) 
Local Assistance Board.
(6) 
Board of Trustees of the Public Library.
(7) 
Municipal Magistrate's Court and Violations Bureau.