[Adopted 5-2-1994 ATM, Art. 10]
Notwithstanding the provisions of any General Law or Special Act to the contrary, the Department of Municipal Finance is hereby established in the Town of Georgetown. In accordance with § 63-6 of this Article, a Finance Director shall be appointed to implement and coordinate the Department. The Department of Municipal Finance and the Finance Director shall have those duties detailed in § 63-7 and also such duties as may be added in the future by the Board of Selectmen with the approval of Town Meeting.
A. 
The Finance Director shall be hired based upon qualifications to be developed by the Personnel Board using guidelines from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and models from other communities.
B. 
There shall be a Selection Committee composed of six members appointed one member each by each of the following Boards and Committees as their representative: Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Board of Assessors, Personnel Board and the Finance and Advisory Board and Capital Improvement Planning Committee. The Selection Committee shall supervise a search and recruitment process advertising in regional newspapers and professional publications. The Selection Committee shall interview the most qualified applicants, recommending not more than three suitable candidates to the Board of Selectmen in a prioritized order. The Board of Selectmen shall have the ultimate authority over the Finance Director for the purpose of hiring or dismissing for cause. The Board of Selectmen, however, must make its choice from the Selection Committee's list and must make written report of justification to the Selection Committee if it makes its choice different from the prioritized order. The foregoing selection procedure shall be implemented whenever the position of Finance Director needs to be filled.
[Amended 10-25-1999 STM, Art. 22]
C. 
The Board of Selectmen shall enter into a formal written contract with the Finance Director that details responsibilities, goals and objectives for performance, evaluation criteria, salary and fringe benefits for not longer than a three-year term. The expiration date of any term of appointment for the position of Finance Director shall be on December 31 of the given year. The Board of Selectmen shall have the option of providing for a probation period within the term of appointment if they should so choose.
A. 
The Finance Director, as Treasurer and Budget Officer, shall be responsible for coordinating the fiscal management procedures of the office of the Treasurer, the office of the Tax Collector and the position of Town Accountant, and be the administrator of budgeting, including financial reporting, accountability and control, as well as an advisor on financial and programmatic implications of current and future policies to all town departments and the Board of Selectmen.
B. 
The Finance Director shall be responsible for coordinating all financial tasks upon the dates specified in the Massachusetts Department of Revenue Municipal Calendar, as amended.
C. 
The Finance Director shall oversee and develop guidelines to be followed by all town departments for purchasing supplies and equipment, including acting as the Chief Procurement Officer for the town; data processing, including the utilization of uniform hardware and software for all town departments; personnel administration and risk management; all subject to the applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Upon the assumption of office by the Finance Director, the terms of the existing Town Treasurer and Tax Collector and the Town Accountant shall terminate. The persons who were in those elected or appointed offices as of the effective date of the Special Act shall continue as employees of the Department of Municipal Finance under the direction and supervision of the Finance Director at least until the expiration of their terms of office. Said employees will maintain the same salary and benefits. Upon termination of any office as aforesaid, the Finance Director shall assume the powers and duties of the Treasurer, and said Finance Director shall appoint the person or persons to direct the Divisions of Town Accountant, Collector, Purchasing, Personnel and Data Processing subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen.
This Article shall become effective as of the effective date of the enabling legislation proposed in Article 10 of the May 2, 1994, Annual Town Meeting.