[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.
