B.
The
First Selectman shall be the chief executive officer and chief administrative
officer of the Town.
C.
To
assist in the discharge of the duties and responsibilities of the
First Selectman, the First Selectman, subject to the approval of the
Board of Selectmen, may delegate any of the administrative powers
and duties of the First Selectman to any Selectman or Selectmen or
to any person responsible to the First Selectman.
A.
The
First Selectman shall have the powers, duties and responsibilities
conferred upon the office of First Selectman by this Charter and,
except to the extent otherwise provided by this Charter, all powers,
duties and responsibilities conferred upon that office by other law
and all powers necessary or incidental to the discharge of the duties
and responsibilities of that office.
B.
The
First Selectman shall, when present, preside over all meetings of
the Board of Selectmen, shall be a full voting and participating member
of the Board of Selectmen and shall have the power to vote to break
a tie vote of the Board of Selectmen.
C.
Except
as provided by ordinance or other law, the First Selectman shall be
an ex officio member of all Boards and Committees of the Town, and
of all organizations to which the Town provides financial support
unless otherwise provided by the Town Meeting, but without the power
to vote. The First Selectman may appoint, in writing, one or more
electors of the Town to be the First Selectman's representative
on any such Board, Committee and organization. The First Selectman
shall be given reasonable advance notice of all meetings of all such
Boards, Committees and organizations.
D.
Except
as otherwise provided by ordinance or other law, the First Selectman
or a person designated by the First Selectman may hire, fix the compensation
of and discharge any employee of the Town, unless such employee is
a department head of the Town or an Official. Such department heads
and Officials shall be hired, compensated and discharged with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen. These powers shall not extend
to employees of the Board of Education or to Officials who are members
of such Board.
A.
The
First Selectman shall be responsible for coordinating the activities
and future planning of the offices, Boards and Committees of the Town.
B.
The
First Selectman shall see that all laws, ordinances, resolutions and
policies governing the Town are faithfully executed.
C.
The
First Selectman shall have prepared financial and other reports for
such periods as may be required by the Board of Selectmen.
D.
The
First Selectman shall conduct a continuous review, under the general
policy direction of the Board of Selectmen, of the financial needs
and budget requirements of the Town. The First Selectman may request
and shall be entitled to receive at any time a statement of the current
and projected financial position and needs of any office or Board
of the Town.
E.
On
or prior to a date determined by the First Selectman, each officer,
Board and Committee of the Town (except the Board of Education), and
each agency to which the Town gives financial support, shall provide
to the First Selectmen a statement of the estimated expenditures and
desired appropriation for the ensuing fiscal year for each department
or agency and shall prepare and submit a proposed budget to the Board
of Selectmen.
F.
The
First Selectman shall exercise such other powers and perform such
other duties as may be required of the First Selectman by ordinance
or resolution of the Board of Selectmen or of the Town Meeting not
inconsistent with this Charter.
