By-law passed by 5/5/07 ATM Article 12, Amended by 5/4/09 ATM Article 25.
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen (BOS). shall appoint, and may remove, a Town Administrator. The Town Administrator shall be selected in accordance with Section 2.
Section 2. The Town Administrator shall report to the BOS. The Town Administrator shall be appointed according to the following process: 1) The TASC shall consist of 5 members as follows: a) Chair, a member of the BOS, appointed by the BOS. b) A member of the Finance Committee, appointed by the Finance Committee. c) A member of the School Committee, appointed by the School Committee. d) A member of the Personnel Committee, appointed by the Personnel Committee. e) A member at large with municipal management experience appointed by the BOS. 2) The Town Administrator Selection Committee (TASC) shall submit more than one candidate to the BOS. The BOS shall: a) Conduct final interviews as required. b) Appoint a candidate to the position by majority vote. c) Or, send back to the TASC with directions for further action.
Section 3. The Town Administrator shall directly supervise and conduct performance reviews for the following current and future department heads unless otherwise specified by statute: Assistant Town Administrator for Finance and Budget; Head of the Highway Department; Facilities Manager; Head of Information Technology; Building Commissioner; and Human Resources. The department heads shall be appointed by, and can be removed by, the Town Administrator subject to the approval of the BOS. Employees of the heads of said departments shall be appointed by the department head subject to approval of the Town Administrator.
Section 4. The Town Administrator shall administer the Town’s performance review process in order to ensure consistent reviews across all departments. The Town Administrator shall have the following responsibility to ensure that the reviews are conducted in a fair and timely manner: a) Responsibility of performance reviews for direct reports of the Town Administrator; b) Oversee the review process for employees who report to a department head; and c) Provide input for employees who report to Town Boards.
Section 5. The Town Administrator shall have input in the hiring of employees of the Town Boards unless otherwise stated in a statute. The Town Boards retain the hiring decision. The Town Administrator shall provide input to performance reviews to ensure that the reviews are conducted in a fair and timely manner in accordance with the Town’s performance review process.
Section 6. The Town Administrator shall be responsible for the budget process.
Section 7. At the direction of the BOS, the Town Administrator shall establish working hours, holidays, and vacations days for Town departments reporting to the Town Administrator in accordance with the Town’s Personnel Bylaw, if any. The Town Administrator shall establish working hours, holidays, and vacations days in consultation with Town Boards for their employees in accordance with the Town’s Personnel Bylaw, if any.
Section 8. The Town Administrator shall establish and maintain operational systems, hours of operation, and proximity of departments to ensure that Town Offices operate in an efficient manner for the benefit of the citizens.
Section 9. The Town Administrator shall conduct regular department meetings and report on such meetings to the BOS.
Section 10. The Town Administrator shall perform other duties as directed by the BOS.