The town manager shall be responsible to the board of commissioners for the proper administration of all the affairs of the town. As chief administrator, the town manager shall have the power to appoint and remove all officers, department heads, and employees in the administrative service of the town except the town attorney and the volunteer fire chief, each of whom shall be appointed as provided elsewhere in this charter. Neither the mayor nor the board of commissioners nor any of its committees or members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his removal from, office by the town manager, or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service of the town. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the mayor and the board of commissioners and its members shall deal with officers and employees in the administrative service only through the town manager, and neither the mayor nor the board of commissioners nor any of its members shall give orders or directions to any subordinate of the town manager, either publicly or privately.
(Session Laws of 1965, Chapter 79 § 5.2)