(1) The town executive shall be nominated and elected at large by the qualified electors of the town.
(2) The town executive shall be elected for a term of four (4) years.
(3) Elections for the town executive shall be non-partisan.
(4) The salary of the town executive shall be established by the town commission in accordance with Section 2.01 of this charter.
(5) The office of town executive shall be deemed vacant or forfeit for the same reason that a commissioner's office shall be deemed vacant or forfeit as prescribed in Section 2.01 of this charter.
(6) The commission shall be the judge of the grounds of forfeiture of the office of chief executive. A chief executive charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of his office shall be entitled to a public hearing on demand and notice of such hearing shall be published in manner consistent with state law.
(7) In the event of a vacancy in the office of town executive, the commission, by majority vote of all its members, shall appoint a person eligible to hold the position of town executive to fill the vacancy until the next regular town election, at which time the remainder of the term shall be filled as provided bylaw for the election of town executive.
(8) In the event of temporary absence or disability, the President shall serve as acting town executive.