A. The Mayor shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, appoint and may remove all Department Heads and other Mayoral appointees188 of the Town as set forth in this Charter
189. This provision shall not apply to Elected Officials who are Department Heads
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B. Unless otherwise provided in this Charter, the terms of all such Department Heads or Mayoral appointees, established by Ordinance or by budget, shall terminate at the same time as the term of the Mayor (unless otherwise subject to the terms of an Employment Contract as set forth in § 8-2.C of this Charter); except such appointees may continue to serve until their successors are appointed and qualified191.
C. The Mayor may, subject to the approval of the Council, perform the duties of any office under the Mayor's jurisdiction, except those of the Director of Finance in the performance of the duties and powers prescribed by Law to Town Treasurers, as provided in § 8-4.A of this Charter192.
D. As set forth in § 8-1.B and C of this Charter, the Mayor shall have the power, subject to the approval of the Council, to provide for the creation of any Department, delegating to said Department any of the powers reserved to the Mayor under this chapter and to appoint a Department Head for such Department thereby created. The Mayor shall have the power to create for a new position, subject to the approval of the Legislative Council193.
188 "Mayoral appointees" replaces "...such officers and employees.".
189 2011 modification of 1983 Charter § 5-3 (first sentence) by deleting the following "...as an Ordinance of the Council consistent with this Charter may provide" and replacing with "...set forth in this Charter".
190 Charter Revision of 2011.
191 2011 modification of 1983 Charter § 5-3 (second sentence).
192 2011 modification of 1983 Charter § 5-3 (third sentence) by repealing the following clause: "...provided in case the Director of Finance is absent or unable to act, the Mayor may countersign checks".
193 2011 modification of 1983 Charter § 5-3 (fourth sentence) by adding the opening clause and the second sentence.
194 NEW (2022). In lieu of 2011 § 5-4.