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(A) Appointment.
(1) There shall be a Tax Collector, who shall be appointed as provided in the Town Charter.
(2) The Tax Collector shall not begin his or her duties until he or she has furnished a bond in accordance with G.S. § 105-349(c), nor shall he or she continue collecting taxes after the bond has expired without renewal.
(B) Duties. In addition to other duties and responsibilities provided by law, the Tax Collector shall:
(1) Employ all lawful means to collect all property, dog license, privilege and franchise taxes with which he or she is charged by the Council;
(2) Perform duties in connection with the preparation of the tax records and tax receipts as the Council may direct under the provisions of G.S. §§ 105-319 and 105-320;
(3) Keep adequate records of all collections he or she makes;
(4) Account for all monies coming into his or her hands, in a form and detail as may be required by the Finance Officer;
(5) Make settlement at the times required by G.S. § 105-373 and at any other times the Council may require him or her to do so;
(6) Submit to the Council at each of its regular meetings a report of the amount he or she has collected on each year's taxes with which he or she is charged, the amount remaining uncollected and the steps he or she is taking to encourage or enforce payment of uncollected taxes;
(7) Send bills or notices of taxes due to taxpayers if instructed to do so by the Council; and
(8) Visit delinquent taxpayers to encourage payment of taxes if instructed to do so by the Council.
(C) Deputy Tax Collector. The Council may appoint 1 or more Deputy Tax Collectors. The term of office, removal procedures and bonding requirements of the Deputy Tax Collector shall be identical to those of the Tax Collector.
(D) Oath of office. The Tax Collector and any Deputy Tax Collector appointed shall take and subscribe the following oath and file it with the Town Clerk.
“I, _______, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States, and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina not inconsistent therewith, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of my office as (Deputy) Tax Collector of the Town of ________ and that I will not allow my actions as Tax Collector to be influenced by personal or political friendships or obligations, so help me God."
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(1981 Code, § 3-6)
(A) The Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the administration and technical direction of the personnel program.
(B) The Manager shall appoint, suspend and remove all officers and employees except those elected by the people or those whose appointment is otherwise provided for by law.
(C) The Manager shall make appointments, dismissals and suspensions in accordance with the Charter and other policies and procedures specified in this code (Personnel Policies).
(D) More specifically, the Manager shall:
(1) Recommend rules and revisions to the personnel system to the Council for consideration;
(2) Determine the administrative, professional and managerial positions to be excluded from entitlement to overtime compensation;
(3) Establish and maintain a roster of all persons in the town service, setting forth each officer and employee, class title of position, salary, any changes in class title and status and like data as may be deemed desirable or useful;
(4) Develop and administer recruiting programs as may be necessary to obtain an adequate supply of competent applicants to meet the needs of the town;
(5) Develop and coordinate training and education programs for town employees;
(6) Investigate periodically the operation and effect of the town's personnel policies and report his or her findings and recommendations to the Council;
(7) Perform other personnel duties as may be assigned to him or her by this code or by the Council.
(1981 Code, § 3-10)
(A) The Manager shall be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the position classification plan so that it will accurately reflect the duties performed by employees in the classes to which their positions are allocated.
(B) Department heads shall be responsible for bringing to the attention of the Manager the need for new positions and material changes in the nature of duties, responsibilities, working conditions or other factors affecting the classifications of existing positions.
(C) New positions shall be established only with the approval of the Council, after which the Town Manager shall either allocate the new position to the appropriate class within the existing classification plan or recommend to the Council that it amend the position classification plan to establish a new class to which the new position may be allocated.
(D) When the Manager finds that a substantial change has occurred in the nature or level of duties and responsibilities of an existing position, he or she shall:
(1) Direct that the existing class specification be revised;
(2) Reallocate the position to the appropriate class within the existing classification plan; or
(3) Recommend that the Council amend the position classification plan to establish a new class to which the position may be allocated.
(E) The Council may, upon the recommendation of the Manager, add classes of positions to or delete them from the position classification plan.
(1981 Code, § 3-11)
(A) The Manager shall be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the pay plan.
(B) The pay plan is intended to provide equitable compensation for all positions when considered in relation to each other, to general rates of pay for similar employment in the private sector and in other public jurisdictions in the area, to changes in the cost of living, to financial conditions of the city and other factors.
(C) To this end, the Manager shall from time to time make comparative studies of all factors affecting the level of salary ranges and shall recommend to the Council the changes in salary ranges as appear to be warranted.
(1981 Code, § 3-12)