All powers of the Town shall be vested in an elected Commission, except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law. The Town Commission shall be responsible to the citizens of Melbourne Beach for the proper functioning of all Town affairs and to that end, subject to the provisions of this Charter, shall have power and are required to:
(a) Appoint, and when necessary for the good of the Town, suspend or remove, the Town Manager, Town Clerk or Town Attorney, or members of any board, commission or agency, who are appointed by the Town Commission.
(b) Approve any additions or deletions of staff positions upon the recommendation of the Town Manager. Such recommendations of the Town Manager shall be made in conjunction with the proposed budget for the upcoming year, or may be made at any other time if deemed necessary.
(c) Provide policy direction to, and exercise control over, the Town Manager as may be required in his role as administrative head of the Town.
(d) Approve an annual Town budget and any amendments to the budget, together with such other fiscal reports and programs as may be required, and periodically review the financial status of the Town relative to the current budget.
(e) Provide Town representation on intragovernmental groups when such groups are composed principally of elected officials or when such representation is deemed advisable by the Commission.
(f) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution consistent with the concept of management of the Town expressed in this Charter.
(Adopted by electorate 11-6-73; Amendment adopted by electorate 9-2-86)