(A) The Board of Aldermen shall appoint a Town Administrator. The duties of the Town Administrator are as follows:
(1) Be the chief administrative officer of the town government responsible to the Board of Aldermen and Mayor (as a body of one) for the performance of his or her duties. The Town Administrator shall perform or supervise the performance of all administrative affairs of the town as he or she may be authorized and directed to do by the Board;
(2) Attend all regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen. In addition, the Town Administrator shall attend all committee meetings of the Board of Aldermen on an as needed basis or as a member of the department committees, depending on the wishes of the Board;
(3) Make investigations and reports concerning town government affairs to the Board and Mayor (as a body of one) as they may direct and as the Town Administrator shall from time to time deem necessary. Reports may include recommendations for adopting such measures as the Town Administrator may deem best for the good government of the municipality;
(4) Coordinate the activities of each department and direct superintendents and other town employees in the performance of their duties and functions as may be required;
(5) Make any other reports that the Board may require concerning the operations of the town departments, offices and agencies subject to his or her direction and control;
(6) Direct and supervise the administration of departments, offices and agencies of the town, subject to the general direction and control of the Board, except as otherwise provided by law;
(7) The Town Administrator shall be responsible to the Board of Aldermen for the administration of the personnel program. The Town Administrator shall appoint and suspend or remove all town officers and employees not elected by the people, and whose appointment or removal is not otherwise provided for by law, except the Town Attorney, Town Clerk, Police Chief and Public Works Director, in accordance with such general personnel rules, regulations, policies or ordinances as the Board may adopt;
(8) Make recommendations to the Board to carry out such disciplinary measures as may be necessary concerning town employees, after receiving the recommendation of the department head and making such investigations concerning such matters as be necessary. The Town Board of Aldermen shall be the final authority for carrying out all adverse personnel actions;
(9) See that all laws of the state and the town, including the town charter, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the Town Board of Aldermen are faithfully performed and carried out;
(10) Prepare and subject the annual budget and capital program to the Board of Aldermen; and
(11) Shall annually submit to the Board and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the town as of the end of the fiscal year.
(B) The superintendents or operating heads of the various town departments shall be directly responsible to the Town Administrator, who, in turn, shall be directly responsible to the Board of Aldermen. It is the intent of this section to establish a line of responsibility from the superintendent or operating department head through the Town Administrator to the Board of Aldermen. The Town Administrator is responsible for maintaining fiscal control of the budgeted items of the various departments.
(C) The appointment of the Town Administrator shall be made with regard to merit, experience and education. The Mayor or any member of the Board of Aldermen shall not be eligible for appointment as the Town Administrator, until a period of one year has elapsed since the last meeting at which the said person last served as an elected member of the governing body.
(D) The Town Administrator shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen and the compensation for the Town Administrator shall be set by the Board of Aldermen at least annually.
(1987 Code, § 2-2-02)