(A) The Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Town Manager to serve at its pleasure. The Manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of his/her executive and administrative qualifications. The powers and duties of the Town Manager shall be those set out in G.S. § 160A-148.
(B) Neither the Mayor nor any member of the Board of Commissioners shall be eligible for appointment as Town Manager, nor shall any former Mayor or Commissioner be eligible for appointment as Town Manager until at least one year after the last meeting at which the person last served as an elected member of the governing body.
(C) All references in the code to the term Town Administrator shall hereafter be deemed to be references to the Town Manager and all duties and powers formerly held by the Town Administrator shall hereafter be held by the Town Manager.
(D) The Town Manager shall have the authority to create and implement administrative policies deemed necessary for the efficient administration, direction and supervision of staff and employees, except as otherwise provided by state or federal laws or town ordinances.
(OC, § 2-2-2) (Ord. passed 8-27-87; Am. Ord. passed 4-13-89; Am. Ord. passed 12-15-92; Am. Ord. 2006-04, passed 2-21-06)
Editor’s note:
Prior to December 15, 1992, the town operated under the Mayor-Council form of government. On December 15, 1992, the Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance amending the Charter pursuant to G.S. § 160A-102 providing for a change in the form of government to the Council-Manager form. It is the intent of the Board of Commissioners by passage of this ordinance to vest in the Town Manager all of the statutory powers and duties attending that position as well as all of the power and duties formerly vested in the Town Administrator pursuant to the Code of Ordinances and the various written policies of the town.