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(b) Vacancy -Any vacancy in the office of'Town Manager shall be filled as soon as <br /> possible by the screening committee established pursuant to Charter Section 4-1 and <br /> the Board of Selectmen but pending such regular appointment the Board of <br /> Selectmen shall appoint a qualified Town administrative officer or employee to <br /> perform the duties of thence on an acting basis. Such temporary appointment may <br /> not exceed six months but one renewal may be voted by the Board of Selectmen not to <br /> exceed three months The compensation to be paid to such person shall be established <br /> by the Board of Selectmen. <br /> (c) Powers and Duties - The powers of temporary or an acting Town Manager, <br /> under (a) and (b) above shall be limited to matters not admitting of delay and <br /> shall include authority to make temporary, emergency appointments or <br /> designations to Town office or employment but not to make permanent <br /> appointments or designations. <br /> [See Charter, Section 4-41. <br /> 65-5 Removal and Suspension• The Board of Selectmen may by a maiority vote of the <br /> full Board terminate and remove or suspend the Town Manager from office in <br /> accordance with the following procedure. <br /> (a) The Board of Selectmen shall adopt a preliminary resolution of removal by the <br /> affirmative vote of majority ofall its members which must state the reason or <br /> reasons for removal This preliminary resolution may suspend the Town Manager for <br /> a period not to exceed orty-five days A copy of the resolution shall be delivered to <br /> the Town Manager forthwith. <br /> Lb Within five days following deliveryof the preliminary resolution the Town <br /> Manager may request a public hearing by filing a written request for such hearing <br /> with the Board of Selectmen This hearing shall be held at a meeting of the Board of <br /> Selectmen not later than thirty days after the request is filed or earlier than twenty <br /> days The Town Manager may We with the Board of Selectmen a written statement <br /> responding to the reasons stated in the resolution of removal provided the same is <br /> received at its office more than forty-eight hours in advance of the public hearing. <br /> 22 <br />