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Town of Mashpee Charter Adopted May 8, 2004 town agencies and provide for a reassignment of powers, duties and responsibilities among such agencies so established or existing. (o) To attend all sessions of all town meetings and answer all questions raised by voters which relate to warrant articles and to matters over which the town manager exercises any supervision. (p) To perform any other duties as are required to be performed by the town manager by ;r by-laws, administrative code or votes,of the board of selectmen, SECTION 4-3:DELEGATION OF A UTHORITY The town manager may authorize any subordinate officer or employee to exercise any power or perform any function or duty which is assigned to the office of town manager,provided,however, that all acts performed under any such delegation shall at all times be deemed to be the acts of the town manager. . N .. SECTION 4-4 ACTING TOWN MANAGER ` (a) Temporary Absence - By letter filed with the town clerk, the town manager shall designate a qualified town administrative officer or employee to exercise the powers and perform h = the duties of town manager during a temporary absence. During a temporary absence the board of selectmen may not revoke such designation until at least ten working days have elapsed, whereupon it may appoint another qualified town administrative officer or employee to serve until the town manager shall return. �-sur (b) Vacancy-Any vacancy in the office of town manager shall be filled as soon as possible by the screening committee established pursuant to section 4-1 and the board of selectmen, but, pending such regular appointment the board of selectmen shall appoint a qualified town administrative officer or employee to perform the duties of the office on an acting basis. Such temporary appointment may not exceed six months but one renewal may be voted by the board of selectmen not to exceed three months. Compensation for such person shall be set by the board of " selectmen. ISI, (c) Powers and Duties - The powers of a temporary or an acting town manager, under (a) and (b) above, shall be limited to matters not admitting of delay and shall include authority to make temporary, emergency appointments or designations to town office or employment but not to make permanent appointments or designations. SECTION 4-5 REMOVAL AND SUSPENSION The board of selectmen may, by a majority vote of the full board, terminate and remove, or suspend,the town manager from office in accordance with the following procedure. (a) The board of selectmen shall adopt a preliminary resolution of removal by the affirmative vote of a majority of all its members which must state the reason or reasons x for removal. This preliminary resolution may suspend the town manager for a period not i J to exceed forty-five days. A copy of the resolution shall be delivered to the town manager forthwith. (b) Within five days following delivery of the preliminary resolution the town manager may request a public"hearing by filing a written request for such hearing with the board of selectmen. This hearing shall be held at a meeting of the board of selectmen not later than thirty days after the request is filed or earlier than twenty days. The town manager may file with the 16 _MEMO