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IN Town of Mashpee Charter Adopted May 8, 2004 4 . SECTION 5-2:MERIT PRINCIPLE All appointments and promotions of town officers and employees shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness demonstrated by examination,past performance,or by other evidence of competence and suitability. SECTION 5-3: AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OTHER OFFICERS TO APPOINT SUBORDINATES The fire chief and the police chief shall each be responsible for the appointment, promotion and discipline of all officers and subordinates in their respective departments. The town manager may delegate to any other department head or other town officer a similar authority to appoint, promote and discipline subordinates and other employees serving under them. SECTION 5-4:REVIEW OF APPOINTMENTS BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN Before any person shall begin to work as an employee of the town as a result of being appointed t to an office or position by any town agency (other than by or under the school committee) the board of selectmen shall file a certificate that it is satisfied all town policies and procedures relating to hiring have been properly followed and that the salary to be paid is appropriate for the position. SECTION 5-5:DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL FINANCE n The town may, in accordance with the provisions of section 5-1, provide for the establishment of a department of municipal finance responsible for the performance of all the fiscal and financial activities of the town. The department of municipal finance may assume any of the powers,duties and responsibilities related to municipal finance activities which prior to the adoption of the home rule charter were performed by or under the authority of the town accountant, the town collector, the town treasurer and the board of assessors and for the coordination of those activities with the activities of all other town agencies. The department of municipal finance shall have such additional powers, duties and responsibilities with respect to municipal finance related functions and activities as the town may from time to time provide,by by-law. V` SECTION 5-6:DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The town may, in accordance with the provisions of section 5-1, provide for the establishment of a department of planning and community development responsible for coordinating the performance of all the planning and community development related activities of the town. The department of planning and community development may be made responsible for the coordination of all of the duties and responsibilities related to planning and community development activities which prior to the adoption of the home rule charter were performed by or under the authority of the planning board, board of appeals, building official, historical commission, industrial development financing authority and the conservation commission and it may have such additional powers, duties and responsibilities with respect to the coordination of planning and community development related functions and activities as the town may from time to time provide, by by-law and which may include the coordination of all land acquisition and land management proposals, economic development planning and maintenance of a centralized source of records,reports, statistical data and other planning and development related materials. 19 i ,.