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careful studies of the resources, possibilities appointment. The Town Manager shall devote and needs of the Town and make plans for the full time to the office and shall not hold any development of the Town. The Planning other public office, elective or appointive,nor I Board shall make an annual report providing actively engage in any other business, occupa. ? information regarding the condition of the tion or profession during such service, unless ` Town and any plans or proposals for its devel- such action is approved, in advance and in opment, with estimates of the cost thereof. writing by the Board of Selectmen. The i The Planning Board shall also provide a writ- Board of Selectmen shall provide for an ten report and recommendation on any article annual review of the job performance of the appearing in an Annual or Special Town Town Manager, which shall, at least in sum. Meeting Warrant proposing any changes to the mary form, be a public record. Zoning Bylaws of the Town. §5-2. Powers and Duties: The Town Manager §4-8. Vacancies: Vacancies occurring in the Board shall be the chief administrative officer of the shall be filled as provided in MGL C. 41, Town, directly responsible to the Board of §11. Selectmen.The powers and duties of the Town Manager shall include, but are not intended to §4-9. Public Hearings: The Planning Board, upon be limited to the following: its own initiation, may, and upon the petition of ten(10)persons shall,hold public hearings, A. To supervise,direct and be responsible for fourteen (14) days' public notice of which the efficient administration of all func- shall be given, for the consideration of any tions and activities in the amendments to the Zoning Map or to the executive/administrative branch of the i Zoning Bylaws,l and report to a Town Town government for which the office of Meeting its recommendations as to what Town Manager is hereby given the author- action should be taken. ity, responsibility and control by the Charter. §4-10. Appointment of Consulting Engineer: The Planning Board may appoint a consulting B. To appoint, and in appropriate circum- engineer. stances to remove, subject to the provi- sions of the civil service law and of any CHAPTER 5 —OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES collective bargaining agreements as may be applicable, all department heads,Town ARTICLE I —Town Manager. officers, and members of multiple mem- History: Adopted ber bodies for whom no other method of selection is provided by the Charter, §5-1. Appointment; Qualification; Term: The Appointments made by the Town Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Town Manager shall be subject to confirmation Manager to serve for an indefinite term. The by the Board of Selectmen. Copies of the Town Manager shall be appointed solely on notices of all such appointments shall be the basis of education and experience in the posted on the Town bulletin board when accepted competencies and practices of local submitted to the Board of Selectmen. government management. A Town Manager need not be a resident of the Town or of the Except as otherwise specifically provided Commonwealth at the time of appointment in the Charter, the Town Manager shall but shall establish a residence within the appoint all other Town employees,except Commonwealth within one year following those serving under Town officers or mul- appointment. The Board of Selectmen shall, tiple member bodies elected directly by annually,fix the compensation for such person the voters.The Town Manager may autho- within the amount appropriated for such pur- rize any administrative officer subject to pose. The Town Manager shall not have the manager's direction and supervision to served in an elective office in the Town gov- exercise these powers with respect to sub* emment for at least twelve months prior to 1 Editor's Note:See Ch. 174,Zoning 106