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not to exceed three months. The compen- olution to the Town Manager, if the Town sation to be paid to such person shall be Manager has not requested a public hear- established by the Board of Selectmen. ing; or, within ten days following the close of the public hearing if the Town (c) Powers and Duties - The powers of a Manager has requested one. Failure to temporary or an acting Town Manager, adopt a final resolution of removal within under(a)and(b)above, shall be limited to the time periods as provided in this sec- matters not admitting of delay and shall tion shall nullify the preliminary resolu- include authority to make temporary, tion of removal and the Town Manager emergency appointments or designations shall, at the expiration of said time, forth- to Town office or employment but not to with resume the duties of the office. The make permanent appointments or desig- Town Manager shall continue to receive a nations. salary until the effective date of a final resolution of removal. The action of the §5-5. Removal and Suspension: The Board of Board of Selectmen in suspending or Selectmen may, by a majority vote of the full removing the Town Manager shall be board, terminate and remove, or suspend, the final, it being the intention of this provi- Town Manager from office in accordance with sion to vest all authority and fix all the following procedure. responsibility for such suspension or removal solely in the Board of Selectmen. (a) The Board of Selectmen shall adopt a pre- liminary resolution of removal by the (d) In the event of a removal or suspension of affirmative vote of a majority of all its a Town Manager pursuant to this section members, which must state the reason or the authority of the Town Manager to reasons for removal. This preliminary res- appoint a temporary or acting Town olution may suspend the Town Manager Manager shall be suspended and the assis- " for a period not to exceed forty-five days. tant Town Manager, if any, shall forthwith A copy of the resolution shall be delivered be the acting Town Manager subject to a to the Town Manager forthwith. majority vote of the Board of Selectmen to substitute another person to serve as (b) Within five days following delivery of the acting Town Manager. preliminary resolution the Town Manager j may request a public hearing by filing a ARTICLE H —Personnel Administration Plan written request for such hearing with the History: Adopted as Ch. 2, Article 2.9 of the 1980 Board of Selectmen. This hearing shall be Code. held at a meeting of the Board of ! Selectmen not later than thirty days after §5-6. Personnel Administration: the request is filed or earlier than twenty I days. The Town Manager may file with A. A Personnel Classification and the Board of Selectmen a written state- Administration Plan shall be established ment responding to the reasons stated in by the Town Manager which shall pro- the resolution of removal provided the mulgate, and may from time to time same is received at its office more than amend, rules and regulations, after notice forty-eight hours in advance of the public and hearing thereon, subject to the hearing. approval of the Town Manager and not contrary to any law: ; (c) The Board of Selectmen may adopt a final j resolution of removal, which may be (1) To establish and administer a classifi- made effective immediately, by the affir- cation of the positions of all Town mative vote of a majority of all of its employees, other than those filled by members not less than ten nor more than popular election, and those under the twenty-one days following the date of direction and control of the School delivery of a copy of the preliminary res- Committee, into groups and classes 75 I