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(a) To supervise, direct and be responsible for the efficient administration of all functions and activities in the executive/administrative branch of the Town government for which the office of Town Manager is hereby given the authority, responsibility and control by the Charter. (b) To appoint, and in appropriate circumstances to remove, subject to the provisions of the civil service law and of any collective bargaining agreements as may be applicable, all department heads, town officers, and members of multiple member bodies for whom no other method of selection is provided by the Charter. Appointments made by the Town Manager shall be subject to confirmation by the Board of Selectmen. Copies of the notices of all such appointments shall be posted on the town bulletin board when submitted to the Board of Selectmen.. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Charter, the Town Manager shall appoint all other Town employees, except those serving under Town officers or multiple member bodies elected directly by the voters. The Town Manager may authorize any administrative officer subject to the manager's direction and supervision to exercise these pourers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office or agency; (c) To be responsible for the administration of a Town personnel system, including, but not limited to personnel policies and practices, rules and regulations, including provisions for ,an annual employee performance review, personnel by- law and collective bargaining agreements entered into by the town. The Town Manager shall also prepare and keep current a plan establishing the personnel staffing requirements for each Town agency, except the School Department. (d) To attend all regular and special meetings of the Board of Selectmen, unless unavailable for reasonable cause, and shall have a voice, but no vote, in all of its proceedings. (e) T assure that full and complete records of the financial and administrative activities of the town are kept and to render as often as may be required by the board of selectmen, but not less than once in each year, a full report of all Town administrative operations during the period reported on, which report shall be made available to the public. (f) To keep the Board of Selectmen fully advised as to the seeds of the Town and shall recommend to the Board of Selectmen and to other town officers and agencies for adoption such measures requiring action by their as the town. manager may deem necessary or expedient. (g) To have full jurisdiction over the rental and use of all Town facilities and property except property under the control of the School Committee, the Board of Library "Trustees, or the Conservation Commission. The Town Manager shall be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all Town buildings and facilities placed under the Town Manager's control by the Charter, or otherwise. 34