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§54, 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 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. (b) Vacancy - Any vacancy in the office of Town Manager shall be filled as soon as possible by the screening committee established pursuant to Charter Section 4- 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. The compensation to be paid to such person shall be established by the Board of Selectmen. (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. §5-�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 for removal. This preliminary resolution may suspend the Town Manager for a period not 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 Board of Selectmen a written statement responding to the reasons stated in the resolution of removal provided the same is received at its office more than forty-eight hours in advance of the public hearing. (c) The Board of Selectmen may adopt a final resolution of removal, which may be made effective immediately, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all of its members not less than. ten nor more than twenty-one days following the date of delivery of a copy of the preliminary resolution to the Town Manager, if the 36