§ 216. Appointment or removal of Town Manager  


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  • The Council shall appoint an officer of the Town who shall have the title of Town Manager and shall have the powers and perform the duties described in this Charter. The Town Manager shall be appointed for a definite or an indefinite term and may be removed by a vote of a majority of the Town Council with or without cause. No Councilor shall receive such appointment during the term for which the Councilor shall have been elected, nor within one year after the expiration of the term, nor shall any Councilor act in that capacity.

    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Council, may, with the advice and review of the Town Attorney, enter into an employment contract with the Town Manager which contract may, without limitation, provide for reasonable and ordinary severance provisions and severance payments in the event that the Town Manager is removed without cause.

(Char. Revs. 2009, Eff. 7-1-2009)