Prohibitions (a) Except where authorized by law, a member of the Selectboard shall not be employed by the Town and shall not be a voting member of any committee to which all members are appointed by the Selectboard. A former member of the Selectboard shall not hold any appointive office for which compensation is paid until one year after the expiration of the term of office. (b) The Selectboard may not remove or require the removal by the Town Manager of any employee or officer whom the Town Manager is empowered to appoint. The Selectboard may, however, express their views as to appointment and removal of such officers or employees. (c) The Selectboard may investigate all matters pertaining to Town officers and employees, and shall conduct all appeals and hearings required by law, but shall not abrogate the Town Manager’s responsibility for exclusive supervision of Town employees. (Amended 2003, No. M-6, § 2; 2011, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 27, 2012.)
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