General powers; duties; responsibilities of the Town Manager Subject to the provisions of law and under the supervision of the Selectboard, the Town Manager shall have the authority: (1) to cause duties required by law or by the Selectboard or school directors, and not committed to the care of any other particular officer, to be performed and executed; (2) to ensure the performance of all duties now conferred by law or by this charter on the Selectboard, except where prohibited by law; (3) to be the general purchasing agent of the Town and cause the purchase of all supplies for every department; (4) to have charge and supervision of all public Town buildings and repairs thereon;(5) to perform all the duties now conferred by law upon the road commissioner;(6) to ensure that the appropriate accounting procedures are followed for all Town departments;(7) to supervise the expenditure of all special appropriations of the Town, unless otherwise voted by the Representative Town Meeting; (8) to control and supervise, and to be the appointing authority for, all Town departments;(9) to ensure the collection of all taxes due the Town, including delinquent taxes as permitted by law and ; (8) to control and supervise, and to be the appointing authority for, all Town departments;(9) to ensure the collection of all taxes due the Town, including delinquent taxes as permitted by law and unless otherwise voted by the Representative Town Meeting; (10) to perform on behalf of the School District such of the duties in this section as the school directors may request. (Amended 2003, No. M-6, § 2; 2011, No. M-10 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 27, 2012.)
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