I. Council Action Requested.
Title
To appoint Mr. Robert Burns to serve as Town Manager beginning July 1, 2025, and approve the contract agreement between he and the Town.
Body
II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. Pursuant to Article II, Section 3(A) of the Charter, “on the affirmative vote of five members, the Manager for an indefinite term and remove him/her by the same vote”; and
b. The Council is authorized to “[e]xercise all the legislative, financial, borrowing and other powers now or hereafter given by statute to inhabitants of towns acting in Town Meeting except as otherwise provided herein and also exercise all the powers now or hereafter given by statute to municipal officers of towns” pursuant to Article II, Section 3(I) of the Charter.
III. Issue Summary.