Form of Government
Town
VOTERS ELECT
Mayor and Council. Partisan
ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNING BODY
First week in January
MAYOR
Head of municipal government. Chairs Council with voice and vote. Can veto ordinances subject to a 2/3 override by Council.
COUNCIL
Legislative body of municipality. Overrides mayor's veto by 2/3 majority of all members. Appoints all subordinate officers, except municipal clerk, tax assessor and tax collector, who are appointed by mayor and council. Has all executive responsibility not placed in office of mayor.
ADMINISTRATION
Mayor is head of municipal government and has all powers vested in mayor by general law. Council has all executive responsibility of municipality not placed in office of mayor. Council may delegate, by ordinance, all or a portion of executive responsibilities to an administrator. Council may adopt an administrative code.
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