Town Manager

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

The Town Manager performs difficult management, professional, and administrative duties, under the direction of the Town Council, as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Town.

An employee in this class plans, organizes, manages, directs, and implements the goals and objectives of the Town Council. The duties include planning, organizing, coordinating, and administering all Town functions and activities, providing policy guidance, managing Department Heads and support Staff, and fostering cooperative working relations with the Community, Federal and State Agencies, the Town Attorney, and other Town Staff. The Town Manager serves as the official Budget Officer for the organization.

The Town Manager must utilize independent judgement and initiative in decision making, team building, problem solving, management systems and providing guidance and recommendations to the Town Council. Work is performed under the general direction of the Town Council and is evaluated through conferences, reports, records, the effectiveness of legal compliance with applicable statutes, state and federal law, and by public satisfaction with services provided.

• Works with the Town Council to develop consensus on a clear vision of the future of the community and Town; coordinates and works with Council on planning, developing, interpreting, and implementing operating policies and procedures for the Town to put this vision into effect for Town services.
• Manages and supervises the Town Staff; works with them to establish long- and short-range goals and ensures effectiveness and efficiency of services provided; communicates the Town’s mission, vision, and goals as established by the Town Council and Town Manager, and helps staff enhance these goals and implement programs consistent with them; builds a strong team among Staff.
• Directs the preparation of the annual budget, presents budgetary recommendations to the Town Council, oversees budgetary execution and control, recommends or approves budgetary adjustments within Town policies; balances the budget, seeks innovative methods of stewardship and new revenue sources; makes professional and realistic recommendations for expenditures of Town funds; manages Town resources including budget, facilities, equipment, technology, etc.; oversees and/or performs the development and submittal of grant applications to federal, state, regional, and private organizations to obtain funding for special planning and public facility improvement projects.
• Supervises preparation of the agenda and agenda materials for the Town Council meetings, attends Town Council meetings, and ensures that resources and supporting documentation for informed actions are present; keeps the Town Council informed on all issues that affect them and that have a significant impact on the Town.

• Provides and manages the provision of professional and technical advice to the Town Council on policies, planning, and legal matters; researches and makes recommendations to the Town Council on new programs, services, and initiatives; coordinates economic and business development policies and strategies.
• Coordinates and works with Staff in ensuring policies, laws, and ordinances are workable, enforced, and fairly and consistently implemented;
  Consults with the Town Attorney as needed.
• Acts as the representative of the Town when dealing with and speaking to community groups, citizens, state legislators and agencies, federal legislators and agencies, and other local government agencies about specific programs, services, policies, laws, and other issues as needed; responds in a timely fashion to citizen…