Sec. 4.2. - Town manager: Appointment qualifications, term, compensation and oath.
Sec. 4.3. - Town manager: Powers and duties.
(a)
The office of town manager is continued.
(b)
The council may create, change, abolish and consolidate offices, positions, departments, boards, commissions and agencies other than those established or continued by this Charter or general law. The council, by ordinance, may assign additional functions or duties to offices, positions, departments and agencies established or continued by this Charter (and may revise their titles accordingly), but may not discontinue or assign elsewhere any functions or duties assigned by this Charter to a particular office, position, department or agency. In exercising the powers granted by this subsection, the council in its discretion may proceed without regard to the provisions or limitations of existing laws.
Sec. 4.2. - Town manager: Appointment qualifications, term, compensation and oath.
The council shall appoint a town manager who shall be the administrative head of the town government, and shall be responsible for the administration of all town departments; and shall be appointed with regard to merit only and need not be a resident of the town when appointed. The town manager shall hold office during the pleasure of the council, and shall receive such compensation as it may fix.
Sec. 4.3. - Town manager: Powers and duties.
The town manager shall:
(1)
Be the administrative head of the town government, and as such, shall be responsible for the administration of all town offices, positions and departments, created by or under this Charter;
(2)
See that within the jurisdiction of the town the laws of the state and the ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the council are faithfully executed;
(3)
Attend all meetings of the council and recommend for adoption such measures as shall be deemed expedient;
(4)
Make reports to the council from time to time upon the affairs of the town, and keep the council fully advised of the town's financial condition and its future financial needs; and
(5)
Under the control of the council, supervise the work of all department heads, officers and employees of the town, unless otherwise provided in this Charter.
In addition to the powers and duties authorized by general law, the town clerk is authorized to administer oaths of office to the mayor and council of the Town of Chapel Hill and in all proceedings before the council.
The council shall appoint a town attorney and may appoint a deputy town attorney, who shall have full authority to exercise and perform any of the powers and duties of the town attorney as may be specified by the council, and such assistant town attorneys as it deems necessary from time to time with such duties and responsibilities as council may prescribe, or as required by law.
(Acts 1981, Ch. 38, ยง 1)