The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Town Manager for a term of not more than 3 years and shall fix the Town Manager’s compensation within the amount appropriated by the Town. The Town Manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications and shall be especially fitted by education, training and experience to perform the duties of the office.
The Town Manager shall devote full-time to the office and shall not hold another public office, elective or appointive, or engage in any other business or occupation during the Town Manager’s term, unless the action is approved, in advance and in writing, by the Board of Selectmen. The Town may from time to time establish additional qualifications that it deems necessary and appropriate by Bylaw.