Duties and Responsibilities

The Town Administrator serves as the chief administrative officer of the town, and is directly responsible to the Select Board. They supervise and direct the administration of all of town departments and carries out the policies enacted by the Select Board.

The Town Administrator is a member of the International City Management Association and New Hampshire Municipal Management Association. These associations maintain a strict professional code of conduct for public administrators, and those members found violating the code of ethics are subject to private or public censure or even expulsion from membership in the organizations.

Code of Ethics

Be dedicated to the concepts of effective and democratic local government by responsible elected officials and believe that professional general management is essential to the achievement of this objective.

Affirm the dignity and worth of the services rendered by government and maintain a constructive, creative, and practical attitude toward local government affairs and a deep sense of social responsibility as a trusted public servant.

Be dedicated to the highest ideals of honor and integrity in all public and personal relationships in order that the member may merit the respect and confidence of the elected officials, of other officials and employees, and of the public.

Recognize that the chief function of local government at all times is to serve the best interests of all of the people.

Submit policy proposals to elected officials; provide them with facts and advice on matters of policy as a basis for making decisions and setting community goals; and uphold and implement local government policies adopted by elected officials.

Recognize that elected representatives of the people are entitled to the credit for the establishment of local government policies; responsibility for policy execution rests with the members.

Refrain from all political activities which undermine public confidence in professional administrators. Refrain from participation in the election of the members of the employing legislative body.

Make it a duty continually to improve the member's professional ability and to develop the competence of associates in the use of management techniques.

Keep the community informed on local government affairs; encourage communication between the citizens and all local government officers; emphasize friendly and courteous service to the public; and seek to improve the quality and image of public service.

Resist any encroachment on professional responsibilities, believing the member should be free to carry out official policies without interference, and handle each problem without discrimination on the basis of principle and justice.

Handle all matters of personnel on the basis of merit so that fairness and impartiality govern a member's decisions, pertaining to appointments, pay adjustments, promotions, and discipline.

Seek no favor; believe that personal aggrandizement or profit secured by confidential information or by misuse of public time is dishonest.