24 V.S.A. App. ch. 107, § 5.1: General powers; duties; responsibilities of the Town Manager

Subject to the provisions of law and under the supervision of the Selectboard, the Town Manager shall have the authority:

(1) to cause duties required by law or by the Selectboard or school directors, and not committed to the care of any other particular officer, to be performed and executed;

(2) to ensure the performance of all duties now conferred by law or by this charter on the Selectboard, except where prohibited by law;

(3) to be the general purchasing agent of the Town and cause the purchase of all supplies for every department;

(4) to have charge and supervision of all public Town buildings and repairs thereon;

(5) to perform all the duties now conferred by law upon the road commissioner;

(6) to ensure that the appropriate accounting procedures are followed for all Town departments;

(7) to supervise the expenditure of all special appropriations of the Town, unless otherwise voted by the Representative Town Meeting;

(8) to control and supervise, and to be the appointing authority for, all Town departments;

(9) to ensure the collection of all taxes due the Town, including delinquent taxes as permitted by law and unless otherwise voted by the Representative Town Meeting;

(10) to perform on behalf of the School District such of the duties in this section as the school directors may request.