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 Georgetown
 Municipal Code
 Title 2. Administration and Personnel
 Chapter 2.75. Police Judge and Board of Selectmen

  § 2.75.030. Duties and responsibilities of police judge.

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  • The Police Judge shall be elected as provided in Article 3 of the Territorial Charter. In addition to those specified in the Charter, the Police Judge shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

    (a)

    The Police Judge shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Selectmen, but shall not exercise a vote except in the event of a tie vote of the Board of Selectmen, in which case the Police Judge shall cast a tie-breaking vote.

    (b)

    The Police Judge shall be the recognized head of the Town government for all ceremonial purposes.

    (c)

    The Police Judge shall execute and authenticate with an original signature all legal instruments, contracts in writing binding the Town, all conveyances of interests in land by the Town and any other documents requiring his or her signature, unless the Board of Selectmen, acting by ordinance or resolution, authorizes another manner of authenticating documents, either individually or in general.

    (d)

    The Police Judge may be compensated in the same manner as the members of the Board of Selectmen in accordance with CRS 31-4-406.

    (e)

    The Board of Selectmen acting by ordinance, resolution, or motion, as appropriate and consistent with the Territorial Charter, shall establish all policies, procedures, laws, ordinances, regulations, and other policy directions for the Town. The Police Judge shall act in concert with the Town Administrator and on behalf of the Board of Selectmen to implement the same, provided however, that the Police Judge shall not give policy or management direction to the Town Administrator, the Town Marshall, the Town Treasurer, and the Town Clerk it being the intention of the Territorial Charter as interpreted hereby by the Board of Selectmen, and of this Code that such direction be given by the Board of Selectmen.

    (f)

    The Police Judge shall coordinate with and assist the Town Administrator and Town Clerk in preparing agendas for all regular and special meetings of the Board of Selectmen.

( Ord. 5, §1, 2013 ; Ord. 7, §1, 2014 )