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Election; arrange for printing and delivery of same. ● Process applications and issue licenses, i.e., limo/taxi, Class I, II and III, auctioneer, common carrier, common victualler, coin operated video games, entertainment, lodging houses all liquor licenses, theaters, etc. ● Prepare list of annual appointments. ● Schedule Board appointments and hearings on requests from utility companies for pole and conduit installations (all clerical work necessary prior to and following hearings to be handled by D.P.W.). ● Prepare budgets for the Select Board Office, Legal Expenses and Fees. ● Certify and notarize documents for the Select Board. ● Purchase Board office supplies ● File all Board correspondence ● Certify the Board’s Office payroll. E. Evaluations 1. Town Manager The Select Board shall evaluate the Town Manager’s service annually. It is the policy of the Board to conduct the evaluation on the anniversary of the contract with a final public report prior to the end of the calendar year. This way all the members who have worked with the manager over a year can have input into the evaluation. The evaluation shall be in writing. As a foundation for said evaluation, the Select Board shall work with the Town Manager to develop measurable and specific goals against which the Manager’s performance shall be evaluated throughout the year. Ideally goals will be developed in May, after Town Meeting ends. The Board Chair shall be responsible for distributing an evaluation form to all Board members. While the Board may change the form from time to time by a majority vote of the Board, at a minimum the Board shall measure the Manager’s success in addressing the goals for the Manager. Each member shall individually submit a written evaluation to the Executive Clerk. The Executive Clerk will then produce a consensus report. The Manager shall discuss the report with the Board Chair prior to the public presentation. The report shall be made a permanent part of the manager’s personnel file. This file shall be maintained in the Select Board office. Prior to the start of a new fiscal year, the Select Board shall set compensation for the manager based on the evaluation and in keeping with the financial condition of the Town. 2. Town Comptroller By authority of the Selectmen-Town Manager Act and Chapter 777, Acts Of 1965, the Select Board is responsible for hiring and supervising the Comptroller. The Select Board shall evaluate the Comptroller’s performance. The Board Chair shall be responsible for working with the Select Board to determine a process for Page 10 of 39