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Chapin council approves ordinance giving mayor appointment and termination power for four department heads
Summary
On Feb. 17 the Chapin Town Council approved on second reading changes to the town code transferring appointment and termination authority for four department heads to the mayor, passing 3–1. Council described the change as aligning town code with state law under the mayor–council form of government.
The Chapin Town Council approved on second reading an ordinance that amends Chapters 2 and 13 of the Chapin Town Code to give the mayor authority to appoint and terminate the director of finance, the director of planning and zoning, the director of public works and the chief of police.
Council said the ordinance brings Chapin’s code into compliance with state law governing duties for municipalities operating under the mayor–council form of government. Mayor Pro Tem Ainslee Bost moved to approve the second reading; Council Member Warren Burritt seconded. The motion passed 3–1, with Council Member Mike Clonts casting the lone vote against the ordinance.
The council-minute entry describes the ordinance by chapter and by section numbers (§§2.408, 2.701, 2.801, and 13.101) and states it changes the town code to reflect the mayor’s appointment and termination authority for the specified positions. The minutes do not record floor debate or additional amendments, and no further procedural steps were listed in the transcript beyond the second-reading approval.
Because the ordinance was adopted on second reading at this meeting, it is in effect per the town’s adoption process as recorded in the minutes; the minutes did not specify an effective date beyond adoption. The action carried by a simple majority vote (three in favor, one opposed).
