§ 22-3. Town manager to administer and recommend.

(a)

Administrator. The town manager is hereby appointed to administer this chapter. In so doing, the administrator shall be considered the agent of the governing body. After review, the administrator will present all final plats and site plans for development or subdivision to the planning commission for final approval/disapproval. The administrator shall regularly consult with the town council and the town planning commission on matters contained herein. The administrator will make a report on activities relating to matters herein not less than once a month to the council.

(b)

Duties of the administrator. The administrator shall perform his duties in regard to subdivisions and subdividing with this chapter and the Land Subdivision and Development Act.

(c)

Consultation. In the performance of his duties, the administrator may call for opinions or decisions in verbal or written form from other departments in considering the details of any submitted plat. This shall have particular reference to the town's resident engineer, the residency administrator for the state department of transportation, the county health department, the county and town building officials, and town attorney. In the case of verbal opinions or decisions, the administrator shall document any such opinion or decision in sufficient detail that it may be referenced at a later date.

(d)

Additional authority. In addition to the regulations contained herein for the platting of subdivisions, the administrator may from time to time establish, with the approval of the council any reasonable administrative procedure needed for the orderly and efficient administration of this chapter.

(e)

Procedures to be documented. In order to establish a fair and consistent application of this chapter, the administrator shall cause any procedures required by this chapter and/or established by the administrator and approved by the town council to be documented and made available to any office or agency of the town council and to any person or entity seeking to develop a subdivision or subdivide land within the town.

(Ord. of 12-8-2009, § I-3)

(Ord. of 12-8-2009, § I-3)