§ 15-2-102 — Officers; election, appointment and removal; conditions for appointive office or position

(a) The officers of a town are a mayor and four (4)
councilmen, all of whom shall be elected. Unless otherwise
provided by ordinance, the clerk, treasurer, marshal, attorney,
municipal judge and department heads as specified by ordinance
shall be appointed by the mayor with the consent of the
governing body and may be removed by the mayor for incompetency
or neglect of duty. All other appointments, except the
appointment of members of a board or commission, and removals
shall be made by the mayor without consent of the governing
body, unless consent is required by separate statute. The
governing body shall determine the method of appointing members
of a board or commission, unless the method of appointing such
members is specified by separate statute.
(b) The governing body, by ordinance or resolution, may
specify conditions for any office or position to which a person
is appointed under this section including:
(i) Level or range of salary;
(ii) A description of the duties and responsibilities
of the office or position;
(iii) Term of appointment;
(iv) Requirements for:
(A) Promotion;
(B) Suspension; and
(C) Hearing of appeals from decisions of the
mayor to remove or discharge an appointee other than members of
a board or commission, after which the governing body may
affirm, modify or reverse the mayor's decision; and
(v) Other matters which are part of the personnel
policies of the town.