Section 10-1. Resignation of Town Officers
Any person holding an appointive office may resign his office by filing a resignation with the town clerk, and such resignation shall be effective immediately, unless a time certain is specified therein when it shall take effect. The selectmen or town manager, whoever makes the appointment, may under the provisions of the following section remove at once an appointive town officer whose resignation is made to take effect in the future if they see fit.

Section 10-2. Removal of Appointed Town Officers and Members of Boards and Commissions
The selectmen, town manager, or school committee may remove from office any town officer whose appointment by them is specifically authorized by this charter. The reason for such removal shall be set forth in detail to the town officer removed and shall be communicated to him in writing.

Section 10-3. Salaries and Compensation of Appointed Officers
Appointed town officers shall receive such compensation for their services as the selectmen, town manager, or school committee, whoever appointed them, shall determine; but not exceeding the amounts appropriated for these salaries by the town, and not inconsistent with salaries determined by collective bargaining contracts, civil service regulations, or the general laws.