§ 7. Appointment, terms, etc., of officers generally; creation of committees, boards and departments; etc.

The council shall appoint a town clerk and a town treasurer, who may be either a member of said council or not, and a town sergeant [now chief of police], and may also appoint such other officers, agents, and employees as may be necessary to conduct the business of the town, fix their compensation and prescribe their duties, and may appoint such committees of the council, and create such boards and departments of town government and administration, with such duties and powers, and subject to such regulations as it may see fit, consistent with the provisions of this Act [Charter]. The terms of all officers, agents and employees appointed or employed by the council, unless sooner removed from office as provided herein, shall expire with the council. The duties and compensation of all municipal officers, except as herein defined or provided for, shall be defined and prescribed by the town council.