§ 8. Appointment of health officer, chief of fire department, etc., authorized; officers and employees appointed by council committee, mayor, etc.

In addition to the power to appoint such officers as are herein expressly mentioned, the council shall have the power and authority to appoint a health officer, chief of the fire department and two wardens, a commissioner of streets and public works, and such officers and employees as the council may deem proper, and any committees of the council, any municipal board, the mayor of the town and any head of a department of the town government may appoint such officers and employees as the town council may determine. The duties and compensation of such officers and employees shall be fixed by the council, except so far as the council may authorize such duties to be fixed by such committee or other appointing power.