All regular and alternate members of any board,
commission or committee shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen
as provided in this Charter and the Code of the Town of Wells, unless
otherwise required by law. Alternate members shall vote in the absence
of regular members. All appointments shall be in writing and signed
by the Board of Selectmen. Prior to the appointment of any regular
or alternate member to any board, commission or committee, the Board
of Selectmen shall interview the prospective member, with at least
quorum present. The Town Clerk shall maintain the official record
of all appointments to any board, commission or committee.
All regular and/or alternate members of the
following boards, commissions and committees shall be made from among
the qualified resident voters of the Town, which members must remain
qualified resident voters during their term of office:
1. Board of Assessment Review.
3. Capital Improvement Committee.
7. Voter Registration Appeals Board.
All regular and/or alternate members of the
following boards, commissions and committees shall be made from among
residents and nonresidents, but none of the following boards, commissions
or committees shall have a majority of nonresident members, and they
shall be chaired by a resident member.
1. Shellfish Conservation Commission.
2. Historic Preservation Commission.
5. Personnel Advisory Committee.
6. Solid Waste and Recycling Committee.
8. Public Access Advisory Committee.
9. Harbor Advisory Committee.
No regular or alternate member of the Zoning
Board of Appeals shall simultaneously be a regular or alternate member
of the Planning Board, Site Review Committee, Historic Preservation
Commission or the Conservation Commission.
Both regular and alternate members shall be
appointed to any board, commission or committee for staggered terms
of three years unless otherwise prescribed by law. In the event that
a vacancy arises, it shall be filled by appointment by the Board of
Selectmen for the unexpired term.
Members of all boards, commissions and committees
shall elect a Chairman and Vice-Chairman to serve for the ensuing
twelve-month period. The Vice-Chairman shall preside as acting Chairman
in the absence of the Chairman. Each board, commission or committee
shall have a recording secretary, who may or may not be a member of
that board, commission or committee. The recording secretary shall
attend meetings and shall prepare and distribute meeting minutes to
all members of the board, commission and committee members and to
the Town Clerk.