Town of Wells, ME Article III Boards, Commissions, and Committees

Sec. 3.01 Appointments; interview by Selectmen; records of appointment.

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.

Sec. 3.02 Boards, commissions, and committees whose members must be residents.

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.

2. Budget Committee.

3. Capital Improvement Committee.

4. Planning Board.

5. Zoning Board of Appeals.

6. Conservation Commission.

7. Voter Registration Appeals Board.

Sec. 3.03 Boards, commissions, and committees whose members need not be residents:

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.

3. Recreation Commission.

4. Cable T.V. Committee.

5. Personnel Advisory Committee.

6. Solid Waste and Recycling Committee.

7. Condo Lodging Committee.

8. Public Access Advisory Committee.

9. Harbor Advisory Committee.

Sec. 3.04 Prohibited simultaneous membership.

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.

Sec. 3.05 Terms.

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.

Sec. 3.06 Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and recording secretary.

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.