(a)
Unless otherwise provided by this Charter or by ordinance, the members
of all appointive boards shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen,
and the term of office of such members shall be for four years or
less.
(b)
The following boards are authorized by this Charter, ordinance, resolution,
or the Statutes: the Conservation Commission, the Inland Wetlands
and Watercourses Commission, the Park and Recreation Commission, the
Public Health Nursing Agency, and the Water Pollution Control Authority.
(c)
The Board of Selectmen may not make or submit appointments that do
not commence during the term of office of the Board of Selectmen.
During the period between Election Day and the day newly elected Board
of Selectmen assume office, the Board of Selectmen may make no appointments
to appointive boards.
(a)
Only electors of the Town of Killingworth shall be eligible for appointment.
A person ceasing to be an elector of the Town shall cease to hold
office in the Town, and the office will be deemed vacant.
(b)
All appointed members shall be sworn within 30 days of appointment,
and before taking office, or their office will be deemed vacant. The
officer administering the oath shall record such fact in the Town
Clerk's office.
(a)
Any appointed member wishing to resign from office shall submit his/her
resignation in writing to the Town Clerk. Such resignation shall become
effective on the date submitted unless another date is specified therein.
(b)
Vacancies created by the demise of a board member, or by a board
member's failure to be sworn or ceasing to be an elector, shall
be reported by the chairman or his/her designee, to the Town Clerk
before the first meeting of the Board of Selectmen following creation
of the vacancy.
(c)
The Town Clerk, upon receiving a resignation or notice of a vacancy,
shall forthwith notify the Board of Selectmen and the chairmen of
the Town committees, and shall at the same time publish an announcement
as prescribed by law and at his/her option, other newspapers or media
in such a way as to bring the resignation or vacancy to the attention
of the Town. This announcement shall also identify the appointing
authority.
(d)
Vacancies shall be filled by Board of Selectmen appointment within
45 days from the time the office becomes vacant. The Town Committee
representing the party of the vacated appointed member shall have
30 days in which to propose an appointee to the Board of Selectmen.
(e)
When the person vacating the office had been appointed as a member of a political party, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party, if at all possible. In all cases, appointments must be made in compliance with minority representation and the Statutes. A vacancy shall not be considered filled until the person appointed to fill that vacancy has been sworn into office and the swearing has been recorded in the manner prescribed in Section 5-2(b) of this Charter.
(f)
An appointee to a vacancy in appointive office shall serve the remaining
term of the member being replaced.
(a)
Copies of all minutes taken by each board shall be filed with the
Town Clerk and with the First Selectman within seven days of the date
on which such actions are taken and shall include the roll call vote
of those present, a description of the various items of business discussed
or transacted, a reference to all correspondence received, and the
recorded vote of each member thereof on all issues.
(b)
The vote of each member upon any issue before a board shall be reduced
to writing and made available for public inspection at the Town Clerk's
office within 48 hours in accordance with Section 1-225 of the Statutes.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all boards authorized in this Article V shall meet within 30 days of taking office, shall elect a chairman and secretary, and may define rules of procedure for the conduct of their meetings and the execution of their duties. Such rules and any amendments thereto shall be filed with the Town Clerk and shall be public records.
(b)
The chairman or his/her designee of such boards shall file with the
Town Clerk, no later than January 31 of each year, the schedule of
regular meetings for the ensuing year. Such rules and any amendments
thereto shall be filed with the Town Clerk and shall be public records.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the compensation of all such boards shall be as recommended by the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance and shall be subject to the same budgeting procedure as is described in Article IX of this Charter. Officials serving without pay shall be reimbursed for just and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, subject to the limits of appropriations available for such purposes.
(d)
The First Selectman shall provide each person appointed to a board
or commission with a copy of the ordinance or other source, including
this Charter, which defines the duties of his/her office.
The Conservation Commission shall consist of seven members,
appointed by the Board of Selectmen serving without compensation for
three-year terms ending on December 31. Each year two members are
to be appointed, except every third year three members are to be appointed.
Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Selectmen.
The Commission shall make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen
for the development, conservation, supervision and regulation of natural
resources in accordance with Section 7-131 of the Statutes.
The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission shall consist
of seven members serving without compensation for three-year terms
ending on December 31. Each year two members are to be appointed,
except every third year three members are to be appointed. Members
are not allowed to hold any salaried municipal office. At least two
members of the total Commission shall have been endorsed by the Planning
and Zoning Commission prior to appointment. At least two members of
the total Commission shall have been endorsed by the Conservation
Commission prior to appointment. The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Commission is authorized and established in accordance with the provisions
of the Statutes.
The Park and Recreation Commission shall consist of seven members
serving without compensation for three-year terms ending on December
31. The Commission shall plan the development of municipal recreation
facilities for the children, youth, and adults of the Town of Killingworth,
shall establish and maintain such facilities, and shall supervise
and adopt rules for the use of such facilities. The Park and Recreation
Commission shall function in cooperation with the Haddam-Killingworth
Recreation Authority.
The Public Health Nursing Agency shall consist of not more than
10 members named and appointed by the Director of Health for three-year
terms to assist in the administration of a public health nursing service.
Included in the 10-member Agency shall be a representative from Town
government as determined by the Board of Selectmen and a representative
from the school staff as determined by the Board of Education. Each
year three members are to be appointed, except every third year four
members are to be appointed.
The Water Pollution Control Authority shall consist of five
members serving without compensation for three-year terms ending December
31. The Authority shall have the powers and duties as set forth in
Chapter 103 of the Statutes. The Authority shall prepare and periodically
update a water pollution control plan and regulations for the Town
of Killingworth in the manner provided by the Statutes. Such periodic
updating shall be accomplished not less frequently than every five
years after the completion of the initial plan, and in addition to
the filing requirements of the Statutes, the Authority shall file
a copy of the plan and any periodic update with the Town Clerk.
There may be a Building Board of Appeals consisting of five
members who shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen in accordance
with the State Building Code and the Statutes, for terms of five years,
expiring on December 31. The powers and duties imposed and conferred
in the State Building Code and the Statutes shall govern this Board.
(a)
The Town, as a member of the Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning
Agency, shall have two representatives to the Agency serving without
compensation for two-year terms ending December 31. One representative
shall be appointed by the Killingworth Planning and Zoning Commission,
and one shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
(b)
Other regional agencies of which the Town of Killingworth is a member:
Catchment Area Council #10 Commission of Mental Health, one representative;
Advisory Council for Cable Television, one representative; Joint Building
Code Board of Appeals, one representative; South Central Connecticut
Regional Water Authority, one representative; Estuary Transit District,
one representative; and Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Authority,
three representatives. The appointments to these regional agencies
are made based upon the specifications required by each individual
regional agency.
(c)
The Town may, by ordinance approved by a Town Meeting, join, determine
how it shall choose representatives, or discontinue its membership
in any regional or intergovernmental organization in any manner as
is consistent with this Charter and pursuant to provisions in the
Statutes.
(d)
The Selectmen may also join regional study organizations that do
not require budget actions by the Town.
Additional appointive boards may be created and their powers
and duties specified by ordinance passed at a Town Meeting. By ordinance,
appointive boards authorized by this section may be abolished or consolidated,
their powers and duties may be altered, and the number or terms of
office of their members may be changed.
All terms shall be established to expire as nearly as possible
at regularly staggered annual or biennial intervals. A member shall
continue to hold office until his/her successor has been appointed
and has qualified.
(a)
Committees may be established by vote at a Town Meeting or by vote
of the Board of Selectmen. Committees established by vote at a Town
Meeting may be either temporary or permanent. Committees established
by the Board of Selectmen shall terminate 30 days after the next municipal
election unless a termination date has been set when the Committee
was established.
(b)
Appointments and terms: Except as otherwise provided by the ordinance
or resolution establishing a committee, the term of office of appointees
to committees shall terminate 30 days after the next municipal election.
The Board of Selectmen shall act as the initial appointing authority,
shall choose successors, and shall fill all vacancies, except that
if the committee was established by vote at a Town Meeting and the
members of that committee were either elected or confirmed by the
Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen shall call a Special Town Meeting
for filling any vacancy or choosing successors, and the incumbents
may remain in office until their successors have been duly chosen
in this manner.
(c)
Duties and procedures: Committees shall choose, at their first meeting,
a chairman, unless a chairman has already been designated by the appointing
authority, and a secretary. They shall have on file with the Town
Clerk and the Board of Selectmen a schedule of the time and place
of such regular meetings as the committee intends to hold over the
ensuing months; they shall maintain simple official minutes indicating
meeting held, members and others present, actions taken, and a record
of correspondence; and they shall file a report of such activities
with the Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance such that it may
be included by the Board of Finance in that year's Annual Town
Report.
(d)
Powers: Committees established by vote of the Board of Selectmen
shall have only those powers and duties which may be delegated to
them by the Board of Selectmen; Committees established by vote of
a Town Meeting shall have such powers and duties as that Town Meeting
shall determine, except that no committee shall infringe on the powers
or impede the duties which the Statutes or this Charter assigns to
Town officers, boards and commissions.
(a)
A member of an appointive board or committee may be removed for cause
by the Board of Selectmen, but no such removal for cause shall be
effected unless the member has both received a statement in writing,
prepared either by the First Selectman or by the remaining members
of the appointive board, detailing the reasons why he/she should be
removed, and has been afforded an opportunity for a hearing before
the Board of Selectmen, at which he/she may appear with counsel, within
15 days after delivery of the notice to remove.
(b)
Any member of an appointed board or committee who misses three consecutive
meetings, without just cause, may be removed by the Board of Selectmen
who will fill the vacancy thus created.
