Except as otherwise provided in this Charter,
all elected Town officers and boards and commissions shall have the
powers and duties prescribed by law.
[Amended 11-5-1996; 11-6-2012]
The terms of office of all elected officers,
board members, and commission members, except as hereinafter provided,
shall commence on the first Tuesday following their election. All
elected officers shall hold office until their successors shall have
been chosen and qualified.
[Amended 11-6-2012]
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November 1995 and biennially thereafter, there shall be elected
a Council of nine (9) members at large. The candidate with the highest
number of votes shall be the Mayor, and the candidate with the second
highest number of votes shall be the Deputy Mayor. In the event of
a tie vote between Mayor or Deputy Mayor, there shall be a coin toss
to decide who shall hold office.
[Amended 11-6-2012]
There shall be a Board of Education consisting
of seven (7) members with staggered terms. Four (4) members shall
be elected in the November 2013 Town election and in every other town
election thereafter. Three (3) members shall be elected in the November
2015 Town election and in every other town election thereafter. All
members shall serve a term of four (4) years.
[Amended 11-6-2012]
Commencing with the election of November 2012
and biennially thereafter, there shall be elected two (2) Registrars
of Voters in accordance with general statutes as may be amended from
time to time and twenty-four (24) Justices of the Peace, selected
as follows: eight (8) nominated by each major party and eight (8)
appointed by the Town Clerk.
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Editor's Note: Former § C3-6, Constables, was repealed
11-6-2012.
