[Referendum of 11-5-1963; Referendum of 11-8-1966; Referendum
of 11-3-1970; Referendum of 11-8-1983]
The elected officials of the City shall be: Mayor, members of
the Board of Aldermen, Town Clerk, members of the Board of Education
and members of Planning and Zoning Board as hereafter constituted,
two Registrars of Voters, and as many constables as are provided by
law, who all shall hold office for a term of two years respectively
and until their successors have qualified, and members of the Board
of Education and members of the Planning and Zoning Board who shall
be elected for terms as hereinafter provided. Every elected official
of the City shall take office on the second Monday after his election,
except as hereinafter provided.
[Referendum of 11-8-1966; Referendum of 11-6-1973]
A meeting of the electors of the City shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1959, and biennially thereafter,
for the purpose of electing, in accordance with the provisions of
the charter, the City officials as provided in Section 1 above, except
that one-half of the members of the Board of Education shall be elected
at the November, 1975 biennial election for a term of two years and
commencing with the November, 1977 election and biennially thereafter
all members of the Board of Education shall be elected for terms of
two years. (Any elected Town of Milford official whose term expires
on or after the first Monday of October, 1959, and before the second
Monday of November, 1959, and further any elected Town of Milford
official whose term expires after the second Monday of November, 1959,
shall serve out his term until his successor has qualified.)
[Referendum of 11-21-1968; Referendum of 11-4-1975; Referendum
of 11-8-1977; Referendum of 11-8-1983]
Not more than two members of the Board of Aldermen elected from
each aldermanic district, and not more than two members of the Board
of Education elected from each aldermanic district, and not more than
a bare majority of the constables may be members of the same political
party at any time. When two or more persons are to be appointed to
any office, board or commission, if the number appointed is even,
no more than half the members shall be named from any one political
party; if the number to be appointed is odd, no more than a bare majority
shall be named from any political party.
[Referendum of 11-7-1972; Referendum of 11-4-1975]
(a)
The provisions of the general statutes relating to town officials
shall govern the conduct of all elections held under the provisions
of this act except as follows. At all elections held within the City,
there shall be not fewer than five aldermanic districts, containing
as nearly as possible an equal number of residents.
(b)
An aldermanic district will be deemed for the purposes of this Charter
to be a political subdivision within the City, the boundaries of which
district will determine elected representation on the Board of Aldermen,
Board of Education and Planning and Zoning Board. Aldermanic districts
shall contain such voting district or districts within their boundaries
as hereinafter provided. The Board of Aldermen may, at any time, alter
the boundaries of the aldermanic districts or establish additional
aldermanic districts.
(c)
Each aldermanic district shall contain such voting districts in the
City as are in existence on the effective date of this revision. Such
voting districts shall not be considered to be political subdivisions
of the City of Milford. The Board of Aldermen may, at any time by
Ordinance, alter the boundaries of any voting district or establish
additional voting districts within any or all aldermanic districts,
there shall be a polling place in each voting district. The boundaries
of a voting district shall not cross the boundaries of an Aldermanic
District.
[Referendum of 11-5-1963; Referendum of 11-4-1975]
No person shall be eligible for election to any City office
or appointment to any board or commission who is not at the time of
his election or appointment an elector of the City and any person
ceasing to be an elector of the City shall thereupon cease to hold
elective or appointive office in the City. Any elected official who
ceases to be a resident of the aldermanic district which he represents
shall cease to hold office.
[Referendum of 11-5-1963; Referendum of 11-3-1970; Referendum
of 11-8-1983)
The Board of Aldermen at a regular or special meeting warned
for that purpose may; by majority vote, fill any vacancy in an elective
office except members of the board of education who shall be appointed
as provided in the general statutes, and members of the Planning and
Zoning Board who shall either be appointed or elected as hereinafter
provided. Such appointee shall be a member of the same political party
as his predecessor in said office and he shall serve until the next
City election. Upon taking office of Mayor permanently, any elected
City official shall resign his position within the City government.
Said vacancy shall be filed according to the provisions of this charter.
[Referendum of 11-5-1963]
During the term for which he was elected no elected official
of the City of Milford shall hold any other public office or employment
whatever, elective or appointive, within the City government, except
that of commissioner of the superior court, Mayor and notary public.
Special elections when required under the provisions of this
charter or by the general statutes shall be called and warned by the
Board of Aldermen.
Except as specifically provided herein, the general statutes
relating to the making and registration of electors, the conduct of
elections, the canvassing of votes and the declaration of the result,
shall be applicable to all municipal or special elections held in
accordance with the provisions of this charter. The Board of Aldermen
shall provide by ordinance for the manner of warning City elections
and such additional regulations in respect to elections and such additional
regulations in respect to elections not inconsistent with the statutes
or this charter as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this
section.
