A.
There shall be the following regular town boards and commissions,
whose members shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen: Park and
Recreation Commission; Public Utilities Commission; Library Board;
Commission on Aging; Housing Authority; Economic Development Commission;
Insurance and Pension Plan Commission; Youth Commission; Public Site
and Building; Ethics Commission; and other boards and commissions
that the Board of Selectmen may from time to time create, in accordance
with the provisions of this Charter. The Board of Selectmen may, by
ordinance, create, abolish or consolidate such other appointive boards
or commissions and may likewise alter their powers and duties and
change the number and terms of their members.
[Amended 11-7-1978; 11-6-1984; 11-7-1989; 11-4-2003; 11-6-2007]
B.
All members of such appointed boards or commissions shall serve without
compensation, except for reimbursement of necessary expenses, as authorized
by the Board of Selectmen, or as otherwise provided by law, and until
their successors have been appointed and qualified.
C.
All members of appointive boards and commissions shall be qualified
electors of the town and shall vacate their position upon ceasing
to be electors of the town.
D.
Such boards and commissions shall, except as otherwise provided in
this Charter, have the powers and duties as are conferred or imposed
by the Connecticut General Statutes upon their respective officers.
[Amended 11-7-1978; 11-6-1984; 11-4-2003]
A.
The terms of office on all appointed boards and commissions shall
commence on the first Monday of January, unless otherwise required
by law or provided by this Charter. The length of terms shall be as
hereinafter specified.
B.
Any vacancy on any appointive board or commission, from whatever
cause arising, shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Selectmen
for the unexpired portion of the term vacated, in accordance with
the procedure established in Section C3-3 of this Charter. If such
vacancy has not been filled by the Board of Selectmen within sixty
(60) days, the remaining members of such board or commission shall
fill such vacancy. Any such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment
of a member of the same political party as the person vacating the
office in the event that said person was affiliated with a political
party.
[Amended 11-6-2007]
Minority representation on any appointive board or commission
shall be as follows:
Total Membership
|
Maximum From One Party
|
---|---|
3
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
7
|
4
|
8
|
5
|
9
|
5
|
More than 9
|
2/3 of total membership
|
[Amended 11-6-1984]
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, by affirmative vote of
not fewer than two (2) members of said Board, members of such regular
town boards and commissions as are listed in § C7-1 of this
Charter by resolution adopted at a meeting of said Board.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § C7-5, Jury Committee,
was repealed 11-4-2003.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § C7-6, Police Commission,
as amended 11-6-1984 and 11-7-1989, was repealed effective the first
Monday of December 1991 pursuant to the amendment adopted 11-7-1989.
[Amended 11-7-1978]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter, a Park and Recreation Commission consisting of seven
(7) regular members, each of whom shall serve a term of four (4) years,
and said terms shall overlap.
[Amended 11-6-1984]
B.
Said Commission shall have the powers and duties as are now or may
hereafter be conferred or imposed upon said Commission by the Connecticut
General Statutes, Special Acts or local ordinances.
[Added 11-6-2007]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter, an Ethics Commission consisting of five (5) members
each of whom shall serve a term of three (3) years, and said terms
shall overlap.
B.
No member of said Commission shall hold or campaign for any public
office, have held public office during the twelve (12) months immediately
prior to appointment, or hold office in any political party or political
committee or organization or association organized primarily for the
purpose of influencing legislation or decisions of public agencies.
C.
Said Commission shall be responsible for administering the Ethics Code of the Town of Bethel established pursuant to C9-2 of the Charter and Chapter 8 of the Town Code.
D.
Said Commission shall periodically review the Ethics Code of the
Town of Bethel and shall recommend any appropriate revisions of said
Ethics Code to the Board of Selectmen for their consideration.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § C7-8, Conservation
Commission, as amended 11-7-1978 and 11-7-1989, was repealed effective
the first Monday of December 1991 pursuant to the amendment adopted
11-7-1989.
[Added 11-6-2007]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter, a Youth Commission consisting of five (5) members
each of whom shall serve a term of two (2) years, and said terms shall
overlap. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint two (2) alternate members
of said Commission each of whom shall serve a two (2) year term. In
addition, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint one (1) ex officio
member who shall be a Bethel resident who is a student between the
age of fifteen (15) and eighteen (18) years old at the time of appointment.
B.
Said Commission shall undertake educational and other activities
to implement a youth program for the Town; shall study the needs of
young persons with regard to employment, health, recreation and welfare;
shall analyze public and private services available to Bethel youth;
shall encourage development and coordination of public and nonprofit
agencies and organizations that serve the youth of Bethel and shall
advise the First Selectman in appointment of a Director to carry out
a youth program on behalf of the Town.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § C7-9, Conservation
Commission alternates, added 11-7-1978, as amended 11-6-1984 and 11-7-1989,
was repealed effective the first Monday of December 1991 pursuant
to the amendment adopted 11-7-1989.
[Added 11-6-2007]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter, a Public Site and Building Commission consisting
of seven (7) members each of whom shall serve a term of four (4) years,
and said terms shall overlap. The Board of Selectmen may appoint up
to two (2) Temporary Members to represent the interests of a user
of a specific project of said Commission. Such Temporary Members shall
serve until the completion of the project or termination by the Board
of Selectmen. Such Temporary members shall participate and vote in
meetings of said Commission only on matters related to the specific
project for which they were appointed.
B.
Upon assignment of projects by the Board of Selectmen, said Commission
shall aid and advise the Board of Selectmen in studying the current
public building needs and planning for the future space and public
building needs of the Town including those of the educational facility;
shall study the current public building locations and potential public
sites; shall advise in the design, bidding and construction of public
buildings and carry out such duties specified in the Code of the Town
of Bethel.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § C7-10, Building Code
Board of Appeals, as amended 11-7-1978, was repealed 11-4-2003.
[Amended 11-7-1978; 11-4-2003]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions of this Charter, a Public Utilities Commission consisting of five (5) members, three (3) of which shall be the Board of Selectmen. The Commission members shall serve a two-year term. The terms of the Selectmen members shall run from the time that they take office. The remaining two members shall be appointed by the Selectmen in accordance with Section C7-2A.
B.
Said Commission shall have all the powers and duties, not inconsistent
with this Charter, as are now or may hereafter be conferred or imposed
upon such Commission by the Connecticut General Statutes, Special
Acts or local ordinances; the duties and powers previously exercised
and discharged by the Sewer Authority and Water Commission of the
Town of Bethel, such transfer of such powers and duties having been
made in accordance with § C11-1 of this Charter; and such
other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Selectmen.
[Added 11-7-1978]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter, a Commission of the Aging, which shall consist of
five (5) members, each of whom shall serve a term of four (4) years,
said terms to overlap.
B.
Said Commission shall have the powers and duties as are now or may
hereafter be conferred or imposed upon said Commission by the Connecticut
General Statutes, Special Acts or local ordinances.
[Added 11-7-1978]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter, a Library Board of Directors, which shall consist
of twelve (12) members, each of whom shall serve a term of four (4)
years, said terms to overlap.
[Amended 11-6-1984]
B.
Said Library Board of Directors shall have the powers and duties
as are now or may hereafter be conferred or imposed upon said Library
Board of Directors by the Connecticut General Statutes, Special Acts
or local ordinances.
[Added 11-6-1984]
A.
The Board, of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter and the provisions of Section 7-136 of the Connecticut
General Statutes, an Economic Development Commission consisting of
seven (7) members, each of whom shall serve a term as prescribed by
law.
B.
Said Commission shall have the powers and duties as are now or may
hereafter be conferred or imposed upon said Commission by the Connecticut
General Statutes, Special Acts or local ordinances.
[Added 11-6-1984]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter, an Insurance and Pension Plan Commission consisting
of five (5) members and two (2) ex officio members to serve as prescribed
by ordinance dated June 10, 1982.
B.
Said Commission shall have the powers and duties as are now or may
hereafter be conferred or imposed upon said Commission by the Connecticut
General Statutes, Special Acts or local ordinances.