Pursuant to Chapter Six, Section Two of the Charter of the Town
of Putnam and Section 27-135 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
there is hereby created a Veterans Commission for the Town of Putnam.
The Veterans Commission shall be composed of seven members appointed
by the Board of Selectmen for a term of five years commencing on the
first day of December. The initial appointments to the Commission
shall be staggered so that no more than two members' terms expire
in the same year. Members shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the
advice and consent of the Board of Selectmen. Any vacancy in the membership
of the Commission shall be filled by the Mayor, with the advice and
consent of the Board of Selectmen, for the unexpired term of such
member. All members shall serve without compensation.
The Commission will elect a Chairman and adopt rules and procedures
to carry out the purposes of this article. The Commission shall fix
the time and place of its regular meetings and provide a method for
calling special meetings. The Commission shall determine its own rules
of procedure. The Commission shall keep records of its meetings and
activities and make an annual report to the Mayor and Board of Selectmen.
It may make special reports as the Mayor and Board of Selectmen may
request from time to time.
If any section, or part of a section, of this article shall
be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such holding
shall not be deemed to invalidate the remaining provisions hereof.
In accordance with the Charter of the Town of Putnam, this article
shall be effective on April 21, 2021.