There is hereby created, pursuant to C.G.L. § 8-1b, an ordinance for the appointment or election of alternate members to the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Wethersfield. Said alternate members shall, when seated as herein provided, have all the powers and duties set forth in the General Statutes or any special act relating to the Town of Wethersfield's Commission and its members as provided for in said General Statutes. Further, such alternate members shall be electors and shall not be members of the Zoning Board of Appeals or Planning Commission. Said alternate members shall act in the following way:
A. 
If a regular member of the Commission is absent or disqualified, the Chairperson shall designate an alternate to act in his or her stead, choosing alternates in rotation so that they shall act as nearly equal a number of times as possible. Strict rotation may be disregarded if need be to satisfy the provisions of Subsection B.
B. 
An alternate who has been designated to act in the absence or disqualification of a regular Commissioner shall have the unqualified privilege of voting on any matter considered by the Commission during the public hearing or meeting at which the alternate served, irrespective of when the Commission may act on said matter. An alternate so qualified to vote shall have preference to vote in place of a regular Commissioner who was absent at the public hearing or meeting but who may have become familiar with the record through post-hearing or post-meeting review of it.