[HISTORY: Adopted by the Representative Town Meeting of the Town of Fairfield 2-24-2003. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Board of Assessment Appeals — See Charter, § 8.4.
A. 
Upon the request of the Chairman of the Board of Assessment Appeals (hereafter in this section "Chairman") made no later than three months prior to the time assessment appeal hearings are to be held in an assessment year in which a revaluation becomes effective, the assessment year prior to such year of revaluation or the assessment year after such year of revaluation, the RTM will appoint the number of additional members to the Board of Assessment Appeals requested by the Chairman.
B. 
The Chairman shall request the number of additional members the Chairman anticipates will be needed to hear all appeals for the year requested, but such number shall not be greater than four.
C. 
Such appointments shall be effective only for the hearing and decision period in the year for which they are made.
D. 
The Chairman and the Board of Selectmen may recommend persons to fill such temporary positions, but the RTM shall not be bound by such recommendations.
E. 
The provisions of Subsection A notwithstanding, in the year of enactment of this section, the Chairman may request the appointment of additional members immediately after enactment, such appointments to become effective at the expiration of the referendum period.