There shall be an agency known as the "Inland
Wetlands and Watercourses Agency," hereinafter referred to as the
"Agency." The Agency shall consist of 10 regular members and five
alternate members appointed by the Mayor with the confirmation of
the Common Council.
A. The regular members shall serve for a term of three
years. The present regular members shall serve the remainder of their
terms. Regular members shall be appointed as necessary to fill any
openings in the 10 regular positions on the Agency.
B. The term of office of each alternate member shall
be for five years. The present alternate members shall serve the remainder
of their terms. Alternate members shall be appointed as necessary
to fill any openings in the five alternate positions on the Agency.
C. In the event a member misses three consecutive meetings,
such member may be removed and the vacancy thereby created filled
as provided in Section 4 of Chapter VIII of the Charter.
D. No regular member or alternate member of the Agency
shall concurrently sit as a regular or alternate member of the Planning
and Zoning Commission or as a member of the Common Council.
The Agency shall have all powers and duties
conferred upon municipal inland wetlands and watercourses agencies
by the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended. The Agency shall
have all incidental powers necessary to enforce its regulations.