[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
(a) A meeting of the registered voters of the Town of
Guilford, hereinafter called "the regular town election", shall take
place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in odd
numbered years, during such hours as may be provided by, and in accordance
with all other pertinent provisions of, the Connecticut General Statutes.
Special town elections may be called and held in accordance with the
Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The regular term of office of the Board of Selectmen shall commence on the first Monday of December following the regular town election. Members of the Board of Education and the Board of Finance shall take office on the date of their election and qualification. The members of the Board of Assessment Appeals shall take office on the seventh day following the regular town election which elects them to office. All elective officers shall continue in office until their successors have been chosen and have qualified. Effective upon the conclusion of the term of office of the Town Treasurer elected in the election of November 6, 2007, the office of the Town Treasurer shall no longer be an elective office. The Finance Director (Fiscal Officer) shall thereafter have all the powers and duties conferred or imposed on town treasurers by the Connecticut General Statutes and by this charter and shall hold office in accordance with the provisions of Section
5-6.
[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
There shall continue to be five voting districts
in the town as they existed on the effective date of this charter,
until otherwise provided by ordinance.
No person who is not at the time of his or her
election a registered voter and resident of the town shall be eligible
for election to any town office, and any person ceasing to be a registered
voter or resident of the town shall thereupon cease to hold elective
office in the town, and the office shall be deemed vacant.
The number of members of any one political party
who may be elected to or serve on any elected board or commission
shall not exceed a bare majority of the whole membership of those
boards.
[Amended referendum 11-8-2005, effective 12-8-2005; referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
(a) Board of Selectmen
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At each regular town election there shall be
elected a Board of Selectmen consisting of the First Selectman and
four Selectmen. The votes cast for the unsuccessful candidate for
First Selectman shall be counted as votes for him or her as a member
of such board. These officers shall serve terms of four years and
shall have the powers and duties prescribed for their offices by the
Connecticut General Statutes and by this charter.
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(b) Treasurer
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The elected Town Treasurer in office on the date of adoption of this Charter shall continue to hold office for the term for which he was elected, during such time shall continue as agent of the town deposit fund and shall have the powers and duties prescribed by the General Statutes and by this charter. Effective upon the conclusion of the term of office of the Town Treasurer elected in the election of November 6, 2007, the office of the Town Treasurer shall no longer be a separate office of the town, elective or appointive. The Finance Director (Fiscal Officer) shall thereafter have all the powers and duties conferred or imposed on town treasurers by the Connecticut General Statutes, by this charter or any other law and shall hold office in accordance with the provisions of Section 5-6.
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(c) Board of Education
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The registered voters shall elect a Board of
Education of nine members for terms of four years. At each regular
town election there shall be elected a sufficient number of members
to such board to maintain its number at nine. The Board of Education
shall have the powers and duties of boards of education prescribed
by the Connecticut General Statutes.
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(d) Board of Assessment Appeals
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The registered voters shall elect a Board of
Assessment Appeals of three members for terms of four years with the
power and duties of Boards of Assessment Appeals prescribed by the
Connecticut General Statutes.
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(e) Board of Finance
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The registered voters shall elect a Board of
Finance of seven members for terms of four years. At each regular
town election there shall be elected a sufficient number of members
to such a board to maintain its number at seven. The Board of Finance
shall have the powers and duties prescribed by the Connecticut General
Statutes and as provided in this charter.
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(f) At the state election of 2002, and quadrennially thereafter,
there shall be elected two Registrars of Voters in accordance with
the Connecticut General Statutes, to serve four-year terms.
(g) Justices of the Peace may be chosen in accordance
with any applicable Connecticut General Statutes.
[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
In accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes,
at any election any political party may nominate for the Board of
Education and for the Board of Finance a number of members equal to
the number to be elected to that board. The registered voters may
vote for the number to be elected, but the maximum number elected
from any political party shall not exceed the number required to constitute
a bare majority of the entire board.