(a) 
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint, whether for full terms or to fill vacancies, the members of all boards and commissions authorized by this chapter. From election to the start of the new term, the Board of Selectmen may make no appointments to appointive boards or commissions. The Board of Selectmen may not make or submit appointments for full terms which do not commence during the term of office of the Board of Selectmen.
(b) 
All members of appointive boards or commissions shall be registered voters and residents of the town, but need not be affiliated with a political party, and shall vacate their positions on ceasing to be a registered voter or resident.
(c) 
The Board of Selectmen shall by appointment fill any vacancy on any board or commission authorized by this chapter within 120 days after the occurrence.
[Added referendum 11-8-2005, effective 12-8-2005[1]]
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Editor's Note: The referendum also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection (c) as Subsection (d).
(d) 
The Board of Selectmen shall announce vacancies on appointed boards and commissions in a local newspaper with general circulation, not more than 45 days and not less than 15 days before filling any vacancy. Such announcement shall state that any registered voter and resident is eligible for appointment regardless of party affiliation or nonaffiliation, subject to requirements of Section 4-3.
(a) 
The terms of appointment to any appointive board shall be four years except for boards having three members, in which case the terms shall be three years. A member shall continue to hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and has qualified. All terms shall be established to expire as nearly as possible at regularly staggered annual intervals.
(b) 
A member of an appointed board or commission can serve no longer than two full consecutive terms. One year after completing two full consecutive terms, such person shall become eligible for appointment to the same board or commission. Term limits as specified by this subsection shall apply to alternate members, but time spent as an alternate member shall not be counted as the term of a regular member should an alternate become a regular member.
[Amended referendum 11-8-2005, effective 12-8-2005]
(c) 
The term of a chairperson of an appointed board or commission shall be limited to four consecutive years. One year after completing four consecutive years, such person shall become eligible to serve as a chairperson of the same board or commission.
The number of members of any one political party who may be appointed to any appointive board or commission shall not exceed a bare majority of the whole membership of that board or commission.
(a) 
Appointive boards or commissions shall have the powers and duties prescribed by this charter, or by ordinance creating such boards or commissions.
(b) 
They shall choose a chairperson and a secretary, and shall make regulations for the conduct of their meetings and the execution of their duties. Any such regulations shall be filed with the Town Clerk and shall become effective upon such filing.
(c) 
The members of appointive boards shall serve without compensation, except that necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties may be paid from an appropriation authorized for the purpose.
(a) 
There shall be a Planning and Zoning Commission of seven members with the powers and duties of planning and zoning commissions prescribed by the Connecticut General Statutes.
[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
(b) 
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3-4(a)(4), the Planning and Zoning Commission shall employ (i) a Town Planner and (ii) a Planning and Zoning Administrator, and may contract for technical services.
(c) 
There shall be three alternate members of the Planning and Zoning Commission, serving four year terms, with the powers and duties prescribed by the Connecticut General Statutes.
[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
(a) 
There shall be a Zoning Board of Appeals of five members with the powers and duties of zoning boards of appeals prescribed by the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) 
There shall be three alternate members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, serving four-year terms, with the powers and duties prescribed by the Connecticut General Statutes.
(a) 
There shall be a Board of Police Commissioners of five members. The Board of Police Commissioners, under the general supervision of the Board of Selectmen, shall be charged with the management of the Police Department as further prescribed in Section 5-2 of this charter.
(b) 
The Board of Police Commissioners shall be the traffic authority for the town, with the powers and duties prescribed by the Connecticut General Statutes.
[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]
[Amended referendum 11-8-2005, effective 12-8-2005]
There shall be a Board of Fire Commissioners of five members. The Board of Fire Commissioners, under the general supervision of the Board of Selectmen, shall be charged with the management of the Fire Department as further prescribed in Section 5-3 of this charter.
There shall be a Board of Ethics consisting of five members. The Board shall act in an advisory capacity to ensure that each Town public officer, official, employee and appointee, whether paid or unpaid, and whether full or part-time, shall be governed by a Code of Ethics as established by an ordinance.
There shall be a Parks and Recreation Commission of nine members, created under the authority of Section 7-148 of the Connecticut general statutes. Members shall serve four-year terms. The commission is charged under the general direction of the Board of Selectmen, with the control, development management, operation and maintenance of a system of parks, recreational areas and facilities, as set forth by ordinance.
[Added referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008[1]]
(a) 
There shall be a Public Works Commission of five members, created under the authority of Section 7-148 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Members shall serve four year terms. The Commission is charged, under the general direction of the Board of Selectmen, with the management and oversight of the Public Works Department as further prescribed in Section 5-1 of this charter.
(b) 
There shall be two alternate members of the Public Works Commission, serving four year terms. Any such alternate member shall, when seated, have all the powers and duties of a member of the commission.
[1]
Editor's Note: This enactment also redesignated former Section 4-9A as Section 4-10, and renumbered former Sections 4-10 and 4-11 as Sections 4-12 and 4-13, respectively.
(a) 
Appointive boards may be created and their powers and duties specified by ordinance. Appointive boards authorized by this section may be abolished or consolidated, their powers and duties may be altered and the number of their members may be changed by ordinance.
(b) 
When the ordinance creating or altering an appointive board authorized by this section so provides, one or more members of the Board of Selectmen may be appointed to and serve as voting members of that board.
(c) 
The Board of Selectmen may appoint school building and other committees, including a standing building committee, in accordance with resolutions of town meeting. If the town meeting resolution so provides, members of the Board of Selectmen may serve on such committees. The Board of Selectmen may create advisory or study committees as the Board finds desirable in the discharge of its duties.
(a) 
A member of an appointive board, commission or committee may be removed for cause by the Board of Selectmen. Reason for removal for cause shall include, but not be limited to, poor attendance at regularly scheduled meetings. What constitutes poor attendance shall be determined by the members of that board commission or committee.
(b) 
No such removal for cause shall be effected unless the member (1) has received a statement in writing, prepared either by the First Selectman or by the remaining members of the appointive board, commission or committee, of the reasons why he or she should be removed and (2) has, not less than fifteen days after the delivery of the statement of reasons, been afforded an opportunity for a hearing before the Board of Selectmen, at which he or she may appear with counsel.
[Amended referendum 11-4-2008, effective 12-4-2008]