[Amended 11-7-2017]
In addition to the town council, the offices to be filled by
the voters shall be a school committee, a town clerk and a housing
authority and such other regional authorities, districts or committees
as may be established by law or interlocal agreement.
Any voter shall be eligible to hold any elective
town office provided that, no person shall simultaneously hold more
than one elective town office.
[Amended 11-7-2017]
If a vacancy occurs in the office of town clerk, whether by
failure to elect or otherwise, the town council shall, not later than
30 days after the date that the vacancy is declared to exist, act
to fill the vacancy. The town council shall choose from among the
voters a person to serve for the balance of the unexpired term. The
person so chosen shall be sworn and commence to serve immediately.
If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the school committee
or housing authority, whether by failure to elect or otherwise, the
president of the town council shall, not later than 30 days after
the date the vacancy is declared to exist, call a joint meeting of
the town council and the remaining membership of whichever agency
in which the vacancy is declared to exist, to act to fill the vacancy.
At the joint meeting, a majority of those present and voting shall
choose from among the voters a person to serve for the balance of
the unexpired term. The person so chosen shall be sworn and commence
to serve immediately. Participants in the joint meeting to fill a
vacancy on the school committee or housing authority shall give consideration
to whichever of the defeated candidates for the seat in which the
vacancy was declared to exist who received the highest number of votes
at the last regular town election immediately preceding the date the
vacancy was declared to exist.