Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, all elected town
officers, elected boards, and commissions, including the Board of
Education shall have only the powers and duties as provided by the
General Statutes.
At a meeting of the electors of the Town of Ellington to be
held on the third day of November, 1987, and biennially on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November thereafter, there shall
be elected the following officers:
(a)Â
A First Selectman. The votes cast for the unsuccessful candidate
for First Selectman shall not be counted for him or her as a member
of the Board of Selectmen; [Amended 11-6-2018]
(b)Â
Six (6) members of the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of Sections 7-193 and 9-188 of the General Statutes,
as amended;
(c)Â
Five (5) members of the Board of Education, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9-204 of the General Statutes, as amended, to
serve for a term of four (4) years;
(d)Â
Three (3) members of the Library Board of Trustees, each of whom
shall serve for a term of four (4) years, and who shall succeed those
members of said board whose terms then expire, so that the Library
Board of Trustees shall continue to consist of six (6) members, each
of whom shall be elected for a term of four (4) years; [Amended 11-5-2002;
11-6-2007; 11-7-2017]
(e)Â
Three (3) members of the Board of Finance, each of whom shall serve
for terms of four (4) years and who shall succeed those members of
said board whose terms then expire so that the Board of Finance shall
continue to consist of six (6) members, each of whom shall be elected
for a term of four (4) years;
(f)Â
The Planning & Zoning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members;
said members shall be elected to staggered terms of four (4) years;
[Amended 11-6-2007]
(g)Â
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five (5) members; said
members shall be elected to staggered terms of four (4) years; said
members shall be prohibited from concurrently serving on the Planning
and Zoning Commission. [Amended 11-6-2007; 11-7-2017]
That number of persons sufficient to fill the offices to be
elected who have the highest number of votes shall be elected subject
to Section 203 of this Charter. The terms of office of all elected
town officers, members of the town boards, and commissions, shall
commence on the first Monday in December following their election;
provided, however, that the terms of office of members of the Board
of Education shall commence on the date of their election.
At the state election to be held on the seventh day of November,
1978, and quadrennially on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
of November thereafter, there shall be elected the following officers
to serve for terms of four (4) years each:
