Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all elective officers and members of boards, and commissions shall have the powers and duties prescribed for such officers in the General Statutes, as amended and the Town Code. The terms of office of all elective officers and members of boards and commissions shall commence on the second Tuesday following the election. Elective Officers shall continue to hold such office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. No individual can hold more than one elected position concurrently.
A. 
The Town Council shall fill, by appointment, a vacancy in any and all elective Town offices, including the Board of Education, within 30 days from the time that the office becomes vacant, said appointment to be for the unexpired portion of the term.
B. 
When a person vacating an office shall have been elected as a member of a political party, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party.
C. 
A vacancy on the Town Council shall be filled in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 9-222 of the General Statutes encaptioned. "Filling of Vacancy in Office of First Selectman or Selectman. Petition for special election."
There shall be elected a seven-member Town Council, each member will be elected for a term of four years. At the municipal election in November 2019, seven members shall be elected and those four candidates receiving the highest number of votes for Town Council in the election shall be elected to serve for terms of four years, and the remaining three elected candidates shall serve for an initial term of two years subject to requirement of minority representation. Thereafter, at each regular municipal election, there shall be elected candidates to fill those seats for which terms are expiring.
The Treasurer shall be appointed by the Town Council for a term of two years.
The Board of Education shall consist of seven members, each whom shall be elected for a term of four years, as provided in Section 9-204a of the General Statutes, as amended; nominations by any political party of candidates may be equal to the number of members to be elected to each election, and electors may vote for the full number of such members to be elected. The members shall serve overlapping terms. At each regular Town election there shall be elected sufficient members to succeed each member whose term shall expire.
The Board of Assessment Appeals shall consist of three members each whom shall be elected for a term of four years. The members shall serve overlapping terms.
The Board of Assessment Appeals alternates who shall not be members of the same political party shall consist of two members, each of whom shall be elected for a term of four years. The alternate members shall serve overlapping terms.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be elected for a term of four years. The members shall serve overlapping terms.
The Zoning Board of Appeals alternates shall consist of three members, each of whom shall be elected for a term of four years. The members shall serve overlapping terms.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consist of nine members, each of whom shall be elected for a term of four years. The members shall serve overlapping terms.
The Planning and Zoning Commission alternates shall consist of three members each whom shall be elected for a term of four years. The members shall serve overlapping terms.
The Board of Police Commissioners shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be elected for a term of four years. The members shall serve overlapping terms.
The Registrars of Voters shall be elected at a regular Town election for a term of four years.