All appointments to Offices hereinafter stated shall be made by the
Town Council by a majority vote of the Town Council. No appointments
may be made by the Town Council during the period after the election
of members of the Town Council and the date they take office after
the election.
All appointees shall be bona fide resident electors of the Town and
shall vacate their positions on ceasing to be bona fide resident electors
of the Town. They shall be sworn before taking the office and the
officer administering the oath shall record such fact in the office
of the Town Clerk.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the terms of office
for all appointees on all appointive boards and commissions shall
commence on the first day of July, the onset of Clinton's fiscal
year.
No one person may hold more than one elected and two appointed positions
simultaneously on boards or commissions excluding ad hoc committees
and subcommittees.
A municipal agent for the elderly shall be appointed who shall serve
a two-year term and shall have all the powers and duties prescribed
by the General Statutes, as amended.
The Shellfish Commission shall consist of seven members, each of
whom shall serve two-year overlapping terms. The members shall also
be sworn in as Special Shellfish Constables for the same term and
shall also have such powers and duties as are specified in Section
26-277 of the General Statutes, as amended.
The Local Veteran's Advisory Committee shall consist of three
members and one alternate member, each of whom shall serve a two-year
term. All members shall be veterans.
The Conservation Commission shall consist of seven members all appointed
to serve overlapping terms. The Commission shall be organized and
granted such powers as are permitted by the Connecticut General Statutes.
The Clinton Human Services Advisory Board (consisting of Youth and
Family Services and Social Services) shall consist of seven bona fide
resident elector members and one non-voting youth member, all appointed
to serve overlapping terms. The composition of the Board shall meet
the requirements set forth in the Connecticut General Statutes (7-44),
as amended. The bona fide resident elector members of the Clinton
Human Services Advisory Board shall have the powers and duties set
forth in the 1991 Town ordinance, as amended, that created the Bureau,
in addition to providing the services set forth in the Connecticut
General Statutes, as amended.
The Economic Development Commission shall consist of seven members
and three alternate members with no more than two alternates from
the same political party and all appointed to serve overlapping terms.
The Board of Ethics shall consist of five members, all appointed
to serve five-year overlapping terms. No member shall serve more than
two consecutive terms. Any member having served two consecutive terms
shall be ineligible for reappointment to the Board for a period to
two years.