The Conservation Commission shall consist of seven members,
appointed by the Board of Selectmen serving without compensation for
three-year terms ending on December 31. Each year two members are
to be appointed, except every third year three members are to be appointed.
Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Board of Selectmen.
The Commission shall make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen
for the development, conservation, supervision and regulation of natural
resources in accordance with Section 7-131 of the Statutes.
The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission shall consist
of seven members serving without compensation for three-year terms
ending on December 31. Each year two members are to be appointed,
except every third year three members are to be appointed. Members
are not allowed to hold any salaried municipal office. At least two
members of the total Commission shall have been endorsed by the Planning
and Zoning Commission prior to appointment. At least two members of
the total Commission shall have been endorsed by the Conservation
Commission prior to appointment. The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Commission is authorized and established in accordance with the provisions
of the Statutes.
The Park and Recreation Commission shall consist of seven members
serving without compensation for three-year terms ending on December
31. The Commission shall plan the development of municipal recreation
facilities for the children, youth, and adults of the Town of Killingworth,
shall establish and maintain such facilities, and shall supervise
and adopt rules for the use of such facilities. The Park and Recreation
Commission shall function in cooperation with the Haddam-Killingworth
Recreation Authority.
The Public Health Nursing Agency shall consist of not more than
10 members named and appointed by the Director of Health for three-year
terms to assist in the administration of a public health nursing service.
Included in the 10-member Agency shall be a representative from Town
government as determined by the Board of Selectmen and a representative
from the school staff as determined by the Board of Education. Each
year three members are to be appointed, except every third year four
members are to be appointed.
The Water Pollution Control Authority shall consist of five
members serving without compensation for three-year terms ending December
31. The Authority shall have the powers and duties as set forth in
Chapter 103 of the Statutes. The Authority shall prepare and periodically
update a water pollution control plan and regulations for the Town
of Killingworth in the manner provided by the Statutes. Such periodic
updating shall be accomplished not less frequently than every five
years after the completion of the initial plan, and in addition to
the filing requirements of the Statutes, the Authority shall file
a copy of the plan and any periodic update with the Town Clerk.
There may be a Building Board of Appeals consisting of five
members who shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen in accordance
with the State Building Code and the Statutes, for terms of five years,
expiring on December 31. The powers and duties imposed and conferred
in the State Building Code and the Statutes shall govern this Board.
Additional appointive boards may be created and their powers
and duties specified by ordinance passed at a Town Meeting. By ordinance,
appointive boards authorized by this section may be abolished or consolidated,
their powers and duties may be altered, and the number or terms of
office of their members may be changed.
All terms shall be established to expire as nearly as possible
at regularly staggered annual or biennial intervals. A member shall
continue to hold office until his/her successor has been appointed
and has qualified.