The members of the Board of Selectmen shall be the First Selectman and two Selectmen who shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses in such manner and amount as may be determined at the Annual Town Budget Meeting. No more than two members of this Board shall be members of the same political party. The method of election, term of office, and qualifications for members of the Board of Selectmen shall be as specified in Article IV of this Charter. No member of the Board of Selectmen shall, during his/her term in office, hold or be appointed to any other office, board, commission, or position of employment in the government of Killingworth, except as may be specifically provided for in other sections of this Charter.
(a)
At its first meeting following each municipal election, the Board
of Selectmen, in accordance with this Charter, shall fix the time
and place of its regular meetings, to be held at least once a month
during the evening hours. They shall provide a method for the calling
of Special Meetings, consistent with Section 1-225 of the Statutes.
They shall designate which Selectman shall be the acting First Selectman
to act in the place of the First Selectman in the event of his/her
absence or disability. The First Selectman shall preside over the
meetings of the Board of Selectmen. The Board shall, by resolution,
determine its own rules of procedure, except that each Selectman shall
always retain the ability to make a motion or offer a proposal, which
shall be considered by the Board of Selectmen, without the necessity
of a second.
(b)
A special meeting of the Board of Selectmen may be called at any
time by the First Selectman or any two Selectmen. The person or persons
calling a special meeting shall do so in accordance with Section 1-225
of the Statutes and shall give 24 hours' advance notice of such
meeting to the other Selectmen. Special notice to the other Selectmen
may be waived, however, by a written waiver signed by all members
of the Board of Selectmen and filed with the Town Clerk any time before
or within 30 days after the meeting.
(c)
All meetings of the Board of Selectmen for the transaction of business shall be open to the public. The votes of each member shall be recorded at the session at which they occur and reported in the minutes of such meeting. Minutes shall be taken and filed, and votes shall be recorded and published, in accordance with Section 4-5 of this Charter. Two members shall constitute a quorum, and no resolution or action shall be adopted by less than two affirmative votes.
(d)
The Board of Selectmen shall supervise the administration of the
affairs of the Town, except those matters which, according to this
Charter, are exclusively assigned to other agencies or boards.
(e)
The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for coordinating the
activities of all the agencies of the Town and for keeping under review
the present and future needs of the Town. The Board may require such
reports and joint meetings as may be useful to it in the performance
of its duties.
In addition to these general powers, and, except for the powers
assigned to the Board of Finance by the Statutes, the Selectmen shall
have the power, subject to the provisions of the Statutes and this
Charter, and the necessary approvals of the Town Meeting as specified
by law and this Charter
(a)
to incur indebtedness in the name of the Town and to provide for
the due execution of contracts and evidences of indebtedness issued
by the Town;
(b)
to take, purchase, lease, sell, or convey real or personal property
of or for the Town;
(c)
to institute, prosecute, defend, or compromise any legal action or
proceeding by or against the Town;
(d)
to enter into contracts for any services and to purchase, or contract to purchase, any supplies, materials, equipment, and other commodities required by any Town agency, except the Board of Finance with respect to the Town audit as provided in Section 9-1(e) of this Charter. The Board of Selectmen may delegate its powers in this Subsection (d) to any Town agency;
(e)
to employ such staff with such powers, duties, and responsibilities,
as it may deem desirable, to carry out the duties and responsibilities
of the Board of Selectmen, within the confines of its budget as approved
by the Annual Town Budget Meeting;
(f)
to issue notes in anticipation of tax collections owed to the Town
and payable within the fiscal year and to issue bonds or other notes
when authorized by a Town Meeting, in each instance upon such terms
and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may approve, including without
limitation the manner and form of issues and sale thereof, the date
and rate of interest thereof, the designation of a bank or trust company
to act as certifying or paying agent thereof, and the designation
of the person to sign such notes in the name of or on behalf of the
Town;
(g)
to accept, or refuse to accept, roads offered to the Town, and
(h)
to discontinue Town roads.
The Board of Selectmen may propose to a duly called Town Meeting,
ordinances consistent with the Statutes and this Charter on any matter
that the Statutes authorize to be legislated by ordinance and which
in general would serve to aid in the preservation of the good order,
health, welfare, and safety of the Town.
On a declaration of state of public emergency, as provided for in Section 7-6 of this Charter, the Board of Selectmen may enact ordinances consistent with this Charter to meet such emergencies. Such emergency ordinances shall become effective once published by the most effective means available. They shall remain in effect for no more than 60 days and not beyond the duration of the emergency, unless ratified by a Town Meeting. They may be repealed by vote of the Board of Selectmen or a Town Meeting.
