The number of members of the Council shall be not less than
seven nor more than 11, inclusive of the Chairman of the Council.
Members shall be nominated by a majority vote of the existing
members of the Council at the annual meeting, and no member so nominated
for Council membership is to serve on the Council until appointed
by the Town Manager[1] of the Town of Great Barrington.
[1]
Editor's Note: The members of the Council on Aging were
originally adopted by the Board of Selectmen. With the adoption of
the Charter (Ch. 184, Acts of 1992) the power to appoint members of
the Council was given to the Town Manager. See Section 6C, Subsection
3, of the Charter.
The terms of membership for members of the Council shall be
for one, two or three years, and nominations of prospective members
shall provide for the expiration of the term of members of approximately
1/3 of the total membership each year in order to ensure continuity.
[Added 9-18-1975]
A member who is absent from meetings of the Council for three
consecutive months shall be deemed to have resigned his membership
on the Council, and the vacancy thereby created shall be filled in
the same manner as outlined in this Article for the annual nomination
of members; provided, however, that this clause shall not be applicable
in the case of a member who has applied to the Council and has been
granted a leave of absence for a definite period.
