The Town of Newtown hereby establishes a municipal
development agency pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 05-33
to be known as the "Fairfield Hills Authority" to implement the master
plan for development of Fairfield Hills Campus adopted by the Newtown
Planning and Zoning Commission on March 17, 2005, effective March
28, 2005, as from time to time amended.
The Authority shall consist of eight regular
members appointed by the First Selectman of the Town of Newtown, with
the approval of the Board of Selectmen. Each such member shall be
an elector in the Town of Newtown. The terms of three of the initial
appointees shall expire one year after the date of such appointment;
the terms of three of the initial appointees shall expire two years
after the date of such appointment; and the terms of two of the initial
appointees shall expire three years after the date of such appointment.
Thereafter, the term of each member shall be three years. Any vacancy
on the Authority shall be filled immediately for the unexpired portion
of the term by the First Selectman, with the approval of the Board
of Selectmen. The provisions of the Charter of the Town of Newtown
concerning minority representation shall apply to the membership of
the Authority.
The members of the Authority shall be sworn
to the faithful performance of their duties. At its first meeting,
the members of the Authority shall select a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson
and a Clerk. The Clerk shall keep a record of the votes and other
business of the Authority. The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings
of the Authority. In the absence of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson
will preside. At all meetings of the Authority, five members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, which shall require
a minimum of four affirmative votes for action.
The Authority shall exercise the powers granted
to it by this chapter and in accordance with the master plan, with
respect to the land generally known as the "Fairfield Hills Campus"
(the "premises") and located primarily off Wasserman Way and Mile
Hill South in the Town of Newtown and more particularly bounded and
described as follows: a certain piece or parcel of land constituting
approximately 185 acres, more or less, designated as "Parcel 5" on
a certain map entitled "PERIMETER SURVEY & SUBDIVISION MAP, STATE
OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, A-N CONSULTING ENGINEERS,
INC. 505 WILLARD AVENUE NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT, project FAIRFIELD HILLS
HOSPITAL PROPERTY DISPOSITION MILE HILL RD., QUEEN ST. & MILE
HILL SOUTH RD. NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT," Project No. B1-A-335, date August
5, 1987, scale one inch equals 100 feet, drawing numbers 2 of 9, 3
of 9, 4 of 9 and 7 of 9, on file as map numbers 7663, 7664, 7665 and
7668 in the office of the Newtown Town Clerk.