[Adopted 7-18-1983]
In accordance with C.G.S. § 22a-42, there is hereby created for the Town of Bethlehem an Inland Wetlands Agency, with all the powers and duties specified in Chapter 440 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
[Amended 5-14-1985]
A. 
The Inland Wetlands Agency shall consist of seven members and three alternates who shall be electors of the Town of Bethlehem. They shall be first appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve until the next municipal election, at which time two members shall be elected for one-year terms, two members shall be elected to two-year terms, and three members shall be elected to three-year terms.
B. 
At said time, three alternates shall also be elected, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years and one for a term of three years.
C. 
Each subsequent term for members and alternates shall be for three years.
Vacancies shall be filled by the Agency until the next municipal election.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Section 5, which immediately followed this section and dealt with the existing regulations of the Conservation Commission, was repealed 12-20-1999.