The Board of Selectmen shall consist of the First Selectman
and two other Selectmen who shall be elected as provided in Section
302A.
The Board of Selectmen shall have all the powers and duties
hereinafter conferred upon said Selectmen and all those powers and
duties, which, on the effective date of this Charter, were conferred
by the General Statutes upon Boards of Selectmen, except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Charter.
The Board of Selectmen shall have the power to appoint such
personnel and members of boards, commissions and other similar bodies
as are provided in this Charter.
The newly elected Board of Selectmen shall meet on the 21st
day following its election. The meeting shall be called to order by
the First Selectman, and the oath of office administered to all members.
The newly elected First Selectman shall appoint an acting First Selectman
for the Board of Selectmen to act in the temporary absence or disability
of the First Selectman.
The Board of Selectmen shall meet twice monthly on the first
and third Tuesday each month and shall also provide a method for calling
special meetings. Only business, notice of which has been included
in the call for such special meetings shall be acted upon at any special
meeting. Two members of the Board of Selectmen shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. The Board of Selectmen shall
act by majority vote of those present and voting.
On a declaration by the First Selectman that a state of public
emergency exists in the Town affecting the public health, safety or
welfare, the Board of Selectmen shall be empowered to adopt regulations
or ordinances which shall become effective immediately upon the affirmative
vote of the majority of the Board of Selectmen. No public hearing
shall be required. This regulation or ordinance shall be automatically
repealed when the First Selectman shall declare that the emergency
no longer exists but in no event beyond the 31st day from the adoption
of the ordinance.
The members of the Board of Selectmen and its employees shall
receive such compensation as may be determined by the budget submitted
to and adopted at the Annual Town Budget Meeting or a special Town
meeting called for that purpose.
If a vacancy shall occur in the office of the First Selectman,
the acting First Selectman shall assume the office of First Selectman
with all the powers and duties of an elected First Selectman. Such
person shall serve until a successor has been appointed and duly qualified
as provided in Section 9-222 of the General Statutes. If a vacancy
shall office in the office of the Board of Selectmen, other than in
the office of the First Selectman, the successor shall be appointed
and duly qualified as provided in Section 9-222 of the General Statutes.