There shall
be a 5-member Planning Board elected on a rotating basis of 1 member
each year for a 5-year term. The Planning Board's duties and authority
shall include, but shall not be limited to, those specified in M.G.L.
ch. 41, § 81A et seq.
An associate
member of the Planning Board shall be elected at the Annual Town Election
for a two-year term. Any vacancy in the position shall be filled in
accordance with the procedure prescribed in Chapter 41, Section 81A,
of the Massachusetts General Laws. The Chairman of the Planning Board,
when acting as special permit granting authority, may designate the
associate member to sit on this Board for the purposes of acting on
a Special Permit application in the case of the absence, inability
to act, or conflict of interest on the part of any member of the Planning
Board or in the event of a vacancy on this board.