There is hereby created a commission to be known as the "Farm
and Land Management and Development Commission."
The Farm and Land Management and Development Commission shall establish policy for the general control, maintenance, development and management of the property identified in §
222-1 and of such other property of the Town as may from time to time be assigned to the jurisdiction of the Commission in accordance with §
222-9 hereof, including, but not limited to, leases, sales of sand and gravel, erection and demolition of structures, and special uses of properties. The Commission's functions shall include:
A. To receive proposals for varied uses of land assigned to its jurisdiction;
to develop long-range plans for temporary and permanent uses of such
properties; to conduct public hearings concerning such plans and proposals;
to review quarterly the income derived from and expenses incurred
in the management and operation of such land; and to report annually
to the Town Meeting regarding its functions and activities;
B. To implement and review all policies adopted by the Commission or
Town Meeting;
C. To authorize the Selectmen to expend such monies as may be appropriated
by the Town for the management and development of the land.
The Farm and Land Management and Development Commission shall
consist of seven electors of the Town elected at the Annual Town Meeting
for staggered terms of three years, except for the initial terms.
Three members shall serve until December 31, 1978, two members shall
serve until December 31, 1979, and two members shall serve until December
31, 1980. One member shall be nominated by each of the two principal
political parties for each class, except that, for a class of three
members, the majority party represented by the First Selectman shall
nominate two members.
Any vacancy in the membership of the Farm and Land Management
and Development Commission which may occur through death, resignation
or otherwise shall be filled until the next December 31 by the Board
of Selectmen upon nomination by the party which nominated the vacating
member. The next Annual Town Meeting shall then elect a member to
fill the unexpired term, if any, upon nomination by the same political
party.
If the Board of Selectmen objects to any policy adopted by the
Farm and Land Management and Development Commission, the Board of
Selectmen shall so notify the Farm and Land Management and Development
Commission and shall submit the matter in dispute to a vote of the
Town Meeting. The Town Meeting shall be asked to adopt or reject a
specific policy, and any policy so adopted shall become the official
policy of the Town.
Other properties of the Town may be assigned to the jurisdiction
of the Farm and Land Management and Development Commission upon resolution
adopted by a Town Meeting notified for that purpose.