There is hereby established the Marlborough Lake Advisory Commission,
which shall serve as an advisory board to the Board of Selectmen and
other Town agencies.
The Lake Advisory Commission shall have the following powers and
duties: To oversee the water quality and recreational use of Lake
Terramuggus and help make recommendations to Town agencies as to lake
management issues. The Commission shall also promote the implementation
of Town goals and objectives as outlined within the various strategic
plans of the various Town agencies.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint all regular members and alternate
members. When a vacancy occurs, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint
a successor to hold office for the unexpired portion of the term.
A member shall continue in office until his successor is appointed.
The Board of Selectmen may, for good cause, remove any regular member
or alternate member from office prior to the expiration of a term.
The Lake Advisory Commission shall consist of seven regular members;
at least two regular members shall reside on (adjacent to) Lake Terramuggus
and at least two regular members shall reside outside of the Lake
Terramuggus watershed district.
There shall be three alternate members on the Lake Advisory Commission.
Alternate members, when seated, shall have the same powers and duties
provided for by law for regular members of the Lake Advisory Commission.
All regular members and alternate members of the Lake Advisory Commission
in existence immediately before the effective date of this chapter
shall be appointed to the Lake Advisory Commission created pursuant
to this chapter.
A transition process is necessary to effect membership representation
that at least two regular members shall reside outside of the Lake
Terramuggus watershed district. Upon the expiration of a term, resignation
or a member is no longer an elector of the Town of Marlborough that
continue to serve under the transition provision, all regular members
and alternate members of the Lake Advisory Commission in existence
immediately before the effective date of this chapter shall be appointed,
appointments made thereafter must meet residency (reside) requirements
set forth by this chapter.
All regular members and alternate members of the Lake Advisory Commission
shall be electors of the Town of Marlborough and shall serve without
compensation.
A Chairman and the Vice Chairman shall be elected by the members
of the Lake Advisory Commission from among the members of the Lake
Advisory Commission. These elections shall be made upon the effective
date of this chapter and annually thereafter in January of each year.
The Chairman and Vice Chairman shall continue in office until their
successors are elected.
Upon the effective date of this chapter, the Board of Selectmen shall
appoint: Three regular members and one alternate member to serve terms
until January 1, 2009; two regular members and one alternate member
to serve terms until January 1, 2010; and two regular members and
one alternate member to serve terms until January 1, 2011. Thereafter
all terms shall be for three-year periods.
The Commission shall meet periodically but not less frequently
than quarterly.