A.
There shall be a three-member Board of Selectmen consisting of a
First Selectman and two (2) Selectmen, who shall be elected as this
Charter so provides.
B.
No member of the Board of Selectmen serving his term of office shall
hold or be appointed to any other office in the government of the
town except as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 11-4-2003]
A.
At the first meeting following its election, the Board of Selectmen
shall fix the schedule of its regular meeting dates and times. The
Board of Selectmen shall hold no less than one (1) regularly scheduled
meeting per month at a time mutually convenient to all members.
B.
Special meetings may be called at any time by the First Selectman
or by any two (2) Selectmen on 24 hours' written notice. Two
(2) members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
at any regularly scheduled meeting or special meeting, except as otherwise
herein provided.
[Amended 11-6-1984]
C.
A majority of the votes cast at a meeting, at which a quorum is present
at the time of the vote, shall constitute the act of the Board of
Selectmen unless a greater vote is required by the Connecticut General
Statutes or the Charter.
D.
Minutes of each meeting shall be taken and shall include the attendance
of each member and the vote of each member on all items of business
before the meeting.
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall direct and supervise the affairs of
the town and be responsible for coordinating the activities of the
officers, boards, commissions and other agencies of the town.
B.
The Board of Selectmen shall have all the powers, duties and responsibilities
conferred upon it by this Charter or the Connecticut General Statutes
and all powers proper, incidental or convenient to their exercise.
C.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Board of Selectmen
shall have all the powers, duties and responsibilities heretofore
and hereafter conferred upon Boards of Selectmen by an applicable
special act or ordinance.
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall have the legislative power to enact
ordinances consistent with the Connecticut General Statutes and the
Charter on any matter which the Connecticut General Statutes or this
Charter direct to be legislated by ordinance and in general for the
preservation of the good order, health, welfare and safety of the
town and its inhabitants. "Enact" or "enactment," as used in this
Article, includes the adoption, amendment or repeal of an ordinance
passed by the Board of Selectmen.
B.
At least one (1) public hearing shall be held by the Board of Selectmen
before the enactment of any proposed ordinance. Notice of a hearing
shall be given by publication of the full text of the proposed ordinance
in the form of a legal advertisement appearing in a newspaper having
a general circulation in the town, not less than ten (10) days before
the date of such hearing.
C.
The Board of Selectmen shall take action on the proposed ordinance
within thirty (30) days after the public hearing.
D.
The synopsis of an ordinance as enacted and its effective date shall
be published in the form of a legal advertisement appearing in a newspaper
having a general circulation in the town. Notice shall be given within
ten (10) days after enactment by the Board of Selectmen. Every ordinance,
after enactment, shall be recorded by the Town Clerk in a book to
be kept for that purpose. When substantial changes are made in an
ordinance following the public hearing, the full text of such ordinance
may be published at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 11-7-1978; 11-6-1984]
E.
Every ordinance shall become effective on the 31st day after publication,
unless procedure to overrule such ordinance is initiated in accordance
with § C6-5 or C6-7 of this Charter.
[Amended 11-7-1978; 11-6-1984]
F.
Upon affirmative vote of at least two (2) members, the Board of Selectmen
may correct technical errors in ordinances. For purposes of this section,
a technical error occurs wherever in the language of the ordinance
or resolution, as adopted, material was included or omitted when obviously
not intended, or material was included in a form obviously not intended.
Such correction shall in no event alter the substance of such ordinance
or resolution. The correction as made by the Board of Selectmen shall
forthwith be published, and fifteen (15) days thereafter, the corrected
ordinance or resolution shall go into full force and effect.
A.
On a declaration by the Board of Selectmen that a state of public
emergency exists endangering the lives, health or property of citizens,
the Board of Selectmen may enact ordinances to meet such emergency.
No public hearing shall be required for emergency ordinances. Emergency
ordinances shall become effective immediately and shall be published
in a newspaper having a general circulation in the town as soon as
possible thereafter.
B.
Forthwith the Board of Selectmen shall call a Special Town Meeting
to affirm or repeal all those emergency ordinances passed, unless
said Board shall have previously declared such ordinances no longer
valid.
[Added 11-7-1989; amended 11-4-2003]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall have the power to place local non-binding advisory questions on the ballot of any municipal election, as defined by Section 9-1(h) of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and upon the holding of any referendum as defined by Section 9-1(n)(2) and (3) of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, or the Budget Referendum as set forth in § C6-3B hereafter.
B.
Local non-binding advisory questions shall conform to those requirements
as set forth in Section 9-369 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
as amended, and shall be limited to a yes or no vote.
C.
Local non-binding advisory questions placed on the ballot of a municipal
election shall comply with the provisions of Section 9-369 of the
Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and shall be submitted in
their entirety to the Clerk of the municipality at least sixty (60)
days prior to the date of the municipal election.
D.
Local non-binding advisory questions being presented in a referendum, as defined in Subsection A herein, shall comply with Section 9-369c of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and shall be submitted in their entirety to the Clerk of the municipality at least 14 days prior to such referendum.
[Amended 11-7-1989]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall have the power to lease real or personal
property of the town.
B.
The Board of Selectmen may accept as a public highway any street
or highway situated in the town after said street or highway has been
submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a report and also
upon the written approval of the Town Engineer.
C.
The Board of Selectmen shall institute, prosecute, defend or compromise
any legal action or proceeding by or against the town.
D.
The Board of Selectmen shall incur indebtedness in the name of the
town and provide for the due execution of contracts and evidences
of indebtedness issued by the town.
E.
The Board of Selectmen shall make such appointments as specified
in this Charter. It shall fill vacancies in elective and appointive
offices as specified in this Charter.
F.
The Board of Selectmen may employ such staff with such powers, duties
and responsibilities as it may deem desirable to carry out the duties
and responsibilities of the Board of Selectmen.
H.
The Board of Selectmen shall have such other powers and duties as
are provided for Boards of Selectmen by the Connecticut General Statutes
and this Charter and may exercise any of the powers conferred on towns
by Section 7-194 of the Connecticut General Statutes to the extent
that such powers are not otherwise granted or limited by this Charter.
