In order to provide for the proper administration of the affairs
of the Town with respect to its needs in the areas of finance, public
safety, environment, land use, culture, welfare, and such other needs
as may arise from time to time or may be imposed by the General Statutes,
the officers, boards and commissions provided for in this Chapter
shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen (except as otherwise
specified herein) to perform the duties and functions provided in
this Charter, in the Ordinances, and in the General Statutes.
A.
Trustees of Town Funds. There shall be three (3) Trustees of Town
Funds appointed to serve at will. The Trustees of Town Funds shall
be responsible for administering any endowment or other funds entrusted
to the Town, and for investing and reinvesting such funds in accordance
with policies established by the Board of Selectmen within the terms
of any instrument governing the use of such funds and shall have all
the powers conferred on them and perform all the duties required of
them by law.
B.
Board of Fire Commissioners. There shall be a Board of Fire Commissioners
consisting of five (5) members appointed as set forth in Appendix
B as terms of incumbent members expire. The Board of Fire Commissioners
shall be responsible for the supervision, management, discipline and
control of the Fire Department and shall have all the powers conferred
on it and perform all the duties required of it by law.
C.
Office of Emergency Management.[2] There shall be an Office of Emergency Management consisting
of no fewer than three (3) and no more than nine (9) members to be
appointed by the First Selectman as set forth in the Ordinances. The
Office shall have all the powers conferred on it and perform all the
duties required of it by law.
D.
Building Code Board of Appeals. There shall be a Building Code Board
of Appeals consisting of five (5) members having the qualifications
required by the State Building Code appointed as set forth in Appendix
B as terms of incumbent members expire. The Building Code Board of
Appeals shall perform such duties and functions as are provided in
Section 29-266 of the General Statutes and the State Building Code
and shall have all other powers conferred on it and perform all other
duties required of it by law. The members of the Building Code Board
of Appeals need not be electors of the Town.
E.
Historic District Commission. There shall be an Historic District
Commission consisting of five (5) members, at least two (2) of whom
shall be residents of an Historic District in the Town, appointed
as set forth in Appendix B as terms of incumbent members expire. Three
(3) alternate members, at least one (1) of whom shall be a resident
of a Historic District in the Town, shall be appointed as set forth
in Appendix B as terms of incumbent alternates expire. The Historic
District Commission and alternates shall have all the powers conferred
on them and perform all the duties required of them by law. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Charter to the contrary, no members or alternates
shall hold any salaried Town office.
F.
Representatives to the Regional Planning Commission. There shall
be two (2) representatives to the Central Naugatuck Valley Regional
Planning Commission appointed to serve at will. One (1) such representative
shall be appointed by the Planning Commission, and one (1) such representative
shall be appointed by the Zoning Commission. Said representatives
shall have all the powers conferred on them and perform all the duties
required of them by law.
G.
Conservation Commission. There shall be a Conservation Commission
consisting of seven (7) members appointed by the First Selectmen as
set forth in Appendix B as terms of incumbent members expire. The
Conservation Commission shall have all the powers conferred on it
and perform all the duties required of it by law.
H.
Park and Recreation Commission. There shall be a Park and Recreation
Commission consisting of five (5) members appointed as set forth in
Appendix B as terms of incumbent members expire. There shall be two
(2) alternate members appointed as set forth in Appendix B as terms
of incumbent alternates expire. The Park and Recreation Commission
is an advisory body concerned primarily with long range goals and
strategic planning to advance the objectives of the Park and Recreation
Department. The Chairman or his or her designee shall be involved
in the interview process and make recommendations to the Board of
Selectmen for appointment to the position of Director. It shall work
with the Director to provide support and encouragement to the department
and promote its mission in the community. It shall review and recommend
whether or not any gift, devise or bequest should be accepted and
for what specific purposes it should be used; and it shall have all
the powers conferred on it and perform all the duties required of
it by law.
I.
Commission for Seniors. There shall be a Commission for Seniors consisting
of (i) the Municipal Agent and the Director of Senior Services, who
shall be ex-officio members without vote, and (ii) five (5) members,
at least two (2) of whom shall be at least sixty (60) years of age,
appointed as set forth in Appendix B as the terms of the incumbent
members expire. There shall be two (2) alternate members, at least
one (1) of whom shall be at least sixty (60) years of age, appointed
as set forth in Appendix B as the terms of incumbent alternates expire.
The Commission for Seniors is an advisory body concerned primarily
with long range goals and strategic planning to advance the objectives
of the senior population. The Chairman or his or her designee shall
be involved in the interview process, and the Commission shall make
recommendations to the Board of Selectmen for appointment to the position
of Director. It shall work with the Director to provide support and
encouragement to the department and promote its mission in the community.
It shall review and recommend whether or not any gift, devise or bequest
should be accepted and for what specific purposes it should be used;
and it shall have all the powers conferred on it and perform all the
duties required of it by law.
J.
Library Board of Trustees. There shall be a Board of Trustees for
the Library consisting of seven (7) members and two (2) alternate
members appointed as set forth in Appendix B as the terms of incumbent
members expire. The Board of Trustees is an advisory body concerned
primarily with long range goals and strategic planning to advance
the objectives of the Library. The Chairman or his or her designee
shall be involved in the interview process and the Board shall make
recommendations to the Board of Selectmen for appointment to the position
of Director. It shall work with the Director to provide support and
encouragement to the department and promote its mission in the community.
It shall review and recommend whether any gift, devise, or bequest
should be accepted and for what specific purpose it should be used;
and shall have all the powers conferred on it and perform all the
duties required of it by law.
K.
Town Retirement and Pension Board.
1.
There shall be a Town Retirement and Pension Board consisting of
five (5) members, one of whom shall be a member of the Board of Finance,
appointed as set forth in Appendix B as terms of incumbent members
expire.
2.
The Town Retirement and Pension Board shall serve as the administrator
of the pension plan(s) for Town employees; and its members shall maintain
current knowledge of pension plan designs, investment strategies and
both Federal and State of Connecticut regulations and responsibilities.
It shall plan, direct and monitor investment performance in order
to maximize returns consistent with prudent investment management
of the assets of pension plans to ensure employee benefit commitments.
3.
The Town Retirement and Pension Board shall submit an annual report
to the Board of Selectmen and to the Board of Finance on the status
of the pension plan and its assets, including but not limited to,
a current actuarial report based on the Pension Plan's assumptions,
investment strategies and the adequacy of its assets to meet the obligations
of the pension plan.
4.
Periodically, but not less than once every three (3) years, the Town
Retirement and Pension Board shall submit to the Board of Selectmen
and to the Board of Finance a report which analyzes the Pension Plan,
its competitiveness, its investment strategies, and which contains
recommended changes thereto, if any.
5.
The Town Retirement and Pension Board shall have all the powers conferred
on it, and it shall perform all the duties required of it by law.
L.
Public Building Commission. There shall be a Public Building Commission
consisting of five (5) members qualified by experience or training
in fields such as architecture, engineering, finance, building construction,
law or related areas appointed as set forth in Appendix B as terms
of incumbent members expire. The Public Building Commission shall
advise the Board of Selectmen on all public building projects (new
buildings, renovations, improvements, or demolition) undertaken by
the Town of Woodbury in order to assist the Board in ensuring that
facilities are suited to the Town's needs and are properly constructed,
improved or demolished at the lowest reasonable cost, and shall have
all the powers conferred on it and perform all the duties required
of it by law.
M.
Charter Revision Commission.
1.
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Charter Revision Commission
not later than ten (10) years after the most recent Charter Commission
submitted its final report to the Board. The Board of Selectmen shall,
however, review the provisions of this Charter from time to time,
and may appoint a Charter Revision Commission at any time within such
ten (10) year period, if it deems that appointment to be in the best
interests of the Town. The Charter Revision Commission shall employ
legal counsel, other than Town Counsel, to assist in its review of
the Charter and to make recommendations for amendments, if any. The
Charter Revision Commission shall have all the powers conferred on
it and perform all the duties required of it by law.
2.
Appointments to the Charter Revision Commission shall be made in
accordance with Section 7-190(a) of the General Statutes and notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 902(B) of this Charter, the Board of Selectmen
may appoint any elector, except members of the Board of Selectmen,
to serve on the Charter Revision Commission, provided, however, that
no more than two (2) members of any particular board or commission
may serve on the Charter Revision Commission while they are members
of such other board or commission.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Appendix B, Appointments to be Made in
Given Years, included as an attachment to this Charter.
Except as herein provided, all appointed board members and commissioners
shall be electors of the Town and shall have such other qualifications
as may be determined by the appointing authority and as may be required
by this Charter, the Ordinances and the General Statutes.
All appointed board members and commissioners shall have the
terms of office specified in the General Statutes, this Charter or
the Ordinances which, unless otherwise required herein, shall commence
on the first Monday in January. All appointed board members and commissioners
shall serve for the term to which they are appointed and until their
successors are appointed and have qualified. Each board or commission
shall, at its first meeting each year, elect a chairman and any other
officers it requires.
The provisions of Section 307 of this Charter regarding Minority
Representation on any elected board, commission or similar body of
the Town shall apply equally to all appointed boards, commissions
or similar bodies of the Town.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all vacancies in any appointed
board or commission shall promptly be filled by the board or commission
having the original power of appointment. In the event that a vacancy
to be filled by an authority other than the Board of Selectmen is
not so filled within sixty (60) days, then it shall promptly thereafter
be filled by the Board of Selectmen. Each person appointed to fill
a vacancy in an appointed board or commission shall serve the unexpired
portion of the term and until his successor is appointed and has qualified
pursuant to the provisions of Section 309(B).
Except as specifically provided in this Charter, or in the General
Statutes, no appointed Board or Commission member or alternate shall
receive compensation.
A.
Failure to Attend Meetings. Any member of an appointed board, commission
or committee who does not attend at least two thirds (2/3) of the
regular meetings for a calendar year, the schedule of which is filed
pursuant to Section 1-225 of the General Statutes, shall be considered
automatically removed from such board, commission or committee, creating
a vacancy which shall be filled in accordance with Section 606 of
this Charter. It shall be the duty of the Chairman of each board,
commission or committee to give prompt written notice of such absenteeism
and consequent vacancy to the Board of Selectmen.
B.
Inability to Discharge Duties or Failure to Observe Conflict of Interest
Provisions. Any member of an appointed board, commission or committee
who (1) is unable to discharge the powers, responsibilities and duties
of his position or (2) violates the conflict of interest provisions
of this Charter or of the Ordinances of the Town of Woodbury may,
after notice and hearing, be removed from such board, commission or
committee by the Board of Selectmen, creating a vacancy which shall
be filled in accordance with Section 606 of this Charter.
The Town Meeting may by ordinance create such additional boards
and commissions as it may deem necessary or proper for the government
of the Town. The ordinance creating any such board or commission shall
specify its powers and duties, term of office and number of members
and alternate members. All such regular or alternate members of any
such board or commission shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
Any board or commission not established by this Charter may be consolidated
with another board or commission or may be abolished, by ordinance.
