Nomination and election of federal and state officials and of
such Town officers and Town agencies as are provided for in this Charter
shall be conducted, and the Registrars of Voters shall prepare lists
of electors qualified to vote therein, in the manner prescribed by
law.
Nominations and elections of federal and state officers, Registrars
of Voters and Justices of the Peace shall be conducted as prescribed
in the Connecticut General Statutes.
A.
At the
regular state election held on November 8, 1992, and every four years
thereafter, there shall be elected two Registrars of Voters, whose
terms of office shall commence on the Wednesday after the first Monday
in January following their election.
B.
Justices of the Peace shall be selected in the manner prescribed
for in the General Statutes and by Town Ordinance.
A.
There shall be elected a Board of Selectmen consisting of five members
each of whom shall serve four-year overlapping terms.
B.
There shall be elected a Board of Finance, consisting of five members,
each of whom shall serve four-year overlapping terms.
C.
There shall be elected a Town Clerk, whose term of office shall be
four years and shall commence on the Wednesday after the first Monday
in January following the Town election.
D.
There shall be elected members to the following Town agencies for
the terms specified herein. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter,
such Town agencies shall have powers and duties as are provided in
the Connecticut General Statutes. Electors may vote for, and each
political party may nominate, as many candidates as there are available
seats to be filled on the following Town agencies, specifically including
the Board of Assessment Appeals and the Board of Education; provided,
however, that the election requirements of C.G.S. § 9-204b
shall apply to the Board of Education:
(1)
A Board of Assessment Appeals, consisting of three members, each
of whom shall serve four-year overlapping terms;
(2)
A Planning and Zoning Commission consisting of five members and two
alternates, each of whom shall serve four-year overlapping terms;
(3)
A Zoning Board of Appeals consisting of five members and three alternates,
each of whom shall serve four-year overlapping terms;
(4)
A Board of Education, hereinafter referred to as the "Local Board,"
consisting of seven members, each of whom shall serve four-year overlapping
terms;
E.
All terms of office, except as otherwise provided in this Charter,
shall commence on the second Tuesday following the Town election.
Elected Town officers shall hold office until their successors have
been chosen and qualified.
F.
Elected officials, other than members of the Board of Selectmen,
shall receive such compensation as may be approved in the annual budget.
Reimbursement of expenses incurred by elected officials in performing
official duties shall be authorized by the Board of Finance and subject
to any appropriation in the annual budget. All fees collected by elected
officials shall be remitted to the general fund.
Members of the Regional Board of Education shall be elected
concurrent with municipal elections. Said members shall serve four-year
overlapping terms, commencing December 1 of the year in which elected.
The Town shall elect members of the Regional District #8 Board of
Education in the manner provided for by C.G.S. § 10-46 (a)
and (c) as amended from time to time.
No person shall be eligible for election to any Town office
who is not, at the time of his election, an elector of said Town.
Any person ceasing to be an elector of said Town shall thereupon cease
to hold elective office in the Town. The resulting vacancy shall be
filled pursuant to Section 208.
A.
Except as otherwise provided, minority representation on all Town
agencies, as defined in Section 105 of this Charter, shall be determined
in accordance with the provisions of C.G.S. § 9-167a.
B.
Minority representation on the local Board of Education shall be
determined by C.G.S. § 9-204b.
C.
Minority representation on the Regional Board of Education shall
be determined pursuant to C.G.S. § 10-46(c).
When any municipal election conducted pursuant to the provisions
of this Charter results in a tie, with the consent of the tied candidates,
the tie may be broken by the single toss of a coin by a third party
agreeable to tied candidates. Otherwise, when any regular or special
municipal election, primary election or referendum conducted pursuant
to the provisions of this Charter results in a tie, an adjourned election
shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of C.G.S. § 9-332
to determine who shall be elected, or in the case of a question at
referendum whether it shall be accepted or rejected. The provisions
of this section shall not apply to questions at referendum under which
the provisions of this Charter or the General Statutes require a minimum
number of electors voting in favor of such questions for approval.
A.
Any vacancy arising in any elective office or Town Agency shall be
filled in accordance with this Section 208 following the date of notice
to the Town Clerk and acceptance of any resignation or the determination
by the Board of Selectmen of such vacancy. Any such appointment shall
be made by vote of the Board of Selectmen and shall be for the unexpired
portion of the term.
B.
In filling vacancies the Board of Selectmen shall solicit nominations
for such vacancies from the political parties as well as from the
general public. No appointment shall be made before 35 days after
notification from the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Selectmen in
filling vacancies shall have the final authority in deciding whom
to appoint to fill any vacancy.
There shall continue to be one voting district as existed on
the effective date of this Charter. The Board of Selectmen shall have
the authority to create additional voting districts as the needs of
the Town may require, subject to the approval of the Town Meeting.
The Town Clerk, or any assistants, and the Registrars of Voters,
or any deputies, shall constitute the Board of Admission for Electors
in accordance with applicable General Statutes.
