Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all elective town
officers, boards and commissions in existence on the effective date
of this Charter shall remain in existence under this Charter, and
shall have the powers and duties prescribed by the General Statutes,
special acts applicable to the Town and town ordinances, as the same
may be amended from time to time. Boards and commissions shall make
regulations for the conduct of meetings and the execution of duties
and shall choose a chairman and a secretary annually.
The terms of office of all elective officers, board and commission
members shall, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, commence
on the first day of December following their election. All elective
officers shall hold office until their successors have been chosen
and qualified.
(Amended November 6, 2012, effective December 6, 2012)
The Board shall consist of a First Selectman and four other
selectmen. At the next regular municipal election following the effective
date of this section, a First Selectman and two other selectmen shall
be elected to serve a term of four years, and two other selectmen
shall be elected to serve a term of two years. At all subsequent municipal
elections, the term of the office of First Selectman and the term
of the office of the other selectmen shall be four years. The votes
cast, including any valid write-in votes, for an unsuccessful candidate
for First Selectman shall not be counted as votes for that person
as one of the other selectmen. For purposes of determining minority
representation only, the First Selectman shall not be counted as a
member of the Board.
(Amended November 6, 2012, effective December 6, 2012; Amended
November 3, 2020, effective December 3, 2020)
The Board of Finance shall consist of seven members, each of
whom shall be elected for a four-year term. At each biennial election,
members shall be elected for four-year terms to succeed members whose
terms expire. The maximum number of members of the same political
party shall be four.
(Amended November 3, 2020, effective December 3, 2020)
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consist of seven members,
each of whom shall be elected for a four-year term. At each biennial
election, members of such commission shall be elected for four-year
terms to succeed members whose terms expire.
The Board of Assessment Appeals shall consist of three members,
each of whom shall be elected for a term of four years. At each biennial
election, members of such board shall be elected for four-year terms
to succeed members whose terms expire.
(Amended November 6, 2012, effective December 6, 2012)
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five members, each
of whom shall be elected for a term of four years. At each biennial
election, members of such board shall be elected for four-year terms
to succeed members whose terms expire.
The Town Treasurer shall be elected at each municipal election
for a term of two years.
The Town Clerk shall administer the oath of office to each elected
and appointed municipal official before his entering or reentering
upon the duties of his office and shall file a statement of the administration
of the oath and record the same.
(Amended November 6, 2012, effective December 6, 2012)
The election of members in the Regional Board of Education shall occur concurrently with the Municipal Election held pursuant to Section 2-1 of this Charter.
The following officers shall be elected:
A.
Two Registrars of Voters, in accordance with the applicable provisions
of the General Statutes, for terms of four years, to take office from
the Wednesday following the first Monday in January succeeding their
election.
B.
A Judge of Probate for the Probate District which includes Burlington,
in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Statutes,
for a term of four years, commencing on the Wednesday after the first
Monday in January succeeding the election.
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(Amended November 6, 2012, effective December 6, 2012)
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