8A-1-1
All committees of the Town shall organize annually and elect a presiding officer and other necessary officers.
8A-1-2
All committees shall conduct their meetings in accordance with the provisions of this Charter, bylaws and MGL.
8A-1-3
During the term for which a member is appointed and for one year following expiration of such term, no member of any appointed committee, with the exception of a member of the Board of Assessors pursuant to Section 3-6-3(d), shall be eligible to accept any paid position under such committee or in the same department.
8A-1-4
Any person duly appointed to any office or committee shall take up the duties of the office immediately after having been sworn to the faithful performance of the duties of the office by the Town Clerk.
8A-1-5
The absence of a member from four consecutive meetings of a committee shall serve to vacate the office, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply where said consecutive meetings occur within the same thirty day period. When such a vacancy has been created, the chairperson shall advise the appointing authority forthwith.
8A-1-6
Appointed regulatory committees shall conduct all public hearings between the hours of 5 p.m. and 11 p.m.
8A-1-7
No person shall serve simultaneously as a member of more than one of the following committees: Conservation Commission, Board of Health, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals or the Board of Water Commissioners.
8A-1-8
When a committee as established by this Charter, by MGL or any other provision, includes alternate members, the chair of said committee may designate any alternate member to sit on the committee in the case of absence, inability to act, conflict of interest on the part of any member thereof, or in the event of a vacancy, until said vacancy is filled.
8A-1-9
Alternates may serve on working groups established by a committee for any legal purpose.