[Adopted as Ch. 2, Art. III, Div. 8, § 2-191, of
the 1988 Revised General Bylaws]
[Amended 11-19-2012 STM
by Art. 18; 5-20-2013 ATM by Art.
40; 5-16-2022 ATM
by Art. 36]
A Soil Conservation Board is hereby established in the Town of Swansea for the purpose of exercising the powers and duties of such Boards under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including MGL c. 40, § 21(17), as well as Chapter 150 of these General Bylaws.
A.
Appointment. The members of the Soil Conservation Board shall consist
of two members to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen, both of
which must be residents of the Town, one member of the Planning Board,
one member of the Board of Health, and one member of the Conservation
Commission. Whenever any of these multi-member bodies lacks a required
representative on the Soil Conservation Board, it shall appoint said
representative by a majority vote of said multi-member body at any
meeting of the same at which a quorum is present. If a member of the
Soil Conservation Board ceases to be a member, for whatever reason,
of the multi-member body that appointed him to the Soil Conservation
Board, then he concurrently shall cease to be a member of the Soil
Conservation Board.
B.
Conflicts of interest. No person who engages in commercial activities
relating to the importation, manufacturing, processing, removal or
disturbance of earth minerals and soils shall be eligible to serve
on the Soil Conservation Board.
C.
Removal. The appointment of a representative to the Soil Conservation
Board may be revoked in the same manner that said appointment was
made.
D.
Other appointments. The Soil Conservation Board may appoint a secretary and an inspector, neither of whom shall be a member of said Board. The inspector shall carry out such duties as may be assigned to him by the Soil Conservation Board or Chapter 150 of these General Bylaws, or as may be provided by statute.
