The members of the Board of Selectmen shall be the First Selectman and two Selectmen who shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses in such manner and amount as may be determined at the Annual Town Budget Meeting. No more than two members of this Board shall be members of the same political party. The method of election, term of office, and qualifications for members of the Board of Selectmen shall be as specified in Charter Article IV. No member of the Board of Selectmen shall, while in office, hold either another elected position or position of employment in the Government of Killingworth, except as may be specifically provided for in other sections of this Charter.
(a)
Following each municipal election, at the first meeting of a new
term, the Board of Selectmen, in accordance with this Charter, shall
fix the time and place of its regular meetings, to be held at least
once a month during the evening hours. The Board shall provide a method
for the calling of Special Meetings, consistent with CGS § 1-225
and shall designate which Selectman shall be the acting First Selectman
in the event the First Selectman is absent or disabled. The First
Selectman shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Selectmen.
The Board shall, by Resolution determine its own rules of procedure,
except that each Selectman shall always retain the ability to make
a motion or offer a proposal, which shall be considered by the Board
of Selectmen, without the necessity of a second.
(b)
A Special Meeting of the Board of Selectmen may be called at any
time by the First Selectman or any two Selectmen. The person or persons
calling a Special Meeting shall do so in accordance with CGS § 1-225
and shall give 24 hours' advance notice of such meeting to the
other Selectmen. Special notice to the other Selectmen may be waived,
however, by a written waiver signed by all members of the Board of
Selectmen and filed with the Town Clerk any time before or within
30 days after the meeting.
(c)
All meetings of the Board of Selectmen for the transaction of business shall be open to the public. The votes of each member shall be recorded at the session at which they occur and reported in the minutes of such meeting. Minutes shall be taken and filed, and votes shall be recorded and published, in accordance with Charter § 4-5. Two members shall constitute a quorum, and no Resolution or action shall be adopted by less than two affirmative votes.
(d)
The Board of Selectmen shall supervise the administration of the
affairs of the Town, except those matters which, according to this
Charter, are exclusively assigned to other agencies or Boards.
(e)
The Board of Selectmen shall be responsible for coordinating the
activities of all the agencies of the Town and for keeping under review
the present and future needs of the Town. The Board may require such
reports and joint meetings as may be useful to it in the performance
of its duties.
In addition to these general powers, and, except for the powers
assigned to the Board of Finance by the Statutes, the Selectmen shall
have the power, subject to the provisions of the Statutes and Charter,
and the necessary approvals of the Town Meeting as specified by law
and this Charter:
(a)
to incur indebtedness in the name of the Town and to provide for
the due execution of contracts and evidence of indebtedness issued
by the Town;
(b)
to take, purchase, lease, sell, or convey real or personal property
of or for the Town;
(c)
to institute, prosecute, defend, or compromise any legal action or
proceeding by or against the Town;
(d)
to enter into contracts for any services and to purchase, or contract to purchase, any supplies, materials, equipment, and other commodities required by any Town agency, except the Board of Finance with respect to the Town audit as provided in Charter § 9-1(d). The Board of Selectmen may delegate its Charter § 6-3(d) power to any Town agency;
(e)
to establish and maintain a personnel manual;
(f)
to employ such staff with such powers, duties, and responsibilities,
as it may deem desirable, to carry out the duties and responsibilities
of the Board of Selectmen, within the confines of its budget as approved
by the Annual Town Budget Meeting;
(g)
to issue notes in anticipation of tax collections owed to the Town
and payable within the fiscal year and to issue bonds or other notes
when authorized by a Town Meeting, in each instance upon, such terms
and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may approve, including without
limitation the manner and form of issues and sale thereof, the date
and rate of interest thereof, the designation of a bank or trust company
to act as certifying or paying agent thereof, and the designation
of the person to sign such notes in the name of or on behalf of the
Town;
(h)
to accept, or refuse to accept, roads offered to the Town, and
(i)
to discontinue town roads.
The Board of Selectmen may propose, to a duly called Town Meeting,
Ordinances authorized by and written in accordance with the Statutes
and this Charter and which would serve to aid in the preservation
of the good order, health, welfare, and safety of the Town.
On a declaration of state of public emergency, as provided for in Charter § 7-6, the Board of Selectmen may enact ordinances consistent with this Charter to meet such emergencies. Such emergency ordinances shall become effective once published by the most effective means available. They shall remain in effect for no more than 60 days and not beyond the duration of the emergency, unless ratified by a Town Meeting. They may be repealed by vote of the Board of Selectmen or a Town Meeting.
