[Adopted 12-16-1958, effective 1-3-1959]
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1, Public Act 635 of the January 1957 session of the General Assembly, the Town of Ellington, having a duly constituted Planning and Zoning Commission established pursuant to the provisions of the General Statutes, hereby adopts Chapter 46 of the General Statutes, as amended, and joins the Regional Planning Authority for the Capital Planning Region as defined by the Connecticut Development Commission under provisions of Section N178 of the November 1955 Supplement to the General Statutes, which planning region includes the municipalities of Avon, Bloomfield, Bolton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Rockville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and Windsor Locks.
The Town of Ellington, having a population of 3,094, according to the
Federal Census of 1950, shall have two representatives on the Board of the
Authority who shall be appointed as follows: The Board of Selectmen is hereby
authorized to appoint to the Board of the Authority two electors of the Town
of Ellington in the following manner: one member to serve two years and one
member to serve one year. Thereafter all appointments shall be made for a
period of two years. Appointees under this section shall continue to serve
after expiration of their term until their successor is appointed and takes
office. Appointees may be reappointed for successive terms. At least one appointee
shall be a member of the Ellington Planning and Zoning Commission. Terms of
office of initial appointees shall commence upon their appointment.
Any representative who is absent from three consecutive regular meeting
of the Regional Planning Authority and any intervening duly called special
meetings thereof shall be considered to have resigned from said Regional Planning
Authority and the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Selectmen, except
that the requirements of this section may be waived where illness or other
extenuating circumstances make it impossible for a representative to meet
the attendance requirements of this section.
