This Charter shall take effect on December 1, 2009, and December
1, 2009, is referred to as the "effective date of this Charter," and
as used in this Charter, the words "hereafter," "henceforth," "heretofore,"
"remain," "continue," "now" and similar words implying a point of
time shall be read to speak as of such date.
A.
A transition election for the five members of the Board of Selectmen, including the First Selectman, shall take place at the first regular municipal election following the effective date of this Charter. Thereafter, the provisions of §§ C-47D and C-48D shall apply. At the transition election, a First Selectman and two other members of the Board of Selectmen shall be elected for a term of four years, and two additional members of the Board of Selectmen shall be elected for a term of two years. There shall be separate elections for First Selectman, the four-year term for two members of the Board of Selectmen and the two-year term for two members of the Board of Selectmen.
B.
For this election only, the following procedures will apply:
(1)
No political party may nominate and no elector may vote for more
than one candidate for First Selectman, two candidates for a four-year
term on the Board of Selectmen, and two candidates for a two-year
term on the Board of Selectmen.
(2)
Following the election, the Town Clerk shall prepare separate lists
of the candidates for First Selectman, for the four-year term on the
Board of Selectmen, and for the two-year term on the Board of Selectmen,
ranked on each list from top to bottom according to the number of
votes each receives. On each list, the seats will be filled in following
order:
(3)
If during the process, any political party obtains three seats of
the total Board, including the First Selectman, the names of the remaining
candidates of the same party shall be stricken from the list, and
the next highest ranking candidate shall be seated.
A.
The
following Special Acts applicable to the Town remain unaffected by
this Charter.
(1)
Two Resolves of Connecticut 1196, Resolve Incorporating the Town
of Wilton, passed May 1802.
(2)
Two Resolves of Connecticut 1172, Resolve Establishing the line between
the Towns of Norwalk and Wilton, passed May 1802.
(3)
Eight Special Laws of Connecticut 85, establishing and confirming
the boundary line between the Towns of Weston and Wilton, approved
March 9, 1877.
(4)
Special Acts and Resolutions of Connecticut, incorporating the GeorgeTown
Fire District in Towns of Wilton, Redding and Weston, approved January
1933.
(5)
Special Act No. 255, 1947 Session, empowering the Town of Wilton
to acquire, construct, maintain and operate water supply systems and
to issue bonds for such purposes, approved June 11, 1947.
(6)
Special Act No. 232, House Bill No. 2324, authorizing the Town of
Wilton to establish a retirement system for Town employees, approved
June 19, 1960.
(7)
Special Act 78-49, Substitute House Bill No. 5610, entitled "An Act
Allowing the Town of Wilton to Pay Expenses of the GeorgeTown Fire
District Attributable to the Wilton Section of the District," approved
May 25, 1978.
B.
All
other Special Acts applicable to the Town:
(1)
Are amended by this Charter to the extent inconsistent herewith;
(2)
Are amended by this subsection to provide that, except to the extent
incorporated in this Charter, they may henceforth be further amended
or repealed by ordinance; and
(3)
Otherwise remain in full force and effect as ordinances.
C.
All
ordinances, resolutions, bylaws and regulations of the Town in effect
at the effective date of this Charter are amended by this Charter
to the extent inconsistent herewith and otherwise continue in full
force and effect as ordinances and resolutions.
A.
Nothing
in this Charter shall revive or restore to effect any Special Act,
ordinance, resolution, bylaw or regulation repealed or any right or
liability extinguished by the Charter of the Town of Wilton which
took effect on November 4, 1962.
B.
Nothing
in this Charter shall affect any right, interest, claim, obligation,
liability or defense by or against the Town, of whatever description
and whether or not matured, existing as of the effective date of this
Charter.
