[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Guilford 5-7-2001. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-16-2009]
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Land
Acquisition Commission consisting of 14 Commissioners. All members
of the Commission must be electors and residents of the Town.
A.
The Land Acquisition Commission shall:
(1)
Review and prioritize parcels of land that become
available through public and private sale based on goals and objectives
set forth in the Town's Plan for Open Space and Municipal Land Needs.
(2)
Assist the Boards of Selectmen and Finance in developing
the land acquisition budget for the coming fiscal year.
(3)
Continually review the Town's Plan for Open Space
and Municipal Land Needs and recommend amendments where necessary
in order to assure that the plan is current with the Town's land use
and needs goals.
B.
The Land Acquisition Commission may:
(1)
Make contact with landowners regarding the Town's
potential acquisition of land, or any interests therein, by purchase
or donation;
(2)
Undertake other actions which may reasonably enhance
the Town's ability to acquire land, or any interests therein, consistent
with the Town's Plan for Open Space and Municipal Land Needs.
[Amended 11-16-2009]
The Commission shall consist of one representative
from each of the following boards and commissions: Conservation
Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission, Inland Wetlands Commission,
Economic Development Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission,
Shellfish Commission, Water Pollution Control Authority, the Board
of Education, the Scenic Roads Advisory Committee and the Agricultural
Commission. Each board or commission shall appoint its own representative.
In addition, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint four
members at large.
Terms for those members serving on other boards
and commissions shall run concurrently with the term of their respective
boards. Members at large will be appointed for a term of four years.
Initial appointments may be staggered to avoid having all terms expire
simultaneously. Members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
The members of the Commission shall meet and
elect a Chairperson and such other officers prior to the first of
December, annually, or as may be necessary.
A.
The Commission shall hold regular meetings and shall
designate the time and place thereof and shall have the power to adopt
rules and regulations for the conduct of business within its jurisdiction
and shall keep a record of all its proceedings.
B.
Eight members shall constitute a quorum. When a member
shall fail to be present for four consecutive meetings or at 1/4 of
meetings held in any one fiscal year, his or her membership shall
be vacant, unless his or her absence shall be excused by the Commission
and the reason thereof entered in the record of the Commission's proceedings.
If a vacancy occurs by virtue of absences as described above, the
vacancy for the unexpired term shall be filled by the Board of Selectmen.
[Amended 11-16-2009]
The Commission shall from time to time, but
not less often than annually, submit a report for the inclusion in
the Town's annual report, and may submit other such reports as may
be requested from time to time.
