[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.
[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.
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.