[Amended 11-4-2008]
There shall be a Board of Assessment Appeals consisting of three (3) electors of the town appointed by the Council, each to serve for a term of three (3) years from the first Monday of the January next succeeding the date of his or her appointment, one of whom shall be appointed each year.
[Amended 11-4-2008]
No more than two (2) members of the Board of Assessment Appeals shall be registered members of the same political party at the time of their appointment.
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The Board of Assessment Appeals shall exercise all the powers and perform the duties conferred upon Boards of Assessment Appeals by the General Statutes.
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The meetings of the Board of Assessment Appeals shall consider appeals for relief from assessments on the tax lists filed the preceding October in a time and manner as set forth by state law.
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The Zoning Commission shall consist of five (5) regular members, one of whom shall be elected by the electorate of each of the Planning Districts hereby established as follows: Planning District I shall be composed of the First and Second Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District II shall be composed of the Third and Fourth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District III shall be composed of the Fifth and Sixth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District IV shall be composed of the Seventh and Eighth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District V shall be composed of the Ninth and Tenth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Each regular member shall be registered on the list of electors in the Planning District from which he or she is elected and shall serve for a term of four (4) years.
The Zoning Commission shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon them by Chapter 124 of the General Statutes.
In addition said Zoning Commission shall succeed to all those zoning functions of the Town of Stratford previously exercised by the combined Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Stratford and shall succeed to zoning regulations and all other zoning functions, duties and records of the said combined Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Stratford. (Amend. of 11-2-76; 11-3-87) The Zoning Commission shall elect a chairman from its members, shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a public record of its activities. The Zoning Commission shall file an annual report with the Council. [Amended 11-4-2008]
[Amended 11-4-2008]
There shall be three (3) alternate members of the Zoning Commission, each of whom shall be registered on the list of electors of the town, each of whom shall be appointed by the Council in accordance with the General Statutes. Each of said alternate members shall serve for a term of three (3) years commencing on the first Monday of January following the date of his or her appointment, and one of whom shall be appointed each year.
If a regular member of the Zoning Commission removes his or her residence from the district from which he or she was elected or appointed, as the case may be, he or she shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office. Any vacancy in the office of an elected member of the Zoning Commission, from whatever cause arising, shall be filled by appointment by the Council from the Planning District in which such vacancy occurs for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacating member, or until the next regular town election, whichever shall be sooner, unless a petition for a special election shall be filed as provided by law; provided, however, that when the vacating member shall have been elected as a member of a political party, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party.
If there shall be an election before the expiration of the term of the office in which a vacancy occurs, such office shall be filled until said election by appointment as provided herein and subsequently by election of a person to fill that office for the remaining portion of the term, and such person shall take office upon election.
If an alternate member of the Zoning Commission removes his or her residence from the Town, he or she shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office. [Amended 11-4-2008]
The Planning Commission shall consist of five (5) regular members, one of whom shall be elected by the electorate of each of the Planning Districts hereby established as follows: Planning District I shall be composed of the First and Second Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District II shall be composed of the Third and Fourth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District III shall be composed of the Fifth and Sixth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District IV shall be composed of the Seventh and Eighth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District V shall be composed of the Ninth and Tenth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Each regular member shall be registered on the list of electors in the Planning District from which he or she is elected and shall serve for a term of four (4) years.
The Planning Commission shall exercise the powers and perform. the duties conferred upon Planning Commissions by Chapter 126 of the General Statutes.
In addition said planning commission shall succeed to all those planning functions of the town of stratford previously exercised by the combined planning functions of the town of stratford and shall succeed to subdivision regulations, plan of development and all other planning functions, duties and records of the said combined planning and zoning commission of the town of stratford. the planning commission shall elect a chairman and a secretary from its members, shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a public record of its activities. the planning commission shall file an annual report with the council. [Amended 11-4-2008]
[Amended 11-4-2008]
There shall be three (3) alternate members of the Planning Commission, each of whom shall be registered on the list of electors of the town, each of whom shall be appointed by the Council in accordance with the General Statutes. Initially, one alternate member shall be appointed for a term of one year, one alternate member shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, and one alternate member shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years. Thereafter, each of said members shall be appointed for a term of three years commencing on the first Monday of January following the date of appointment, and one of whom shall be appointed each year. Any vacancy in the office of an alternate member of the Planning Commission, from whatever cause arising, shall be filled by appointment by the Council. (Amend. of 6/12/89)
If a regular member of the Planning Commission removes his or her residence from the Planning District from which he or she is elected, or appointed, as the case may be, he or she shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office. Any vacancy in the office of a regular member of the Planning Commission shall be filled by appointment of an elector by the Planning Commission from the Planning District in which such vacancy occurs for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacating member, or until the next regular town election, whichever shall be sooner; provided, however, that when the vacating member shall have been elected as a member of a political party, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party.
If there shall be an election before the expiration of the term of the office in which the vacancy occurs, such office shall be filled until said election by appointment as provided herein and subsequently by election of a person to fill that office for the remaining portion of the term, and such person shall take office upon election.
If an alternate member of the Planning Commission removes his or her residence from the Town he or she shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office. Any vacancy in the office of an alternate member of the Planning Commission, from whatever cause arising, shall be filled by appointment by the Council. [Amended 11-4-2008]
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall consist of five (5) regular members, one of whom shall be elected by the electorate of each of the Planning Districts hereby established, as follows: Planning District I shall be composed of the First and Second Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District II shall be composed of the Third and Fourth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District III shall be composed of the Fifth and Sixth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District IV shall be composed of the Seventh and Eighth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Planning District V shall be composed of the Ninth and Tenth Councilmanic Voting Districts. Each regular member shall be registered on the list of electors in the Planning District from which he or she is elected and shall serve for a term of four (4) years. (Amend. of 11-2-76)
[Amended 11-4-2008]
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon Zoning Boards of Appeals by the General Statutes. (Amend. of 11-2-76). The Zoning Board of Appeals shall elect a chairman from its members, shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep up a public record of its activities. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall file an annual report with the Council.
[Amended 11-4-2008]
There shall be three (3) alternate members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, each of whom shall be registered on the list of electors of the Town, each of whom shall be appointed by the Council in accordance with the General Statutes, each of whom shall serve for a term of three (3) years commencing on the first Monday of January following the date of appointment, and one of whom shall be appointed each year. (Amend. of 11-2-76)
If a regular member of the Zoning Board of Appeals removes his or her residence from the District in which he or she was elected, or appointed, as the case may be, he or she shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office. Any vacancy in the office of an elected member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, from whatever cause arising, shall be filled by appointment by the Council from the Planning District in which such vacancy occurs for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacating member, or until the next regular town election, whichever shall be sooner, unless a petition for a special election shall be filed as provided by law; provided, however, that when the vacating member shall have been elected as a member of a political party, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party.
If there shall be an election before the expiration of the term of the office in which a vacancy occurs, such office shall be filled until said election by appointment as provided herein and subsequently by election of a person to fill that office for the remaining portion of the term, and such person shall take office upon election.
If an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals removes his or her residence from the town he or she shall be deemed to have vacated his or her office. [Amended 11-4-2008]
The Board of Education shall consist of seven (7) members, each of whom shall be an elector of the town and shall be elected at a regular town election for a four (4) year term commencing the second Monday of December following his or her election.
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Candidates for election to the Board of Education shall be nominated in the manner provided by the General Statutes, except that any elector who is not registered on the primary list of a political party shall be entitled to have his name placed on the ballot without party affiliation as a candidate for election to the Board of Education by filing with the Town Clerk, within the time provided by the General Statutes, a nominating petition in the form prescribed by the General Statutes, which petition shall be signed by at least one-half of one percent of the total number of electors who were entitled to cast their votes at the last preceding election.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any General Statute to the contrary, any elector may vote for all the number of members to be elected and the persons receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected, except that when the number of members of any one political party who would be elected with regard to Section 9-167a of the Connecticut General Statutes pertaining to minority representation exceeds the maximum number as determined by said section, then only the candidates of such political party with the highest number of votes up to the limit of such maximum shall be elected. The next highest ranking candidates, not from such political party, shall be elected, up to the number of places to be filled in such election. Each political party shall nominate as many persons as there are vacancies on the board and those names shall be placed on the ballot. (Amend. of 11-3-87)
Any vacancy in the office of an elected member of the Board of Education, from whatever cause arising, shall be filled by appointment by the Council for the unexpired portion of the term of the vacating member, or until the next regular town election, whichever shall be sooner, unless a petition for a special election shall be filed as provided by law; provided, however, that when the vacating member shall have been elected as a member of a political party, such vacancy shall be filled by the appointment of a member of the same political party. If the vacating member shall have been elected to the Board as an unaffiliated candidate under § 4.5.2, the Council shall appoint an unaffiliated elector of the town to fill such vacancy. If there shall be an election before the expiration of the term of the office in which a vacancy occurs, such office shall be filled until said election by appointment as provided herein and subsequently by election of a person to fill that office for the remaining portion of the term, and such person shall take office upon election.
The Board of Education shall have the powers conferred and the duties imposed on Boards of Education by the General Statutes.