[Adopted 4-15-1969]
A Conservation Commission for the Town of Bethlehem is hereby created, said Commission to have all the powers and privileges and to be subject to the duties and limitations set forth in C.G.S. § 7-131A.
[Amended 12-20-1999; 1-18-2001]
Beginning on July 1, 2001, the Commission shall consist of five regular members and two alternate members, who shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen as hereinafter set forth.
[Amended 12-20-1999; 1-18-2001]
A. 
The terms of regular and alternate Commission members who were appointed prior to July 1, 2001, and whose terms were scheduled to expire after July 1, 2001, shall not be terminated or otherwise affected by this section.
B. 
The Board of Selectmen shall appoint regular members and alternate members of the Commission to serve for three-year terms of office. Two regular members and one alternate member shall be appointed to the Commission for three-year terms beginning on July 1, 2001. Two regular members and one alternate member shall be appointed to the Commission for three-year terms beginning on July 1, 2002. Regular or alternate members of the Commission shall thereafter be appointed for three-year terms commencing upon the expiration of the terms of other regular or alternate Commission members, as appropriate.
C. 
This section shall take effect on July 1, 2001.