a) 
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all elected Town officers and members of the Board of Education shall have the powers and duties prescribed for such officers in the General Statutes and in this Charter. The elected Town officers and members of elected boards, commissions and similar bodies shall have the responsibility for the selection and management of the personnel chosen to assist them in the completion of their duties unless otherwise provided by labor contract and/or applicable personnel rules and regulations not inconsistent with this provision.
b) 
Copies of all minutes taken by each board and commission and the recorded vote of each member thereof on all issues shall be filed with the Town Clerk and with the First Selectman within the time specified in the General Statutes. The Town Clerk shall maintain files of such minutes, which shall be public records. All boards, commissions and similar bodies shall include time on their agenda for the public to address issues before the body.
c) 
For purposes of this Charter, and unless otherwise provided by statute or other Charter provision, a majority of the membership, including vacancies, of a board, commission or similar body, shall constitute a quorum.
Beginning with the regular biennial Town elections held in November, 2001, and biennially thereafter, the following officers and members of boards, commissions and similar bodies shall be elected for terms of two years and until their successors have been elected and duly qualified, except as otherwise provided herein. All terms shall commence on the day following the regular biennial Town election, except that the term of office of the Board of Selectmen shall commence on the 21st day following its election and the term of office of the Town Clerk shall commence on the first business day in January following his election.
A. 
The First Selectman and two other members of the Board of Selectmen, for terms of two years, in accordance with Section 9-188 of the General Statutes.
B. 
The Town Clerk, for a term of four years.
C. 
Two members of the Board of Finance, who shall hold office for terms of six years; and biennially thereafter, two members, who shall be elected so that the Board of Finance shall consist of six members, not more of four of whom shall be from the same political party, serving terms of six years.
D. 
Three members of the Board of Education, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years. In November, 1983, there shall be elected two members of the Board of Education, not more than one of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years so that there shall be a Board of Education of five members, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party, serving terms of four years.
E. 
Three members of the Sewer Commission, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall hold office for terms of four years. In November, 1983 there shall be elected two members, not more than one of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall hold office for four years so that there shall be a Sewer Commission of five members, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party serving terms of four years together with the Board of Selectmen as hereinafter provided.
F. 
One member of the Board of Assessors shall be elected for a term of six years so that the Board of Assessors shall consist of three members, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party.
G. 
One member of the Board of Assessment Appeals shall be elected for a term of six years so that the Board of Assessment Appeals shall consist of three members, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party.
H. 
Two members of the Police Commission, who shall hold office for terms of six years; and biennially thereafter, two members shall be elected so that the Police Commission shall consist of six members, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, serving terms of six years.
I. 
Two members of the Fire Commission, who shall hold office for terms of four years; and biennially thereafter, two members, so that the Fire Commission shall consist of four members, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party, serving terms of four years.
J. 
The Town Treasurer, for a term of two years.
K. 
The Tax Collector, for a term of two years.
L. 
Two members of the Park Commission, who shall hold office for terms of six years; and biennially thereafter, two members who shall be elected so that the Park Commission shall consist of six members, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, serving terms of six years.
M. 
Two members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be elected in November, 1981; one for five years beginning in November, 1981, and one for five years beginning in November, 1982 and biennially thereafter, members shall be elected so that the Board shall consist of five members serving for five years, not more than three of whom shall be of the same political party.
N. 
One alternate member to the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be elected for a term of six years so that the alternates to the Board shall consist of three members serving for six years, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party.
All incumbent elected officers and members of boards, commissions and similar bodies, on the effective date of this Charter, shall continue to hold the office to which they were elected for the terms for which they were elected and until their successors elected hereunder have been qualified to succeed them. Officers consisting of Chairman, Secretary and such other officers as they deem appropriate of elective boards, commissions and similar bodies shall be chosen biennially at a meeting held within 30 days of the commencement of terms of members elected at the regular biennial Town election.
This section deleted.
At the state election to be held in November, 1982, and quadrennially thereafter, there shall be elected the following officers:
A. 
At the state election to be held in November, 1982, two Registrars of Voters, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Statutes, for terms of four years. The term of office of the Registrars of Voters shall commence on the first business day in January following their election.
B. 
At the state election to be held in November, 1982, a Judge of Probate for the Probate District of Windsor Locks, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Statutes, for a term of four years.