The Board of Selectmen shall consist of the First Selectman and two other Selectmen who shall be elected as provided in Section 302A.
The Board of Selectmen shall have all the powers and duties hereinafter conferred upon said Selectmen and all those powers and duties, which, on the effective date of this Charter, were conferred by the General Statutes upon Boards of Selectmen, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Charter.
The Board of Selectmen shall have the power to appoint such personnel and members of boards, commissions and other similar bodies as are provided in this Charter.
The newly elected Board of Selectmen shall meet on the 21st day following its election. The meeting shall be called to order by the First Selectman, and the oath of office administered to all members. The newly elected First Selectman shall appoint an acting First Selectman for the Board of Selectmen to act in the temporary absence or disability of the First Selectman.
The Board of Selectmen shall meet twice monthly on the first and third Tuesday each month and shall also provide a method for calling special meetings. Only business, notice of which has been included in the call for such special meetings shall be acted upon at any special meeting. Two members of the Board of Selectmen shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Board of Selectmen shall act by majority vote of those present and voting.
On a declaration by the First Selectman that a state of public emergency exists in the Town affecting the public health, safety or welfare, the Board of Selectmen shall be empowered to adopt regulations or ordinances which shall become effective immediately upon the affirmative vote of the majority of the Board of Selectmen. No public hearing shall be required. This regulation or ordinance shall be automatically repealed when the First Selectman shall declare that the emergency no longer exists but in no event beyond the 31st day from the adoption of the ordinance.
A. 
A member of an appointive board may be removed for cause by the Board of Selectmen.
B. 
No such removal for cause shall be effected unless the member:
1) 
Has received a statement in writing, prepared either by the Board of Selectmen or by the remaining members of the appointive board, of the reasons why he should be removed, and
2) 
Has, not less than 15 days after a copy of said statement of reasons has been mailed postage paid, certified letter, personal return receipt requested, directed to said member at his last known address and been afforded an opportunity for a hearing before the Board of Selectmen, at which he may appear with counsel.
The members of the Board of Selectmen and its employees shall receive such compensation as may be determined by the budget submitted to and adopted at the Annual Town Budget Meeting or a special Town meeting called for that purpose.
If a vacancy shall occur in the office of the First Selectman, the acting First Selectman shall assume the office of First Selectman with all the powers and duties of an elected First Selectman. Such person shall serve until a successor has been appointed and duly qualified as provided in Section 9-222 of the General Statutes. If a vacancy shall office in the office of the Board of Selectmen, other than in the office of the First Selectman, the successor shall be appointed and duly qualified as provided in Section 9-222 of the General Statutes.