[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town
of Wayland 5-5-1983 by Art. 20 (Art. 26 of the 1973 Bylaws). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Whenever a vacancy occurs in any appointed office, board, commission,
committee or other appointed body established by law or by vote of
the town, the body with power of appointment shall give public notice
thereof within one month of said vacancy by posting the open position
and the date of vacancy at the Town Building and shall not fill such
vacancy until the open position has been publicly posted for not less
than one week. The notice of vacancy shall remain publicly posted
at the Town Building until the vacancy has been filled. As used in
this chapter, the terms "vacancy" and "open position" both include
the expiration of term of an appointed office.
[Added 5-1-2000 ATM by Art. 18]
Whenever notice of a public hearing is required by law to be
given by publication, at least one such notice shall be published
in the Wayland Town Crier or a successor newspaper.
[Added 4-3-2003 ATM by Art. 34]
No person shall serve as a voting member of any appointed board,
commission, committee, or other appointed governmental body of the
Town of Wayland who is not a registered voter and resident thereof.
Nonvoting members, if any, shall not be considered in determining
the presence of a quorum.
