[Amended by referendum 11-4-2003]
All of the public schools of the Town of Manchester shall continue to be consolidated, and the Board of Education shall continue to consist of nine (9) members. At the Town election held in October, 1948, and at each biennial election thereafter, there shall be elected three (3) members of the Board to serve for a term of three (3) years commencing on the second Monday in November in the year of their election and three (3) members to serve for a term of three (3) years commencing on the second Monday in November of the next year. At each such election no elector shall vote for more than two (2) candidates to take office in the year of the election and two (2) candidates to take office the next year.
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Editor's Note: See also C.G.S. § 10-218 et seq.
The Board of Education shall perform such duties and have such powers as are or may be imposed or vested by the General Statutes upon boards of education in the several towns, which statutes shall prevail over any provision of this Charter in event of conflict.
[Added by referendum 11-5-1996; amended by referendum 11-4-2003]
The Board of Education shall appoint a Superintendent of Schools. As to any term of office that commences after January 1, 1997, the Superintendent need not be a resident of the Town or state at the time of appointment but within one (1) year of appointment shall reside within the Town.