[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Easton
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-25-1980 as Title IC of the 1980 Code of Ordinances]
[Amended 4-15-1982]
A.
Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all appointed officers
and members of each board or commission shall be resident electors
of the Town of Easton and shall be appointed by vote of a majority
of the Board of Selectmen. Beginning in January of 1982, all terms
of office shall commence on January 2 in the year of appointment.
Any officer, board member or commission member so appointed shall
serve for the full term of his office as provided for in this Code
of Ordinances or until his respective successor has been appointed
and has qualified. In the event that any such officer, board member
or commission member dies, resigns or is otherwise incapable of serving
during the term of his office, a successor shall be appointed by the
Board of Selectmen to serve for the unexpired portion of the term
for which such officer, board member or commission member has been
appointed.
B.
All officers, board members or commission members whose present terms
expire after January of 1982 shall serve until the first of January
following such month of expiration. This subsection in no way modifies
the existing system of staggered appointments presently provided for
in this Code of Ordinances.
Except as otherwise provided herein, each board and commission
shall elect annually in the month of January from its members a Chair,
a Vice Chair and a Clerk.
All officers and members of each board or commission shall be
sworn to the faithful performance of their duties. Except as otherwise
provided, no member of a board or commission shall receive compensation
for his services as such, but the necessary expenses of the board
or commission, when approved, shall be paid by the Town.
Any appointed officer or member of an appointed board or commission
may, except as otherwise provided in this Code, be removed by the
vote of a majority of the Board of Selectmen, provided that notice
shall first be given in writing of the specific grounds for his removal
and an opportunity to be heard in his own defense, alone or with counsel,
at a hearing before the Board of Selectmen, held not more than 10
and not less than five days after delivery of such notice. The hearing
shall be private unless a public hearing is requested by such officer
or member. If said officer is entitled to compensation, he may be
suspended without compensation pending any such hearing, and provided,
further, that if following such a hearing he is restored to office,
he shall be compensated from the date of his suspension.
The First Selectman shall be an ex officio member of all appointed
boards or commissions.
[Adopted 4-15-1982 (Title IIIG of the 1980 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 9-15-2014]
Pursuant to the authority and provisions of § 7-100k
of the Connecticut General Statutes, there shall be one Assessor for
the Town of Easton who shall hereinafter be appointed and serve as
provided for herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 1 of this ordinance, which
immediately preceded this section and dealt with the incumbent Assessors,
was repealed 9-15-2014.
[Amended 9-15-2014]
The Assessor shall be a certified Connecticut municipal assessor.
Said Assessor shall receive compensation at a rate determined by the
Board of Selectmen within the limits of the appropriation therefor.
The Board of Selectmen shall make the initial and all subsequent appointments of an Assessor. Any appointment, except as provided for in § 128-13 below, shall be made by the Board of Selectmen from a list of qualified candidates submitted to the Board of Selectmen by the examining committee pursuant to the provisions of § 128-9 below.
When an examining committee is required to carry out the provisions
of this article, the Board of Selectmen shall convene the same. The
examining committee shall be comprised of three individuals, one of
whom shall be a representative of the Connecticut Office of Policy
and Management and two of whom shall be certified Connecticut municipal
assessors, one of whom shall be selected by the majority members of
the Board of Selectmen and one of whom shall be selected by the minority
member of the Board of Selectmen. The representative of the Connecticut
Office of Policy and Management and the Board of Selectmen shall attempt
where reasonably possible to select certified Connecticut municipal
assessors employed by towns having a similar size and grand list to
that then prevailing in the Town of Easton. The examining committee
shall personally interview each applicant for the Assessor's office
and shall conduct a technical oral examination of each such candidate.
The examining committee shall submit a list to the Board of Selectmen
containing the names of not more than a simple majority of applicants,
to a maximum of three applicants, found by said examining committee
to be most qualified for the Assessor's office. Said list shall be
submitted in order of the committee's preference. The two certified
Connecticut municipal assessors serving on the examining committee
shall be paid an honorarium as established by the Board of Selectmen
of the Town of Easton for their services.
The Board of Selectmen, with the advice of the Assessor, can
and hereby is authorized to employ and/or appoint such clerical help,
secretaries, and Assistant Assessors as said Board of Selectmen determines
are necessary to assist the Assessor with the performance of the functions
of his office. The Board of Selectmen shall establish the rate of
compensation for said clerical help, secretaries, and Assistant Assessors
to the limits of the appropriation therefor.
The Assessor shall have all the powers and shall perform all
the duties as established by the Connecticut General Statutes. In
addition, the Assessor shall have those specific duties set forth
in the attached Schedule A.[1] On request of the Board of Selectmen, the Assessor shall
report in writing concerning any matter pertaining to the duties of
his office.
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
Any Assessor appointed hereunder shall serve for a term of six
years or until his death, resignation, or removal from office for
just cause or his inability or unwillingness to perform the duties
of his office, including those set forth in the attached Schedule
A. Removal shall be by the Board of Selectmen.
Upon the expiration of any term of any Assessor then in office,
appointed in the manner specified herein, the Board of Selectmen shall
be authorized to reappoint said Assessor for additional terms without
the necessity of convening the examining committee.
As used in this article, the word "Selectmen" means the Board
of Selectmen of the Town of Easton. No action shall be taken by the
Selectmen, pursuant to the provisions hereof, except by a majority
vote thereof.
