Nominations and elections of federal and state officers and
of such elected municipal officers and members of boards and commissions
as are provided for in this Charter shall be conducted in the manner
and at such times as prescribed in the Constitution and the General
Statutes. The election of Town officers, and members of boards and
commissions shall be held biennially on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November in the odd numbered years.
The following elected municipal officers and members of boards
and commissions shall be elected for the terms herein specified to
perform the duties prescribed in this Charter and in the General Statutes,
including, but not limited to, the specific General Statutes herein
referred to, as may be modified by this Charter.
A.
Board of Selectmen. The Board of Selectmen shall consist of the First
Selectman and two (2) Selectmen who shall be elected at each municipal
election as set forth in Appendix A for a term of two (2) years as
provided in Section 9-188 of the General Statutes. The Board of Selectmen
shall have all the powers conferred upon it and shall perform all
the duties required of it by law, including, but not limited to, those
set forth in Chapter IV of this Charter. Notwithstanding anything
in the Charter to the contrary, any unsuccessful candidate for the
office of First Selectman shall be deemed ineligible for a seat on
the Board of Selectmen regardless of the number of votes the candidate
receives. No person may simultaneously seek the office of First Selectman
and the office of Selectmen. Notwithstanding anything in the General
Statutes to the contrary, and not including any vote cast for the
Office of the First Selectman, each elector may vote for two candidates
for the Office of Selectmen.
B.
Town Meeting Moderator. A Town Meeting Moderator shall be elected
at each municipal election as set forth in Appendix A for a term of
two (2) years. The Town Meeting Moderator shall have all the powers
conferred upon him and shall perform all the duties required of him
by law, including, but not limited to, the following:
1.
To preside at all Town Meetings;
2.
To appoint a parliamentarian for any Town Meeting;
3.
To propose changes to the rules and procedures for Town Meetings
as the Town Meeting Moderator deems appropriate; and
4.
To exercise all the powers, duties and responsibilities, not inconsistent
with this Charter, conferred or imposed by Chapter 90 of the General
Statutes on Town Meeting Moderators.
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The powers of the Town Meeting Moderator shall be exercised
by any other person serving as moderator in the absence of the Town
Meeting Moderator.
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C.
Town Clerk. A Town Clerk shall be elected at alternate municipal
elections, as set forth in Appendix A, for a term of four (4) years.
The Town Clerk also shall be the Registrar of Vital Statistics. Except
as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Town Clerk shall hold no
other Town office. The Town Clerk shall have all the powers and duties
conferred upon him, and shall perform all the duties required of him,
by law, including, but not limited to maintaining Town records, including
but not limited to this Charter, the Rules and Procedures for Town
Meetings, and minutes of meetings of all Town boards and commissions,
all as provided by state law, descriptions of the duties and responsibilities
of each position in the Town and of the minimum qualifications for
appointment to such position as approved by the Board of Selectmen,
and the Town's Personnel Rules.
D.
Tax Collector. A Tax Collector shall be elected at the municipal
election to be held in 1979 and quadrennially thereafter for a term
of four (4) years. [Note: A proposed provision to make the Tax Collector
an appointive position was defeated at the 2001 General Election,
and Section 507 D of the existing Charter has been carried forward
as Section 302 (D), providing that the position remains elective.]
E.
Board of Finance. There shall be a Board of Finance consisting of
six (6) members who are electors of the Town. The members of the Board
of Finance shall be elected for four (4) year terms on a rotating
basis as set forth in Appendix A. Except as otherwise provided in
this Charter, the members of the Board of Finance shall hold no other
Town office. The Board of Finance shall have all the powers conferred
upon it and shall perform all the duties required of it by law, including,
but not limited to, those set forth in Section 702(C) of this Charter,
and approving all fiscal policies directed or generated by the Town.
F.
Board of Assessment Appeals. There shall be a Board of Assessment
Appeals consisting of three (3) members who shall be elected for four
(4) year terms on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A. There
shall be a panel of three (3) alternate members who shall be elected
for four (4) year terms on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix
A. The Board of Assessment Appeals shall have all the powers conferred
upon it and shall perform all the duties required of it by law.
G.
Planning Commission. There shall be a Planning Commission consisting
of five (5) commissioners who shall be elected for four (4) year terms
on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A. There shall be a panel
of three (3) alternate commissioners who shall be elected for four
(4) year terms on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A. The
Planning Commission shall also act as the Water Pollution Control
Authority and shall have all the powers conferred upon it and shall
perform all the duties required of it by law.
H.
Zoning Commission. There shall be a Zoning Commission consisting
of five (5) commissioners who shall be elected for four (4) year terms
on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A. There shall be a panel
of three (3) alternate commissioners who shall be elected for four
(4) year terms on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A. The
Zoning Commission shall have all the powers conferred upon it and
shall perform all the duties required of it by law.
I.
Zoning Board of Appeals. There shall be a Zoning Board of Appeals
consisting of five (5) members who shall be elected for four (4) year
terms on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A. There shall
be a panel of three (3) alternate members who shall be elected for
four (4) year terms on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have all the powers conferred upon
it and shall perform all the duties required of it by law.
J.
Inland-Wetlands Agency. There shall be an Inland-Wetlands Agency
consisting of five (5) members who shall be elected for four (4) year
terms on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A. There shall
be a panel of three (3) alternate members who shall be elected for
four (4) year terms on a rotating basis as set forth in Appendix A.
The Inland-Wetlands Agency shall have all the powers conferred upon
it and shall perform all the duties required of it by law.
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Editor's Note: See Appendix A, Number of Persons to be Elected
in November of Listed Years, included as an attachment to this Charter.
A.
Registrars of Voters. There shall be two (2) Registrars of Voters
who shall be elected for four (4) year terms at the regular State
election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office
of the incumbents. The Registrars shall have the powers and perform
the duties specified in the General Statutes.
B.
Justices of the Peace. There shall be Justices of the Peace in such
number and elected at such times and for such terms as provided in
Sections 9-183 and 9-184 of the General Statutes and in the Code of
the Town of Woodbury.[1] The Justices of the Peace shall have the powers and perform
the duties specified in the General Statutes.
The number, term of office and manner of nominating and electing
members of the Board of Education of Regional School District No.
14 shall be as provided in the General Statues and the plan(s) governing
such matters as are adopted pursuant to the General Statutes.
The Board for Admission of Electors shall consist of the Town
Clerk and Registrars of Voters. The Board shall have such powers and
duties as are set forth in the General Statutes.
The terms for the officers identified in Section 303 shall commence
on the Wednesday following the first Monday of the January succeeding
their election. The terms of all other elected officers, commissioners
and board members shall commence on the first Monday in December after
their election, and they shall serve for the term for which they are
elected until their successors are elected and have qualified. Each
board or commission shall, at its first meeting each year, elect a
chairman and vice-chairman and other officers it requires. The chairman
shall not serve for more than five (5) consecutive years as chairman.
A.
In order to give an opportunity for more than one political party
to be represented on all elected boards, commissions, committees or
similar bodies of the Town, the number of members of any such body
who may be members of the same political party is limited in accordance
with the following table:
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Column I
Total Membership of Board, Commission, Committee or Similar
Body
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Column II
Maximum From One Party
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3
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2
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4
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3
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5
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4
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6
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4
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7
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5
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8
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5
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9
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6
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More than 9
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Two-thirds of total membership
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B.
For purposes of this Section 307, a panel of alternates shall be
considered a separate body.
C.
The procedures set forth in Section 9-167a of the Connecticut General
Statutes shall be followed to determine:
1.
the maximum number of members of any political party who may be elected
at any given time;
2.
the winners in any election where more candidates from the same political
party have run than were eligible for election thereunder;
3.
the party membership of the candidates; and
4.
any other question arising from the application of this Section 307.
D.
The provisions of this Section 307 shall not apply to the Board of
Selectmen, minority representation of which is governed by Section
9-188 of the General Statutes.
E.
Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the election to any
such board, commission, committee or similar body of the maximum number
of members of the same political party permitted hereunder.
F.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Charter Revision Commission shall
be comprised as defined in Section 7-190 of the General Statutes.
No person shall be eligible for election to any board or commission
or office who is not at the time of his election an Elector of the
Town. Any person ceasing to be an Elector of the Town shall thereupon
cease to hold such office in the Town.
A.
Manner of Filling Vacancies. Any vacancies shall be filled as follows:
1.
Board of Selectmen. Any vacancy on the Board of Selectmen shall be
filled in the manner provided in Section 9-222 of the General Statutes.
2.
Registrars of Voters. Any vacancy for Registrar of Voters shall be
filled in the manner provided in Section 9-192 of the General Statutes.
3.
Justices of the Peace. Any vacancy for Justice of the Peace shall
be filled in the manner provided in Section 9-184 of the General Statutes.
4.
Other Vacancies. Any other vacancy, from whatever cause arising,
in any elected Town office or on any elected commission or board shall
be filled promptly by appointment by the Board of Selectmen.
B.
Party Affiliation of Appointee. When filling a vacancy of an officer,
board or commission member who was elected as a nominee of a political
party, the Board of Selectmen shall, in its discretion, fill the vacancy
with a person of the same political party or with a person nominated
by that party's Town Committee, regardless of whether the nominee
is a member of the same political party as the officer or member vacating
the position.
C.
Term of Appointee. The person appointed to fill any vacancy shall
serve until the earlier of (1) the last day of the unexpired portion
of the term of the vacant office and (2) the first Monday in December
following the next regular municipal election. An election shall be
held to fill any vacancy at the next municipal election after the
vacancy occurs. The term of the person so elected shall be the unexpired
portion of the term of the vacant office, commencing on the first
Monday in December following the election.
The Town Meeting Moderator, all elected commissioners, and board
members shall serve without compensation except the members of the
Board of Selectmen, the Town Clerk, Registrars of Voters, and the
Tax Collector, who shall receive such compensation as shall be provided
in the Annual Budget.
Any resignation shall be in writing and filed with the Town
Clerk. The Town Clerk shall send copies of the letter of resignation
to the chair of the appropriate board or commission and to the First
Selectman (or, in case of resignation of the First Selectman or of
a chair of a board or commission, to the remaining members of the
relevant board or commission). Any such resignation shall take effect
on the date stated in the letter of resignation or, if no date is
specified, upon filing.
See Chapter IX. for conduct of boards and commissions.
