A.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all appointed boards
and commissions shall have the powers and duties prescribed by law.
B.
All boards shall make regulations for the conduct of their meetings
and the execution of their duties. Such regulations and any amendments
thereto shall be filed with the Town Clerk and shall be public records.
C.
Copies of all minutes taken by each board and the recorded vote of
each member thereof on all issues shall be filed with the Town Clerk
and with the First Selectman within the time specified in the General
Statutes. The Town Clerk shall maintain files of such minutes which
shall be public records.
D.
Board members shall serve without compensation except that necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties shall be paid
from appropriation for that purpose.
E.
All resignations must be submitted in writing to the Town Clerk.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all members of boards,
commissions and committees shall be electors of the Town and shall
have such qualifications as may be provided by the Board of Selectmen,
or by the General Statutes. Except as otherwise provided herein, if
any officer or member shall cease to be an elector of the Town, such
person shall thereupon cease to hold such office or membership.
Any vacancy in any appointive board or commission, from whatever
cause arising, shall be filled by the Board of Selectmen. Persons
appointed to fill such vacancies shall serve for the unexpired portion
of the term vacated.
Minority representation on any appointed board, commission or
other similar body of the Town shall be determined in accordance with
the provisions of § 9-167a of the General Statutes.
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the term of office
of the appointed boards and commissions shall commence in accordance
with the selection schedule established by the Board of Selectmen.
All alternate members of boards and commissions unless specifically
provided in this Charter shall take office on the first day of July.
The members and alternates on all appointive boards, commissions
and committees shall be appointed for terms of four years and until
their successors have been appointed and duly qualified. Except as
otherwise specifically provided in this Charter, the composition,
powers and duties, and all other incidents of said existing and future
boards, commissions and committees shall be determined by special
acts applicable to the Town and ordinances and, where appropriate,
resolutions of the Town, as the same may be amended from time to time.
If by virtue of any ordinance or resolution in effect prior to the
effective date of this Charter the members or alternates of any existing
board, commission or committee have been appointed for terms in excess
of or less than four years, the Board of Selectmen shall ensure that
future appointments and reappointments shall be for four year terms.
There shall be the following boards and commissions:
A.
Conservation Commission, consisting of seven members and two alternates.
(Approved 11-3-1987, Sec. 1)
B.
Social Services Commission, consisting of seven regular members who
shall be appointed for four-year terms except that the initial terms
of four of the seven shall be two years. All succeeding terms for
those four members shall be for four years. The Social Services Commission
shall oversee the efforts of the Town Social Worker, The Youth Services
Director, the Mini Bus and the Senior Center. (Approved 11-6-2001)
C.
Advisory Commission on Capital Expenditures, consisting of five regular
members and two alternates, none of whom shall hold a salaried Town
office.
D.
Zoning Board of Appeals, consisting of five regular members and three
alternates.
E.
Parks and Recreation Commission, consisting of seven regular members
and two alternates.
F.
Emergency Management Office, consisting of a director and a six member
advisory council which shall include the Police Chief, the Fire Chief,
Ambulance Director, the First Selectman and two electors of the Town.
G.
Permanent Building Commission, consisting of six members and two
alternates. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint one of the six members
to act as liaison to the Board of Finance. In addition to the six
members mentioned above, the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a member
from each Board(s)/Commission(s) responsible for a permanent building
commission project; said member shall be recommended by that Board(s)
or Commission(s) and shall have voting rights only on the matters
relevant to that board's or commission's project.
H.
Historic District Commission, consisting of five regular members
and three alternates.
I.
Housing Authority, consisting of five members.
J.
Economic Development Commission, consisting of five members and two
alternates.
K.
Retirement Commission, consisting of six members, of whom there shall
be three electors, the First Selectman, The Town Treasurer, and a
member of the Board of Finance appointed by the Chairperson of that
Board.
L.
Such additional appointive boards, commissions and committees as
the legislative body of the Town may by ordinance or resolution, as
appropriate, from time to time, determine.
M.
The Library Commission, consisting of twelve members. Following the
election of 1987, there shall be appointed six members for a term
of four years in place of those members whose elected office shall
expire, and following the election of 1989 there shall be appointed
six members for a term of four years in place of those members whose
elected term of office shall expire. At appropriate dates, thereafter
there shall be appointed members of said commission for a term of
four years in place of members whose terms expire. There shall be
no further election of members after 1985.
N.
Building Code Board of Appeals, consisting of five regular members;
alternate members will be appointed in accordance with Town ordinance.
Such members of the Building Code Board of Appeals are not required
to be electors of the Town of Suffield and all members must be qualified
according to the specifications of the General Statutes of the State
of Connecticut. (Approved 11-3-1992)
The Town shall continue to participate in such regional and
interlocal agencies and programs as authorized by ordinances adopted
pursuant to the applicable provisions of the General Statutes.
Nothing in this Charter shall be construed as limiting the authority
of the Town to continue such participation or join new regional programs.
The First Selectman shall appoint and may remove, each such
action with the approval of the majority of the Board of Selectmen,
such other assistants, employees or temporary committees as may be
required by the needs of the Town, subject to such rules and regulations
concerning Town employees as may be adopted pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter IX of this Charter. The Board of Selectmen, by majority
vote of the entire Board may also discontinue any such position of
assistant, employee or temporary committee which it deems no longer
necessary or proper to continue in existence.
