Section 3-1 General Powers and Duties
A) Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all elected Town officers and members of the Board of Education shall have the powers and duties prescribed by law. Meetings shall be held in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order.
B) Copies of all minutes taken by each board and commission, and the recorded vote of each member thereof on all issues, shall be filed with the Town Clerk and 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.
Section 3-2 Elected Town Officers, Boards and Commissions
At each Town election the following officers and members of boards and commissions shall be elected for terms of two years and until their successors have been elected and duly qualified, except as otherwise provided herein. All terms shall commence as stated in Section 2-1 of this Charter. A Chairperson, Secretary and such other officers as deemed appropriate by each elective board and commission shall be chosen biennially at a meeting held within thirty days of the commencement of terms of members elected at each regular biennial Town election.
A) First Selectman - The term of office for the First Selectman shall be
four years.
B) Board of Selectmen - Four members of the Board of Selectmen, together with the First Selectman, shall constitute a five-member Board of Selectmen. For purposes of minority representation, the First Selectman shall be considered a member of the Board of Selectmen.
C) Board of Finance - At each regular Town election there shall be elected a sufficient number of members to the Board of Finance to maintain its number at six members and two alternates to serve for a term of four years each.
D) Board of Education - At each regular Town election there shall be elected a sufficient number of members to the Board of Education to maintain its number at nine for a term of four years each.
E) Board of Assessment Appeals - At each regular Town election there shall be elected a sufficient number of members to the Board of Assessment Appeals to maintain its number at three for a term of four years each.
F) Police Commission - At each regular Town election there shall be elected a sufficient number of members to such board to maintain its number at five for a total term of four years.
G) Zoning Board of Appeals - At each regular Town election, there shall be elected a sufficient number of members to the Zoning Board of Appeals to maintain its number at five members and three alternates for a term of four years each. If a regular member of said commission is absent or is disqualified, the Chairman of the commission shall designate an alternate to so act in place of the absent or disqualified member. The Chairman shall choose an alternate in rotation so that each alternate shall act, as nearly as possible, an equal number of times. If any alternate is not available, such fact shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
H) Constables - At each regular Town election there shall be elected a sufficient number of constables to maintain seven constables for a term of four years each.
(Amended 11/93; 11/98)
Section 3-3 Elected State Officers
A) At the State election to be held in November 1994, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected two Registrars of Voters, in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes '9-189a, for terms of four years. The term of office of the Registrars of Voters shall commence as stated in the General Statutes.
B) At the state election to held in November, 1994, and every four years thereafter, there shall be elected a Judge of Probate for the Probate District of East Windsor, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Statutes, for a term of four years.
(Amended 11/93)
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