§ 2-454. Membership, term, and vacancies.

(a)

The parks and recreation board membership shall consist of seven regular members. Each member shall be a citizen of the town. The term of each member shall be three years or until a successor is appointed. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. Any person appointed to fill an unexpired term shall be deemed to have served one of the two consecutive terms that such member may serve if the unexpired term is for two years or more. No later than 90 days preceding the expiration of a member's term, members who have only served one term may apply in writing to the town council to be reappointed for a second term. At the expiration of one year from a former parks and recreation board member's second term, such member shall be eligible for reappointment to the parks and recreation board.

(b)

The terms of the members of the parks and recreation board shall expire on June 30 or until a successor is appointed. New parks and recreation board members shall take office at the first regularly scheduled parks and recreation board meeting after June 30.

(c)

The effective date of this amendment is December 15, 2016. The terms of those members of the parks and recreation board who are serving on the effective date of this amendment shall continue until June 30 of the year in which their current term expires. Upon expiration of their current term, members will be eligible for reappointment to one additional consecutive term.

(d)

All vacancies shall be filled by town council. All appointments are at will. Appointment to an unexpired term does not extend the period of the term to which a board member is appointed.

(e)

A member of the board may be removed for any of the following reasons:

(1)

Absence from three consecutive meetings.

(2)

Absence from a total of four meetings anytime throughout a 12-month period.

(3)

Upon receipt, by town council, of a letter of resignation from the member.

(4)

At the discretion of town council.

(f)

One town councilmember shall serve on the committee as a council liaison without voting rights. One student representative and one student alternate shall be appointed by the town council and serve on the board without voting rights. Upon written parental approval, the student representative and student alternate shall be appointed for terms of two years. The terms of student representatives shall expire on June 30 or until a successor is appointed. New student representatives shall take office at the first regularly scheduled parks and recreation board meeting after June 30.

(Code 2003, § 2-502; Ord. No. 11-12, § 1(exh. A), 11-17-2011; Ord. No. 11-15, 12-15-2011; Ord. No. 16-15, § 1, 12-15-2016)