(A) The Council may consider and make appointments to other bodies, including its own committees, if any, only in open session. The Council may not consider or fill a vacancy among its own membership except in open session.
(B) Recommendations to Council shall be presented by the Town Clerk to fill vacancies on established boards and commissions.
(C) Council can approve appointments as part of the consent agenda if there is only one qualified candidate for a vacancy.
(D) Where there is more than one qualified candidate, the names submitted shall be debated. When the debate ends, the Mayor shall call the roll of the members, and each member shall cast his or her vote. The nominee(s) receiving the highest number of votes shall be appointed. If more than one appointee is to be selected, then each member shall have as many votes as there are slots to be filled. A member must cast all of his or her votes and cast them for different nominees. The voting shall continue until one nominee receives a majority of the votes cast, whereupon he or she shall be appointed.
(Ord. 2008-12, passed 11-20-2008; Am. Ord. 2015-07, passed 10-15-2015)