(A) Whereas clauses:
(1) WHEREAS, by an ordinance adopted on June 20, 1966 entitled “Ordinance Establishing a Conservation Commission for the Development and Conservation of Natural Resources, including Water Resources, Within East Lyme” the town created a Conservation Commission with the powers and duties of conservation commissions as set forth in the General Statutes; and
(2) WHEREAS, by an ordinance adopted on April 24, 1975 entitled “Ordinance Concerning Inland Wetlands and Watercourses” the town designated the Conservation Commission as its inland wetlands agency, and authorized it to exercise the powers and duties of inland wetlands agencies as set forth in the General Statutes; and
(3) WHEREAS, the volume of business regarding the Commission’s duties as the town’s inland wetlands agency has become such that it is burdensome for the Commission to attend to its duties as the town’s Conservation Commission; and
(4) WHEREAS, it is necessary and desirable that the Commission continue to exercise its powers and duties as the town’s inland wetlands agency, and that the Commission’s powers and duties of the town’s Conservation Commission be assigned to another commission.
(B) The name of the Conservation Commission is hereby changed to the Inland Wetlands Agency.
(C) The Inland Wetlands Agency shall continue to act as the town’s designated and authorized inland wetlands agency, with all the authority, powers and responsibilities of local inland wetlands agencies set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. §§22a-42 et seq., as amended from time to time. All regulations heretofore adopted by the Conservation Commission shall remain in full force and effect. All matters pending before the Conservation Commission on the effective date of this amendment including, but not limited to, applications, permits, hearings investigations, enforcement actions and open or pending items of business of any nature whatsoever shall continue to be pending before and administered by the Inland Wetlands Agency.
(D) (1) Effective July 1, 1966 there is constituted a seven member Inland Wetlands Agency (fka Conservation Commission) which shall have the duties and powers set forth in the General Statutes.
(2) Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Selectmen may consult with local and regional organizations interested in conservation of natural resources at the time of making original appointments and filling vacancies.
(3) The members of the Commission shall be appointed in the following manner: four terms shall be filled by appointment to expire on the first Monday of January, 1968 and three terms shall be filled by appointment to expire on the first Monday of January, 1970. The four terms that expire in January, 1968 shall be filled by appointment for four years. The three terms that expire in January, 1970 shall be filled by appointment for four years.
(E) (1) Pursuant to the authority granted by Public Act 79-84 of the General Assembly, and in accordance with Chapter 4 of the Charter, there shall be three alternate members of the Inland Wetlands Agency appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
(2) Two terms shall be filled by appointment until the first Monday of January, 1982, at which time they shall be filled by appointment for four years. One term shall be filled by appointment until the first Monday of January, 1984, at which time it shall be filled by appointment for four years. Upon their expiration, all terms shall be filled by appointment for four years.
(Ord. passed 6-20-1966; Ord. passed 4-24-1975; Ord. passed 12-11-1979; Ord. passed 5-15-2008)
Editor’s note:
TM Volume 9, page 233; TM Volume 22, page 787, Amended; See Page 92: Alternates to Conservation Commission
TM Volume 22 page 787; TM Volume 11, pages 135, 145; TM Volume 12, page 95, Amended
TM Volume 13, page 326