Except as otherwise provided in this charter all powers of the town shall be vested in a board of commissioners of five members and a mayor nominated and elected from the town at large in the manner hereinafter provided. The term of office of the mayor and the board of commissioners shall be for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified, and shall begin on the first Monday in December next following their election. If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor or commissioners, it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board of commissioners. Each member of the board of commissioners shall receive a salary the amount of which shall be prescribed by ordinance. Provided, however that the present mayor and members of the board of commissioners shall continue to receive the same salary until the same is changed as herein outlines. No ordinance fixing or changing the salary of members of the board of commissioners shall become effective during the current term of office of the members of the board of commissioners enacting such ordinance. Members of the board of commissioners shall be qualified electors of the town. A member of the board of commissioners ceasing to possess any of the qualifications specified in this Section, or convicted of a felony while in office, shall immediately forfeit his office.
Meetings of the Board of Commissioners. At seven o'clock on the first Monday in December following a regular municipal election the board of commissioners shall meet at the usual place for holding its meetings and the newly elected members shall assume the duties of office. Thereafter the board of commissioners shall meet at such times as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, but not less frequently than once each month. Special meetings shall be called by the clerk upon the written request of the mayor or two members of the board of commissioners. Any such notice shall state the subject to be considered at the special meeting and no other subject shall be there considered.
All meetings of the board of commissioners and of committees thereof shall be open to the public, and the rules of the board of commissioners shall provide that citizens of the town shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard at any such meetings in regard to any matter considered thereat.