The town shall have representatives on the planning authority in the number permitted by law, who shall hold office for the terms, and shall be appointed in the manner, prescribed below:
(A) Upon the passage hereof, the town plan and zoning commission shall appoint one member of the planning authority to serve until September 1, 1961, and upon the expiration of the term and every 3 years thereafter, the member or his successors shall be appointed by the commission to serve for a term of 3 years.
(B) Upon the passage hereof, and subsequent to the appointment by the town plan and zoning commission as set forth in paragraph (A) of this section, the legislative council shall appoint 2 members of the planning authority, one to serve until September 1, 1962 and the other to serve until September 1, 1963, and upon the expiration of each of the terms and every 3 years thereafter, the respective member or his successors shall be appointed by the council for a term of 3 years, and in the event that the town shall be entitled to more than 3 representatives at any time in the future, then the additional representatives shall be appointed for 3 year terms.
(C) All appointments to the planning authority shall be made in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat., § 9-167A.
(E) Whenever any position on the planning authority is vacant, for whatever reason, then the commission or the council responsible to appoint the member who last served in the vacant position shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired portion of the term.
('66 Code, § 52-3)