In accordance with § 7-2:F(2) of the Charter, the Planning and Zoning Commission ("the Commission") shall consist of nine members and three alternate members, all electors of the town appointed as set forth in § 7-l:B of the charter. The Commission shall choose a chair and such other officers as it may desire.
(A) Term. The Mayor shall appoint members for term of three years, for a term commencing on the first day of February of the year of the appointment, which terms shall be staggered as established at the date of the original appointments.
(B) Term of alternate members. The Mayor shall appoint alternate members for a term of three years on the first day of February of the year of the appointment, which terms shall be staggered as established at the start of the original appointments.
(C) Assignment of the alternate members. When a regular member of the Planning and Zoning Commission is absent, the chair of the Commission shall designate an alternate, choosing alternates in rotation so that they shall act as nearly equal a number of times as possible. If any alternate is not available in accordance with such rotation, such fact shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
(Ord. 623, adopted 9-4-12)