The Commission shall consist of five (5) members elected by the qualified voters of the Town as hereinafter provided. Members of the Town Commission shall have been residents of the Town for at least six (6) months prior to the date of qualification for office, and shall have the qualifications of a Town Elector. The Commission shall consist of five (5) Commissioners: The Mayor elected as such, and four (4) Commissioners-at-Large.
The office of Commission member shall be forfeited whenever a member is finally convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude. When a member files for election to or accepts any other elective public office, he shall submit his resignation. This resignation shall be effective when his former office is filled or when he accepts an elective office, whichever comes first.
Any qualified elector of the Town who meets the foregoing qualifications may qualify for a Commission seat by presenting to the Town Clerk a petition signed by twenty-five (25) qualified Town electors, and by paying a filing fee, during the qualifying period as established from time to time in the town code of ordinances, and said elector shall submit concurrently therewith a sworn statement of his or her name, address, occupation, and willingness to serve if elected. Until otherwise provided by Town ordinance, the filing fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
The Commission shall be the judge of the qualifications of the candidates for election to the Commission, and for such purpose shall have the powers to subpoena witnesses and require the production of evidence, but the decision of the Commission in any such case shall be subject to review by the courts.
Each person seeking to qualify for election to office as a write-in candidate shall certify under oath to the Town Clerk during the qualifying period as established from time to time in the town code of ordinances the following information:
Name, address, that he possessed all of the qualifications required by law for the office, the name of the office he seeks, and that he will accept the office.
Failure to qualify as a write-in candidate shall mean that any write-in votes cast for such person shall not be counted.
At the time of certifying under oath the above information, a write-in candidate shall be considered a candidate except that he shall not be entitled to have his name printed on the ballot.
(Adopted by electorate 11-6-73; Amendment adopted by electorate 11-4-86; Ordinance 2001-01, passed 9-19-01)