There shall be a personnel board consisting of three members who shall be appointed by the town council for terms of three years (except that the initial appointments under this Charter shall provide that one member serve for a one-year term and another member for a two-year term). No member shall hold or be a candidate for any other public office or position and shall not be or have been for at least two years prior to his or her appointment, a member of any national, state or local committee of a political party, or an officer in any partisan political club or organization. They shall be qualified electors of the town. (Amended, November 4, 2008.)