For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PERSON. Town officers, employees, the Mayor, Councilmembers and members of committees, commissions and boards of the town.
PROCEEDING. Any threatened, pending or contemplated action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administered or investigated.
(1991 Code, § 2-6-1)