§ 9-138. Shellfish commission

(a) There is hereby established a shellfish commission to assist the town council in accomplishing the purposes of this division. The commission shall consist of no less than five nor more than nine members representative of all persons interested in shellfishing to be appointed by the town council. The members shall be appointed during the month of December for a term of three years. Any member may be reappointed for additional terms. In the event of the death, resignation or removal of a member, a successor shall be appointed to serve the remainder of the member's unexpired term.

(b) The commission shall organize annually in the month of January by electing a chairman, a vice-chairman and a secretary. The secretary need not be a member of the commission. The commission may adopt bylaws subject to approval of the town council.

(c) The commission shall perform all such other functions as may from time to time be referred or delegated to it by the town council. The commission may recommend a fee for shellfish licenses to be acted upon by the town council.

(Rev. Ords. 1989, § 9-138; Ord. of 2-16-2000, § 9-138; Ord. of 9-4-2002, § 9-138; Ord. of 3-7-2011, § 9-138)

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Boards, committees, commissions, § 2-51 et seq.