AN ACT FURTHER REGULATING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION IN THE TOWN OF SUDBURY
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 40 of the acts of 1963 is hereby amended by striking out section 4, as amended by section 1 of chapter 73 of the acts of 2006, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 4. Creation and Organization of Historic Districts Commission. — There shall be in the town of Sudbury a historic districts commission that shall consist of 5 unpaid members who shall be residents and voters of the town. The members shall be appointed by the select board in the manner and for the terms of office as herein provided and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. One member shall be a registered architect, or, if no architect is available to serve, a person who, in the opinion of the select board, by reason of their experience in the building trades is qualified, and such members initial appointment shall be for the remainder of the calendar year in which the appointment is made and 1 year thereafter. When possible, 3 members shall be appointed from among the voters of the various historic districts and such members initial appointment shall be for the remainder of the calendar year in which the appointment is made and 3 years thereafter. One member shall be appointed from 2 nominees of the Sudbury historical commission. The select board shall appoint 2 associate members to the historic districts commission who may participate in all commission discussions and, as designated by the chair, sit as voting members of the commission if there is an absence, inability to act or conflict of interest on the part of any member of the commission or if there is a vacancy on the commission until the vacancy is filled in the manner prescribed herein. The associate members shall be appointed by the select board in the manner provided herein, at the discretion of the select board. As the terms of office of the members shall expire, their successors shall be appointed in like manner for terms of 5 years. All nominations for appointment of members of the commission shall be submitted to the select board by letter, which shall contain a statement of the qualifications of the nominees. Vacancies in the membership of the commission shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term from nominees of the commission who nominated the member who vacated their office. A member who is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the commission, without cause, shall be deemed to have vacated their office and the secretary of the commission shall give notice thereof to the select board, which shall thereupon proceed to fill the vacancy. The commission shall elect a chair, vice-chair and secretary from its membership. If the chair is absent from any meeting, the vice-chair shall preside.
SECTION 2. Section 11 of said chapter 40 is hereby amended by striking out the words “board of selectmen” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- select board.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved, May 24, 2022.