§ 113-2. Membership of Commission.  


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  • A. 
    The Historic Districts shall be overseen by an Historic District Commission, to be appointed by the Selectmen and made up of five members; two initially to be appointed for one year, two for two years and one for three years, and each successive appointment to be for three years.
    B. 
    Such Commission shall include one member of the local historical society, one architect and one licensed real estate agent. The Selectmen shall solicit two nominees, each from the local historical society or, in the absence thereof, from the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities; the area chapter of the American Institute of Architects; and the local board of realtors. The Selectmen shall not be obliged to make appointments from these nominees. The Selectmen shall also appoint to the Commission one property owner from within the district(s) and one member at large. If within 30 days after submission of a written request for nominees to any of the organizations herein named no such nominations have been made, the appointing body may proceed to make appointments as it desires.
    C. 
    The Selectmen shall also appoint two alternate, at-large members who would have voting rights should a regular member be absent from a meeting or be unwilling or unable to vote. Said alternate members shall initially be appointed for two- and three-year terms, thereafter for three-year terms.