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FLOWCHART: SELECT BOARD JOINT APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR ELECTED
COMMITTEE VACANCIES
APPLICATION: Applicants submit applications to TA Office.
APPLICATION INTAKE & INITIAL REVIEW: TA reviews applications for completeness; forwards to Town Clerk.
ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION: Town Clerk confirms applicant’s voter status and eligibility for appointment;
returns application to Town Administration.
ADVERTISING: Town Administration (TA) advertises committee vacancies.
APPLICABILITY: This process applies to appointments to vacancies on these public bodies
where the Select Board and the committee with a vacancy jointly vote to appoint:
Board of Health
Housing Authority
Brewster School Committee
Nauset Regional School Committee - Brewster seats
Old Kings Highway Historic District Committee
Planning Board
Recreation Committee
NOTICE OF PROPOSED APPOINTMENT (MEETING #1)
Application materials are included in Select Board meeting packet and meeting packet of committee
experiencing the vacancy at least one week prior to joint meeting deliberation and vote.
JOINT DELIBERATION AND VOTE (MEETING #2)
Select Board and committee experiencing the vacancy meet jointly to deliberate and vote.
Simple majority of all officers entitled to vote determines outcome.
NOTIFICATION: Applicant and Town Clerk are notified
of appointment.
SWEARING IN Applicant sworn in by Town Clerk and
Committee service begins.
APPLICANT IS APPOINTED APPLICANT NOT APPOINTED
NOTIFICATION. Other vacancies
may be considered & application
kept on file.