Article 31
Disability Access Commission
31.1 There shall be a Disability Access Commission for the Town in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 8J of the General Laws which was accepted by the Annual Town Meeting of April 26, 1993.
31.2 The Disability Access Commission shall consist of seven regular and two alternate members appointed by the Board of Selectmen. A majority of the Commission members, including a majority of the regular members, shall consist of people with disabilities, one regular member shall be a member of the immediate family of a person with a disability, and one regular member shall be an elected or appointed official of the Town. The terms of regular and alternate members shall be three years and arranged so that the terms of one-third of the members expire each year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, members serving at the time of the adoption of this by-law shall continue to serve the remainder of their appointed terms and until they or their successors are appointed and qualified. Upon the expiration of the terms of such a member, that member or a
successor shall be appointed to a term of a duration which is consistent with the foregoing provisions of this Section 31.2.
31.3 In the case of the absence, inability to act or conflict of interest of a regular member, or in the case of a vacancy on the Commission until the vacancy is filled in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 8J of the General Laws, the chairperson of the Commission may designate an alternate member to serve.
31.4 The purpose of the Disability Access Commission shall be to provide for the full integration and participation of people with disabilities in the Town of Belmont.
31.5 The Disability Access Commission shall have all of the powers and duties of disability commissions established pursuant to Chapter 40, Section 8J of the General Laws.
Article 31 inserted at the April 23, 2007, Annual Town Meeting. Approved by Attorney General Martha Coakley on August 16, 2007.
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