ARTICLE XXXV AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION
1. Membership and qualifications
There is hereby established an Agricultural Commission, consisting of seven members appointed by the Town Administrator. The Commission will consist of a minimum of four members having income derived from farming or agricultural-based enterprises in West Boylston and another three who are interested in farming. Three members shall serve for a term of three years; two members shall serve for a term of two years and three thereafter; and two members shall serve for a one year term, and three years thereafter. It shall have a chairperson selected by a majority vote of the members. It may have such subcommittees and ad hoc committees as the Agricultural Commission may choose to create. All members shall be residents of the Town of West Boylston. Any member of the Agricultural Commission may be removed for cause.
2. Meetings
(a) Meetings of the Members. All meetings of the members shall be held at an Americans with Disabilities Act compliant place within the Town.
(b) Notice. The Agricultural Commission shall comply with the provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c.39, §23B.
3. Duties
The mission of the Commission shall be: Promote agricultural-based economic opportunities; preserve, revitalize and sustain the West Boylston agricultural industry, and encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity and lifestyle.
Said Commission once appointed shall develop a work plan to guide its activities. Such activities include, but are not limited, to the following: shall serve as facilitators for encouraging the pursuit of agriculture in West Boylston; shall promote agricultural-based economic opportunities in Town; shall act as mediators, advocates, educators, and/or negotiators on farming issues; shall work for preservation of prime agricultural lands; and shall pursue all initiatives appropriate to creating a sustainable agricultural community.
4. Quorum
A majority of the authorized membership of the Agricultural Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn finally or from time to time without further notice until a quorum is secured. If a quorum is present, a majority of the members present may take action on behalf of the Agricultural Commission.
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