Public Building Commission

The Public Building Commission shall consist of seven (7) members as follows: two (2) members of the Town Council, not more than one (1) from the same political party, appointed by the chair of the Town Council, and five (5) electors of the town who shall not be members of the Town Council or Board of Education. Members shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. The terms of the members of the Town Council shall terminate when the Council term during which the Town Council member was appointed expires. 

The Public Building Commission shall: (1) review and approve or reject the architectural drawings and specifications of any construction or renovation of any town-owned building exceeding five hundred thousand dollars; (2) monitor the progress of any such construction or renovation; and (3) determine when such construction or renovation is completed.

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c), the Town Council shall designate the Public Building Commission and two members of the Board of Education, not more than one from the same political party, appointed by the chair of the Board Education, as the school building committee for purposes of complying with the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes. Such school building committee shall have such duties as prescribed by the Town Council.