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§ 29-23 § 29-24 ARTICLE VII Community Preservation Committee [Added 3-30-2005 ATM by Art. 81 ] § 29-23. Establishment; membership; terms; vacancies. A. There is hereby established a Community Preservation Committee pursuant to Section 5 of Chapter 44B of the General Laws (the "Act") consisting of nine members. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint three members of the Community Preservation Committee and the following bodies shall each select one of its members for membership on the Community Preservation Committee: the Conservation Commission, the Planning Board, the Recreation Committee, the Historical Commission, the Housing Authority and the Housing Partnership. Each appointing body shall make the required appointments of members to serve the initial term on the Community Preservation Committee not later than 30 days after the effective date of this bylaw and shall make the required appointments to serve each subsequent term not later than the date on which the term of the previously appointed member expires. B. The initial term of each member of the Community Preservation Committee shall commence upon appointment and expire on June 30, 2007. The terms of each member of the Community Preservation Committee appointed thereafter shall be for two years commencing on June 30 in the year in which they are appointed and expiring on the second anniversary thereof. Mid- term vacancies shall be filled by the body that appointed the member who created the vacancy by appointing another member in accordance with this section to serve on the Community Preservation Committee for the remainder of the unexpired term. Each appointment of a member to the Community Preservation Committee shall be by majority vote of the appointing body, a certified copy of which vote shall be sent by the clerk of the appointing body to the Town Clerk. § 29-24. Organization; meetings. The Community Preservation Committee shall not meet or conduct business without the presence of a quorum, which shall consist of 1. Editor's Note: The motion adopting this bylaw also provided that the bylaw shall not take effect unless and until such time as Sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of Chapter 44B of the General Laws (the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act) are accepted by the Town. Said MGL c. 44B, §§ 3 to 7 were accepted by the Town 3-30-2005 ATM by Art. 7. This action was submitted for acceptance to and approved by the voters of the Town at the Annual Town Election held 3-6-2006. :1