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Select Board sets new Development Review Board at five members with staggered terms
Summary
The Bakersfield Select Board voted 4–0 to establish the Development Review Board (DRB) as a five-member board with staggered terms (three 3-year and two 2-year) to align term structure with the planning commission; members discussed whether a town vote was required and confirmed the board can set the initial size.
The Select Board moved on April 13 to establish the new Development Review Board as a five-member body with staggered terms (three 3-year and two 2-year appointments) and passed the motion 4–0.
Board members discussed whether changing the number of members required a town-wide vote but received clarification that the select board may set the DRB size when it is formed and later change it by resolution. One member cautioned about trying to recruit too many members and suggested keeping the initial body at five to ensure quorum and manageability. The motion included staggering terms to match planning-commission timing.
The motion was presented as a formal agenda item, moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote. The board recorded the action and agreed to bring term alignment language forward for implementation details at a subsequent meeting.
