[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Niles 3-12-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Planning
Board Membership Law for the Town of Niles."
This chapter is enacted pursuant to Article
2 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
It is the intent of this chapter to set the
terms of office and the designation of the Chairperson of the Planning
Board.
[Amended 12-10-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015; 4-14-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
The membership of the Planning Board for the
Town of Niles shall be chosen by the Town Board at its organizational
meeting in January or at some other time during the calendar year
as the Town Board deems necessary. The Planning Board shall consist
of five members who are residents of the town. The first person chosen
shall serve an initial term of one year. The second and third persons
chosen shall serve initial terms of two years each. The fourth and
fifth persons chosen shall serve initial terms of three years each.
The sixth and seventh persons chosen shall serve initial terms of
four years each. Thereafter, all terms shall be for four years. The
Town Board may appoint no more than two alternate members of the Planning
Board who shall each serve a four-year term.
Each year the Town Board of the Town of Niles
shall choose a person(s) to fill the position(s) on the Planning Board
for those member(s) whose term(s) have expired or whose position(s)
have become vacant.
The Town Board of the Town of Niles shall appoint
annually from the membership of the Planning Board the person who
shall serve for the calendar year as its Chairperson.
[Amended 12-10-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
This chapter shall supersede Town Law § 271
as far as establishing the terms of office for each of the five positions
on the Planning Board.
