The intent of this article is to dissolve the Planning Board
in order to effectuate an intermunicipal agreement between the Village
of Highland Falls and the Town of Highlands to establish a Consolidated
Planning Board of the Town of Highlands and Village of Highland Falls
(the "Consolidated Planning Board") serving the entire area of the
Town, including the Village. Such agreements are encouraged and authorized
by Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law and expressly authorized
by § 7-741(4)(a) of the Village Law.
The Intermunicipal Agreement entered into by the Village of
Highland Falls and the Town of Highlands shall govern the jurisdiction
of the Consolidated Planning Board, appointment of members, procedures
and any other matters set forth therein. All requirements and provisions
set forth in said Intermunicipal Agreement, which agreement may be
amended from time to time, shall have the force and effect of the
law.
The Consolidated Planning Board shall consist of five members
to be appointed and reappointed by the Town Board of the Town of Highlands
and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Highland Falls in accordance
with the provisions of the Intermunicipal Agreement. Members of the
Consolidated Planning Board appointed by the Board of Trustees may
be removed for cause after a duly noticed public hearing. Failure
to comply with minimum requirements relating to meeting attendance
or training, as may be established by local law or resolution adopted
by the Board of Trustees, may be considered cause for removal.
All land use applications pending before the Village of Highland
Falls Planning Board at the time of the adoption of this article and
the execution of the Intermunicipal Agreement shall be transferred
to the Consolidated Planning Board upon its establishment and in any
event no later than its first meeting.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Highland Falls hereby
determines pursuant to Village Law § 3-300(2)(a) that any
member of the Consolidated Planning Board may reside in the Town of
Highlands outside the Village of Highland Falls.