[Adopted 5-9-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. III, Planning Board, adopted 4-13-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994, was deleted 4-11-2001 by L.L. No. 3-2001.
It is the intent and purpose of this article to lengthen the term of office of the Mayor and each member of the Village Board of Trustees from two years to four years in accordance with the provisions of Village Law § 3-302, Subdivision 5. By reducing the initial term of the Trustee class of 2002 to three years the Village will stagger the terms of office to provide for the election of two Trustees each two years.
The Mayor of the Village shall serve for a term of four years.
The term of office for an elected Village Trustee shall be and is hereby extended to four years, to be implemented as follows:
A. 
In the election to be held in 2002, two Trustees shall run for terms of three years.
B. 
In the election to be held in 2003, two Trustees and the Mayor shall run for terms of four years.
C. 
In the election to be held in 2005, two Trustees shall run for terms of four years.
This article shall not apply to any person holding an office as of the date of adoption of this article and shall apply only to those persons elected to the office of Mayor or Village Trustee at the next general election held by the Village, but not earlier than March 2002.
This article shall take effect upon posting and filing and following such permissive referendum as may be called by the resident electors of the Village or, in the absence of such permissive referendum, upon the expiration of the time period within which a permissive referendum may be called for.[1]
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Editor's Note: No such referendum was called for by the electors.