[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Smithtown 7-22-1980 by L.L. No.
1-1980. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Board of the Town of Smithtown hereby advises and declares
it to be in the best interest of the citizens of the Town of Smithtown
to create and provide for the appointment of a Historical Advisory
Board to advise and recommend to the Town Board such policies and
programs which may aid the Town Board in its policy-making decisions
regarding Smithtown's historical, cultural and architectural
heritage.
The Board shall be known as the "Historical Advisory Board of
the Town of Smithtown" and shall consist of six members, who shall
be appointed by the Town Board for terms not exceeding two years,
and the Town Historian, who shall serve as an ex officio member. The
Chairman of the Board shall be designated by the Town Board from among
the members so appointed to the Board. The members appointed shall
be eligible for reappointment, shall be qualified by reason of special
interest, knowledge or training in such fields as history, architecture
or other like fields of special knowledge or interest and shall be
residents of the Town of Smithtown.
The Historical Advisory Board shall be charged with the following
responsibilities and duties:
A.
To serve as an advisory board to the Town of Smithtown Town Board
and to meet upon request of the Town Board, Town Historian and/or
the Chairman of the Historical Advisory Board to discuss any matter
of importance relating to the preservation of the historical, architectural
and cultural heritage.
B.
To discuss, find and advise the Town Board of the Town of Smithtown
on a course of action regarding these matters.
C.
To present written recommendations for the Town Board members to
consider when making final determinations involving these matters.
D.
To serve as the guardians of any historical items that have been
or will be donated to the Town of Smithtown by its citizenry.
E.
To safeguard these items in the public interest by depositing them
in a Town building designated by the Town Board as an historical depository.
The members of the Historical Advisory Board of the Town of
Smithtown shall serve without compensation. The Town Board, however,
may appropriate in the annual budget of the Town a sum of money for
the purpose of providing to the Historical Advisory Board funds to
defray the cost or expenses incurred by it in the performance of its
duties as hereinabove set forth. Such appropriations shall be a charge
upon the taxable property of that part of the Town of Smithtown outside
the incorporated villages contained therein.
