[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Poughkeepsie 6-19-2002 by L.L. No. 9-2002. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
The Town Board of the Town of Poughkeepsie has appointed
various advisory committees to assist the Town Board in fulfilling
its legislative, executive and administrative functions which boards
are listed as follows:
B.
The Committee members are appointed by the Town Board
for specific terms.
C.
The Town pursuant to law has created a Zoning Board
of Appeals, Planning Board and Board of Assessment Review.
D.
Pursuant to law the Town has made appointments to
these boards as required by law.
E.
A member may be removed from said boards for cause
as set forth in said law.
F.
Each board must act by a majority as constituted.
G.
Certain boards are having difficulty maintaining a
quorum.
An individual appointed to a committee or board,
as above listed, who misses 25% of the regular voting meetings or
25% of the special voting meetings or any combination thereof in a
one-year period without just cause may be removed.
The provisions of this chapter are not applicable
to general workshop meetings, field trips or informational sessions
during which a vote will not be taken.
Said notice of removal and hearing date must
be in writing, signed by the Supervisor and co-signed by the Chairman
or Acting Chairman of the particular committee or board and said notice
shall be forwarded by certified mail or served personally on the individual
10 days prior to the Town Board affording the opportunity of the individual
to be heard.
The Town Board shall convene a meeting of the
Board to afford the individual member an opportunity to be heard and
thereafter shall issue a written decision which may include removal,
suspension or continuation on said committee or board under certain
terms and conditions.
