Exciting enhancements are coming soon to eCode360! Learn more 🡪
Town of Union, NY
Broome County
By using eCode360 you agree to be legally bound by the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, please do not use eCode360.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Code
New Laws (0) Index
[Adopted 2-1-1978; amended in its entirety 8-4-1999 by L.L. No. 6-1999]
There is hereby created and established a Citizens Advisory Council for Community Development, hereinafter referred to as "CAC," to make recommendations to the Town Board of the Town of Union regarding the planning, development, monitoring, coordination and evaluation of a comprehensive community development program pursuant to and in accordance with Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), and in accordance with the interest and needs of the residents of the Town of Union.
The CAC shall be composed of seven members, each of whom shall have one vote. The members shall be appointed by the Town Board as follows:
A. 
Two members from the Village of Endicott.
B. 
Two members from the Village of Johnson City.
C. 
Three members from the part-Town area of the Town of Union outside the incorporated areas of the Town of Union.
The term of office for each CAC member shall be as follows:
A. 
The first two members appointed shall hold office for a term of one year.
B. 
The second members appointed shall hold office for a term of two years.
C. 
The third members appointed shall hold office for a term of three years.
D. 
The successors of all initial members shall be appointed for full terms of three years.
In the event that a vacancy occurs in the membership of the CAC for any reason, the Town Board shall appoint another person to fill said vacancy in conformance with § 12-17 of this article.
The CAC shall constitute the official citizen participation structure for community development in the Town of Union. The following shall govern the activities of the CAC:
A. 
The CAC shall recommend plans and proposals to the Town Board for review, amendment and approval. Such plans and proposals must be approved by the majority of the CAC at a regular or special meeting.
B. 
The CAC may make recommendations to the Town Board in connection with the implementation of the Town's community development program as approved by the Town Board of the Town of Union.
C. 
The CAC shall meet annually. Said meeting will be open to the public and held at the Town Office Building.
D. 
A three-day written notice shall be sent to each CAC member before any CAC meeting is held indicating the time and place of the meeting.
E. 
Four members of the CAC shall constitute a quorum, which must be present in order to conduct an official CAC meeting.
F. 
The CAC shall have authority to promulgate additional rules of order and operating procedures which are not inconsistent with this article.
G. 
The Chairman of the CAC shall be selected by the Town Board and will serve as the official spokesman of the CAC.
The CAC, in its decisionmaking process, will consider requests, proposals, comments and other citizen input regarding the Town's community development program. The CAC will make timely responses to the specific requests of citizens.
A. 
It is the responsibility of the Town Board to review and weigh carefully those parts of requests or proposals from other public and private bodies, as well as from the CAC, which materially affect the Town of Union in order to prevent plans which are inconsistent with the plans of the Town.
B. 
The Planning Department of the Town will be responsible for providing staff and other necessary and appropriate support for the CAC. The Town Planning Director of the Planning Department will be responsible for the citizen participation requirements of the Act, particularly as they relate to §§ 570.300, Application Requirements; 570.900, Performance Standards; 570.906, Annual Performance Report; 570.907, Records to be Maintained by Recipient; and 570.913, Other Remedies for Noncompliance, as per the regulations published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal Register or any amendments thereto.
C. 
The Town Planning Director shall make the necessary and appropriate arrangements for an adequate meeting place for the CAC and shall so advise the CAC and the public of all CAC meetings.
The Act provides that no part of its citizen participation requirements shall be construed to restrict the responsibility and authority of the Town of Union for the development of its community development block grant application and the execution of its community development program. Accordingly, the citizen participation requirements of the Act or this article do not include concurrence by any person or group involved in the citizen participation process in making final determinations concerning the findings and content of the Town's application or program. The sole responsibility and authority to make such final determinations rest exclusively with the Town Board of the Town of Union.