[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Mamaroneck by L.L. No. 12-2003. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to reorganize
the Code by placing in one chapter the names and organizational features
of all standing boards, commissions, authorities and committees whose
members are appointed solely by the Town Board. This chapter does
not list those municipal bodies which, though serving the Town of
Mamaroneck, have members who are appointed by the Town Board and by
the Board of Trustees of either the Village of Larchmont or the Village
of Mamaroneck, or both or are appointed by the Town Board based upon
the recommendation of the Trustees of either or both of those two
villages.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, wherever
used in this chapter, the following terms shall have these meanings:
A person serving on any of the boards, commissions, authorities
and committees listed in this chapter.
A person who has a home that is either in:
A.
Except
for current members of the Sustainability Collaborative, all members
shall be residents.
[Amended 2-4-2015 by L.L.
No. 3-2015]
B.
Except for the members of the Board of Assessment
Review, all members shall serve without compensation.
C.
A member shall continue to serve after the expiration
of that member's term until the successor to that position is appointed
and qualifies to serve.
D.
A member appointed to the position of chairperson
shall continue to serve as chairperson after the expiration of that
member's term as chairperson until a successor chairperson is appointed.
E.
The Town Board shall appoint persons to fill vacancies
that may occur among members. A person so appointed shall serve the
unexpired term of the member whose position becomes vacant.
F.
Each board, commission, authority and committee shall
keep a record of its meetings and of all actions taken.
A.
The Beautification Committee, previously established
by the Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of seven
members. The members shall be known as Member A, Member B, Member
C, Member D, Member E, Member F and Member G. All of the members shall
be appointed by the Town Board. Annually, the Town Board shall designate
which of the members shall serve as the Chairperson for that year.
B.
Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003, and except as provided in § 5-4D of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be three years and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the term expires.
C.
The term of office of a member appointed on or before
September 1, 2003, shall commence on the date selected by the Town
Board in its resolution making the appointment, but the term of office
of:
D.
If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member
after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's office
was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December
31st on which that person's term was scheduled to expire even though
the person shall have served less than three years.
[Added by L.L. No. 14-2003]
A.
The Board of Appeals, previously established by the
Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of five regular
members and two alternate members. The members shall be known as Member
A, Member B, Member C, Member D, Member E, Alternate Member A and
Alternate Member B. All of the members shall be appointed by the Town
Board. Annually, the Town Board shall designate which of the members
shall serve as the Chairperson for that year.
B.
Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003, and except as provided in § 5-5D of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be five years and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the term expires.
C.
The term of office of a member appointed on or before
September 1, 2003, shall commence on the date selected by the Town
Board in its resolution making the appointment, but the term of office
of:
D.
If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member
after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's office
was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December
31st on which that person's term was scheduled to expire even though
that person shall have served less than five years.
A.
The Board of Architectural Review, previously established
by the Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of five
regular members and one alternate member. The members shall be known
as Member A, Member B, Member C, Member D, Member E and the Alternate
Member. All of the members shall be appointed by the Town Board. Annually,
the Town Board shall designate which of the members shall serve as
the Chairperson for that year.
B.
Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003, and except as provided in § 5-6D of the Code, the term of office of each regular member and the alternate member shall be three years and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the term expires.
C.
The term of office of a member appointed on or before
September 1, 2003, shall commence on the date selected by the Town
Board in its resolution making the appointment, but the term of office
of:
D.
If a person is appointed or qualifies as a regular
member or an alternate member after January 1 of the year in which
the term of that person's office was scheduled to begin, that person's
term shall expire on the December 31st on which that person's term
was scheduled to expire even though that person shall have served
less than three years.
E.
The alternate member shall attend and participate
in the meetings of the Board, including the Board's deliberations,
but shall not vote, except in the absence of one or more of the regular
members of the Board, in which case the alternate member shall have
the same authority to vote on a matter as any other member. When one
or more of the regular members is absent, the alternate member, if
present, shall be counted in determining whether a quorum exists.
[Amended 6-1-2005 by L.L. No. 11-2005; 5-4-2011 by L.L. No.
5-2011; 6-13-2011 by L.L. No. 7-2011]
A.
Portions of § 523 (1) (b) and (c) of the
New York Real Property Tax Law hereby are superseded. Words enclosed
in brackets are eliminated therefrom. Italicized words are new matter
added thereto. Section 523 (1) (b) and (c) of the New York Real Property
Tax Law, as superseded below, shall apply in the Town of Mamaroneck.
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(b) The board of assessment review shall consist of not less
than three nor more than five members appointed by the [legislative
body of the local government or village] Town Board. The Town
Board also may appoint up to two alternates. The alternates shall
substitute for a member if such member is absent or is unable to participate
because of a conflict of interest. When an alternate sits in the place
of a member, the alternate shall be considered a member for all purposes.
The alternates shall not be counted for the purpose of determining
whether a quorum exists except in situations where an alternate substitutes
for a member. Members and alternates shall
have a knowledge of property values in the [local government or village] Town (including its incorporated areas). Neither the assessor
nor any member of his or her staff may be appointed to the board of
assessment review or be appointed an alternate. A
majority of such board shall consist of [members] persons who are
not officers or employees of the [local government or village] Town.
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(c) Except as modified by the last sentence of this
section, the terms of office of members of the board of assessment
review and of the alternates shall be five years
and shall commence on the first day of October and terminate on the
thirtieth day of September, five years thereafter. [In the case of
the first board appointed under the provisions of this title, however,
the terms shall be of such length that not more than one will expire
in each of the first five years after the members of such board are
appointed.] In order to provide for an orderly succession
and to preserve an ‘institutional memory,’ the terms of
each member shall expire in different years."
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B.
The Board
of Assessment Review, previously established by the Town Board, shall
continue to exist. It shall consist of five members. It also shall
have two alternates. The members shall be known as "Member A," "Member
B," "Member C," "Member D" and "Member E." The alternates shall be
known as "Alternate One" and "Alternate Two." In accordance with § 523(1)(e)
of the New York Real Property Tax Law, annually the members of the
Board of Assessment Review shall designate which of them shall serve
as the Chairperson for that year.
C.
Except as modified in § 5-7D of the Code, the term of office of each member and each alternate shall be five years and shall expire on the 30th day of September of the year in which the term expires.
D.
The term of
office of:
(1)
Member
A shall expire on September 30, 2013;
(2)
Member
B shall expire on September 30, 2014;
(3)
Member
C shall expire on September 30, 2015;
(4)
Member
D shall expire on September 30, 2011;
(5)
Member
E shall expire on September 30, 2012;
(6)
Alternate
One shall expire on September 30, 2012; and
(7)
Alternate
Two shall expire on September 30, 2013.
E.
If a person
is appointed or qualifies as a member or an alternate after October
1 of the year in which the term of that person's office was scheduled
to begin, that person's term shall expire on September 30th in the
year in which that person's term is scheduled to expire even though
the person shall have served less than five years.
A.
The Board of Ethics, previously established by the
Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of five members.
The members shall be known as Member A, Member B, Member C, Member
D and Member E. All of the members shall be appointed by the Town
Board. Annually, the Town Board shall designate which of them shall
serve as the Chairperson for that year.
B.
Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003, and except as provided in § 5-8D of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be three years and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the term expires.
C.
The term of office of a member appointed on or before
September 1, 2003, shall commence on the date selected by the Town
Board in its resolution making the appointment, but the term of office
of:
D.
If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member
after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's office
was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December
31st on which that person's term is scheduled to expire even though
the person shall have served less than three years.
[Added 2-4-2015 by L.L.
No. 3-2015]
A.
The
Sustainability Collaborative shall consist of up to 10 members. The
members shall be known as "Member A," "Member B," "Member C," "Member
D," "Member E," "Member F," "Member G," "Member H," "Member I" and
"Member J." All of the members shall be appointed by the Town Board.
Annually, the Town Board shall designate which of the members shall
serve as the Chairperson for that year. If at any time there are fewer
than 10 members who have been appointed to the Sustainability Collaborative,
the "whole number" (as that term is defined in NY General Construction
Law § 41) shall mean the total number of members who have
been appointed to the Sustainability Collaborative.
B.
Except for persons appointed in 2015, and except as provided in § 5-9D of the Code, the terms of office of each member shall be three years and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the term expires.
C.
The
term of office of a member appointed in 2015 shall commence on the
date selected by the Town Board in its resolution making the appointment,
but the term of office of:
D.
If
a person is appointed or qualifies as a member after January 1 of
the year in which the term of that person's office was scheduled
to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December 31
on which that person's term was scheduled to expire even though
that person shall have served less than three years.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 5-9, Historic Records Committee,
was repealed 2-15-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012.
[Added by L.L. No. 14-2003; amended 2-28-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018]
A.
The
Planning Board, previously established by the Town Board, shall continue
to exist. It shall consist of five regular members and two alternate
members. The members shall be known as Member A, Member B, Member
C, Member D, Member E, Alternate Member 1 and the Alternate Member
2. All of the members shall be appointed by the Town Board. Annually,
the Town Board shall designate which of the members shall serve as
the Chairperson and as the Vice Chairperson for that year.
B.
Except for persons appointed or reappointed to the Planning Board in 2018 and except as provided in § 5-10D of the Code, the term of each member shall be five years and shall expire on the 31st day of December in the year in which the term expires.
C.
The
term of office of a member appointed in 2018 shall commence on the
date that the Town Board appoints that person to the Planning Board
and shall expire in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)
Member A's term and Alternate Member 1's term shall expire
on December 31, 2018.
(2)
Member B's term and Alternate Member 2's term shall expire
on December 31, 2019.
(3)
Member C's term shall expire on December 31, 2020.
(4)
Member D's term shall expire on December 31, 2021.
(5)
Member E's term shall expire on December 31, 2022.
D.
If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member after January 1 of the year in which that person's term began, that person's term shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year when that person's term expires even if that person will have served less than five years or the length of time associated with that member's term pursuant to § 5-10C.
[Added by L.L. No. 14-2003]
A.
The Recreation Commission, previously established
by the Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of seven
members. The members shall be known as Member A, Member B, Member
C, Member D, Member E, Member F, and Member G. All of the members
shall be appointed by the Town Board. In accordance with § 244
of the New York General Municipal Law, annually the members of the
Recreation Commission shall designate which of the members shall serve
as the Chairperson for that year.
B.
Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003, and except as provided in § 5-11D of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be seven years and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the term expires.
C.
The term of office of a member appointed on or before
September 1, 2003, shall commence on the date selected by the Town
Board in its resolution making the appointment, but the term of office
of:
D.
If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member
after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's office
was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December
31st on which that person's term was scheduled to expire even though
that person shall have served less than seven years.
A.
The Town of Mamaroneck Housing Authority, established
by § 569 of the New York Public Housing Law, shall consist
of five members. The five members shall be known as Member A, Member
C, Member E, Member H and Member I. All of the members shall be appointed
by the Town Board. In accordance with § 32(1) of the New
York Public Housing Law, annually the members of the Town of Mamaroneck
Housing Authority shall designate which of them shall serve as the
Chairperson and which shall serve as the Vice Chairperson.
B.
Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003, and except as provided in § 5-12D of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be five years and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the term expires.
C.
The term of office of a member appointed on or before
September 1, 2003, shall commence on the date selected by the Town
Board in its resolution making the appointment, but the term of office
of:
D.
If a person is appointed or qualifies as a member
after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's office
was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on the December
31st on which that person's term is scheduled to expire even though
the person shall have served less than five years.
A.
The Traffic Committee, previously established by the
Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist of seven members.
The members shall be known as Member A, Member B, Member C, Member
D, Member E, Member F and Member G. All of the members shall be appointed
by the Town Board. Annually, the Town Board shall designate which
of the members shall serve as Chairperson for that year.
B.
Except for persons appointed on or before September 1, 2003, and except as provided in § 5-13D of the Code, the term of office of each member shall be three years and shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the term expires.
C.
The term of office of a member appointed on or before
September 1, 2003, shall commence on the date selected by the Town
Board in its resolution making the appointment, but the term of office
of:
D.
If a person is appointed or qualifies as a citizen
member after January 1 of the year in which the term of that person's
office was scheduled to begin, that person's term shall expire on
the December 31st on which that person's term is scheduled to expire
even though the person shall have served less than three years.
[Amended 5-18-2005 by L.L. No. 8-2005; 1-20-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
The Tree Preservation Commission, previously
established by the Town Board, shall continue to exist. It shall consist
of three members, who shall be the Environmental Coordinator, the
Director of Building Code Enforcement and Land Use Administration,
or if that position is vacant, the Building Inspector, and the Superintendent
of Highways (or the Superintendent's designee). Annually, the Town
Board shall designate which of the members shall serve as the Chairperson
for that year.
