[HISTORY: Adopted by the Planning Board of the Town of Plattekill 9-10-1969, as amended through 1-14-1986. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 93.
Zoning Board of Appeals rules of procedure — See Ch. A115.
The objectives and purposes of the Planning Board of the Town of Plattekill, Ulster County, New York, are those set forth in ordinances, local laws and amendments and supplements thereto and those powers and duties delegated to the Planning Board by the Town Board in accordance with the enabling law.
The officers of the Planning Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and a Secretary.
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Chairman. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings and hearings of the Planning Board and shall have the duties normally conferred by parliamentary usage on such officers. The Chairman shall appoint committees and call special meetings. The Chairman shall be one of the citizen members of the Board. He shall have the privilege of discussing all matters before the Board and of voting thereon.
B. 
Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall act for the Chairman in his absence. He shall be a citizen member of the Board.
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Secretary. The Secretary or Clerk shall keep the minutes and records of the Board, prepare agendas of regular and special meetings with the Chairman, provide notice of meetings to Board members, arrange proper and legal notice of hearings and attend to correspondence of the Board and to such other duties as are normally carried out by a secretary.
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Nomination of officers shall be made from the floor at the annual organization meeting, which shall be held on the second Tuesday in February in each year, and the elections shall follow immediately.
B. 
A candidate receiving a majority vote of the entire membership of the Planning Board shall be declared elected and shall serve for one year until his successor shall take office.
Vacancies in offices shall be filled immediately by regular election procedure.
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Workshop meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month, and regular meetings will be held on the second Tuesday. Meetings may be changed by a majority vote of the Board.
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A majority of the membership of the Board, four, shall constitute a quorum, and the number of votes necessary to transact business shall be a majority of the entire membership of the Board, seven. Voting shall be by roll call. A record of the roll call shall be kept as a part of the minutes.
C. 
Special meetings may be called by the Chairman or by a request of the majority members of the Board. The notice of such a meeting shall specify the purposes of such a meeting, and no other business may be considered except by unanimous consent of those present at such meeting. The Secretary or Clerk shall notify all members of the Board, in writing or by telephone, not less than two days in advance of such special meeting.
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All meetings of which official action is taken shall be open to the general public.
E. 
The order of business at regular meetings shall be:
(1) 
Salute to Flag.
(2) 
Roll call.
(3) 
Public hearings.
(4) 
Approval of minutes.
(5) 
Correspondence and reports.
(6) 
Old and unfinished business.
(7) 
Discussions and new business.
(8) 
Approval of vouchers.
(9) 
Adjournment.
Committees, as needed, shall be appointed by the Chairman.
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The standing committees shall be appointed for one year. Vacancies shall be filled immediately by the Chairman of the Planning Board.
B. 
Special committees may be appointed by the Chairman for purposes and terms which the Board approves.
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The Board may recommend to the Town Board to employ a Clerk to assist the Secretary in the performance of his duties and to perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Chairman of the Planning Board.
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The Board may recommend to the Town Board to employ such staff and/or experts as it sees fit to aid the Board in its work. Appointments shall be recommended by majority vote of the Board.
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In addition to those required by law, the Board may, at its discretion, hold public hearings when it decides that such hearing will be in the public interest.
B. 
Notice of such hearings shall be published in the official newspaper of the municipality or in a newspaper of general circulation at least six days before the time of public hearings.
C. 
The case before the Board shall be presented in summary by the Secretary or a designated member of the Board, and parties in interest shall have privileges of the floor.
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A record shall be kept of those speaking before the Board.
These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of the Planning Board.