[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Rye Brook 3-22-1983 by L.L. No. 3-1983. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to promote better
traffic conditions.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 1, which immediately
preceded this section and dealt with findings of fact, was deleted
12-15-1992 by L.L. No. 2-1992.
A.
There is hereby created a Traffic Commission, which
shall consist of seven members, who shall serve without compensation.
[Amended 7-24-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; 4-8-2008 by L.L. No.
5-2008]
B.
All members of the Commission shall be residents of
the Village.
C.
The members of the Commission shall be appointed by
the Board of Trustees, and the Chairman thereof shall be appointed
by the Board of Trustees.
D.
The term of office of each member shall be three official
years, except that the initial appointments of two members shall be
for one year, two members for two years and three members for three
years.
[Amended 3-23-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
If a member must miss a regularly scheduled
meeting, she or he shall advise the Chair in advance and shall, at
the discretion of the Chair, be recorded as "excused" for the meeting
missed. In the event that a member is absent for three regularly scheduled
meetings in any one calendar year, or without excuse for two consecutive
meetings, the Chair shall notify the Mayor, and the member shall be,
unless good cause shown, deemed to have resigned by the Board of Trustees,
and a replacement appointed for the balance of the term outstanding.
The Board of Trustees shall have the power to remove any member for
cause after a public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired
term of any member whose place has become vacant.
The Traffic Commission may appoint an Acting
Chairman in the absence of the Chairman and may appoint a Secretary.
Meetings of the Traffic Commission shall be
held at the call of the Chairman. The Commission shall keep minutes
of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member on each question.
The Commission shall have the power to investigate
existing traffic conditions and to make recommendations to the Board
of Trustees concerning traffic regulation, traffic laws, parking laws
and all other matters relating to the flow of traffic. However, whenever
the Village Planning Board has under consideration a request for an
amendment of the Zoning Law,[1] rezoning of a site, site plan approval or subdivision
approval, the consideration of the Traffic Commission which may affect
such matter shall be suspended.
