[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Lake Success 8-10-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-14-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; 4-10-2006 by L.L. No.
5-2006]
A.
The Planning Board heretofore established shall be
continued and shall have all of the powers and duties provided by
the Village Law, the General Municipal Law, the Nassau County Charter
(Chapter 878 of the Laws of 1936, as amended) and any other general
or special statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations now or hereafter
in force. Said Board shall consist of five members appointed by the
Mayor with the approval of a majority of the Board of Trustees.
B.
The Mayor, with the approval of the majority of the
Board of Trustees, may appoint up to two alternate members to perform
the duties of regular members who are unavailable or unable to perform
such duties.
C.
The
Planning Board, by majority vote of its members, shall be authorized
to appoint a Secretary to the Planning Board, subject to a salary
and benefit approval by the Board of Trustees.
[Added 7-8-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
[Amended 4-14-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; 4-10-2006 by L.L. No.
5-2006]
The terms of the members of the Planning Board
shall be five official years, and upon the expiration of any term
of a member, that member or a successor shall be appointed for a term
of five official years and the members shall be appointed so that
one member’s term shall expire at the end of each official year.
If a vacancy shall occur for any reason other than expiration of term,
such vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment.
The Board of Trustees may remove any member of the Planning Board
for cause and after an opportunity to be heard by the Board of Trustees.
An alternate member shall be appointed for a term of one year.
The Mayor shall designate a member of the Board
to serve as Chair, each of which appointments shall be for a term
until the end of the official year in which such appointments are
made, and each of which appointments shall be subject to approval
by the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 7-8-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
All meetings of the Planning Board shall be
public. The presence of a majority of the members shall be necessary
for a quorum. The Secretary of the Board shall keep minutes of the
proceedings showing the vote of each member upon every question or,
if absent or failing to vote, indicating that fact. The Secretary
also shall keep a record of the examination and other official actions
of the Board. Every rule, regulation, amendment or repeal thereof
and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the Board
shall immediately be filed in the Village Clerk's office and shall
be a public record.
