The Village of Liberty Planning Board shall
consist of five members, and the Village Board shall designate one
member of the Board as Chairperson. The Village Board shall also appoint
up to three temporary members. Such temporary members shall be appointed
for a one-year term of office. The Chairperson of the Planning Board
shall assign each temporary member as necessary when absence of regular
members of said Board or a conflict of interest of a regular member
of said Board would otherwise prevent five members of such Board from
considering any pending matter, but no more than two temporary member
shall sit in determination of any pending matter. Such temporary member
shall be designated on a rotating basis such that each temporary member
shall be afforded an equal opportunity to serve. Once designated to
serve on a particular matter before the Board, the temporary member
shall have the same powers and duties as regular members of the Board
until the matter is concluded. Any determination of said Board consisting
of a temporary member shall have the same weight and be entitled to
the same authority as the act or deed of the regular Planning Board
member, and all laws, statutes and regulations shall apply and be
applied with equal force and effect.
The Village Board shall require Planning Board
members to complete training and continuing education courses as provided
by law.
All Planning Board members shall attend at least
75% of all regularly scheduled meetings of the Planning Board in each
calendar year of their appointment.
The Mayor shall have the power to remove, after
public hearing as provided for under § 7-718 of the New
York State Village Law, any member of the Planning Board for cause
or for failing to comply with the minimum meeting attendance or training
requirements established herein.