There is hereby established the Planning Board of the Village
of Coxsackie.
Said Board shall consist of five members and two alternate members
who shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to approval of the Board
of Trustees. The Chairperson shall be designated by the Board of Trustees
each year at its organizational meeting.
The Planning Board shall have such powers and duties as are
provided by state law or any local law, ordinance or regulation of
the Village of Coxsackie. The Planning Board shall have the power
and authority to employ experts and a staff, to pay for their services
and such other expenses as may be necessary and proper, not exceeding
the appropriations that may be made or authorized for such purposes.
An alternate member shall be substituted for a member who is
unable to participate because of a conflict of interest on a matter
or application before the Board, illness or absence from the Village.
The Planning Board Chairperson shall designate the alternate member
who is to serve, and when so designated, such alternate member shall
possess all powers and responsibilities of such member of the Board.
In the event the Planning Board Chairperson is the member for whom
substitution should be made, the majority of the Planning Board members
present shall designate the alternate member to serve.
Whereas said Planning Board is empowered to approve plats pursuant
to § 7-728 of the Village Law, which power is hereby ratified
and confirmed, the Clerk of the Village of Coxsackie is directed to
file with the Clerk of the County of Greene a certificate showing
that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Coxsackie has authorized
its Planning Board to approve plats within the Village of Coxsackie
pursuant to the provisions of § 7-728 of the Village Law,
and the Clerk is requested to write to the County Clerk of the County
of Greene and request such clerk, pursuant to § 7-732 of
the Village Law, to refuse to file or record in his office any plat
of a subdivision until it has been approved by the Planning Board
of the Village of Coxsackie.