[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Smithtown 2-21-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 1-2-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
The Town Board of the Town of Smithtown hereby finds and declares it to be in the best interest of the citizens of the Town of Smithtown to create and provide for the appointment of a Conservation Board to advise in the protection and wise use of the Town's natural resources.
[Amended 1-2-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
The Board shall be known as the "Conservation Board of the Town of Smithtown" and shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the Town Board for terms not exceeding two years. The presiding officer or Chairman of the Board shall be designated by the Town Board, from among the members so appointed to the Board. The Town Board shall have authority to remove any member of said Board so appointed, for cause, after a public hearing if requested. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
The Conservation Board of the Town of Smithtown shall conduct researches into the land area of the Town and shall seek to coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which, in its judgment, it deems necessary for its work. The Board shall keep an index of all open areas within the Town of Smithtown, with the plan of obtaining information pertinent to proper utilization of such open areas, including lands owned by the state or lands owned by a village within the Town or lands owned by the Town. The Board shall further keep an index of all open marshlands, swamps and all other wetlands in a like manner and may recommend to the Town Board a program for the better promotion, development or utilization of such areas. The Board shall further keep accurate records of its meetings and actions and shall file an annual report which shall be printed in the annual Town report.
A. 
Members of the Conservation Board of the Town of Smithtown shall receive compensation in an amount set by the Town Board.
[Amended 2-26-1985 by L.L. No. 4-1985; 10-3-2023 by L.L. No. 14-2023; 10-1-2024 by L.L. No. 14-2024]
B. 
The Town Board shall also appropriate in the annual budget of the Town a sum of money for the purpose of providing to the Conservation Board funds to defray the costs and expenses incurred by it in the performance of its duties set forth hereinabove, such appropriation to be a charge upon the taxable property of that part of the Town of Smithtown outside the incorporated villages contained therein.