The Town Board shall appoint two alternate members to the Planning
Board and one alternate member to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Alternate
members shall be appointed for a term of seven years to the Planning
Board and five years to the Zoning Board of Appeals, commencing on
the first day of January. The term of any alternate member appointed
subsequent to the first day of January shall expire on the 31st day
of December in the appropriate calendar year to fulfill the term.
The Chairperson of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals
may designate a duly appointed alternate member to substitute for
a member when such member is unable to participate on an application
or matter before the Board and it does not create a conflict for the
alternate. When so designated, the alternate member shall possess
all the powers and responsibilities of a member of the Board. Such
designation shall be entered into the minutes of the Planning Board
or Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at which the substitution is made.
An alternate member duly authorized by the Chairperson of the Planning
Board or Zoning Board of Appeals to substitute for a Board member,
when such member is unable to participate in a meeting, will be compensated
in place and instead of the Board member.
Except as provided herein, all provisions of state law relating to
Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals member eligibility, vacancy
in office, removal, compatibility of office and service on other boards,
shall also apply to alternate members. In addition, any provisions
of a local law or ordinance relating to training, continuing education,
compensation and attendance of members shall also apply to alternate
members.