[Adopted 6-23-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
Pursuant to the authority granted by § 7-718 of the
Village Law of the State of New York, there are hereby established
two alternate members of the Planning Board of the Village of New
Hempstead, whose terms shall be one official year. Said alternate
members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Board
of Trustees.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subdivision 16 of § 7-718
of the Village Law, and for the purpose of specifically overriding
said provision, the Chairperson of the Planning Board may designate
an alternate member to substitute for a member of said Board when
said member is unable to participate because of a conflict of interest
on an application or matter before the Board or when a member is unable
to attend a meeting of the Board for any reason whatsoever. When so
designated, the alternate member shall possess all the powers and
responsibilities of said member of the Board. Such designation shall
be entered into the minutes of the Planning Board meeting at which
the substitution is made.
All provisions of law relating to Planning Board member training
and continuing education, conflict of interest, compensation, eligibility,
vacancy in office, removal and service on other boards shall apply
to alternate members of the Planning Board.
