This article shall be known as the "Alternate Members of the
Planning Board Law."
The position of alternate member(s) of the Planning Board of
the Town of Marion is hereby established. The Town Board is authorized
to appoint no more than four such alternate members.
[Amended 6-11-2018 by L.L. No.
2-2018]
All alternate members of the Planning Board of the Town of Marion
shall be appointed for a period of seven-year term and in the same
manner as regularly appointed members of the Planning Board.
[Amended 6-11-2018 by L.L. No.
2-2018]
Alternate members shall serve in the absence, unavailability
or inability of a regular member of the Planning Board to serve. Alternate
members are expected to attend all workshops and meetings. Copies
of notices shall be sent to all members, including alternate members.
When a meeting of the Planning Board shall be duly noticed and called
for discussion, if it shall become apparent that a regular member
of the Planning Board will be unable to hear and deliberate upon an
application, then an alternate member of the Planning Board, at the
call of the Chairman of said Board, shall be duly authorized to hear
the application, to deliberate and to vote with full force and effect
as if duly appointed a regular member of the Board.
This article supersedes § 271 of the Town Law insofar
as providing for alternate members of the Planning Board.