Pursuant to Town Law § 271, there is hereby created
the Town of Walton Planning Board consisting of five members to be
appointed for five-year terms by the Town Supervisor with the approval
of the Town Board.
Any resident citizen of the Town of Walton who is over the age
of 18 years, except Town Board members, shall be eligible for appointment
to the Planning Board.
Once appointed, Planning Board members may only be removed for
cause. The Town Board shall have the power to remove a member for
cause after a public hearing. Cause for removal shall include, but
is not limited to:
A. Noncompliance with the minimum requirements relating to training
and education as established by the rules adopted by the Planning
Board;
B. Noncompliance with the minimum requirements relating to attendance
as established by the rules adopted by the Planning Board;
C. Failure to comply with the residency requirements set forth herein;
D. Failure to disclose conflicts of interest;
E. Physical or mental impairment affecting the Board member's ability
to perform;
F. Failure to comply with the ethics code of the Town of Walton;
G. Such other causes established by law.
The Planning Board may recommend to the Town Board regulations
relating to any subject matter over which the Planning Board has jurisdiction
by referral or under any local law or ordinance of the Town. Adoption
of any such recommendations by the Town Board shall be by local law
or ordinance.
The Town Board may by resolution provide for the referral of
any matter, or class of matters, to the Planning Board for review
and to report thereon, within a reasonable time, to be fixed by the
Town Board in said resolution.
The Planning Board shall adopt rules governing its procedures,
which rules shall be submitted to the Town Board and approved by the
Town Board prior to the time such rules (or amendments thereto) shall
become effective.
Members of the Planning Board shall serve without compensation
except that they shall be reimbursed for their mileage and other disbursements
pursuant to established Town policy.