There is hereby created a Commission to be known as the Village
of Haverstraw Historic Preservation Commission ("Commission").
A. Membership: The Commission shall consist of five members.
B. Appointments: Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the
Village Board of Trustees. No person appointed to the Commission can
also serve as a member of the Village Board of Trustees establishing
the Commission.
C. Term of office: The terms for all members of the Commission shall
be staggered and fixed so that the term of one member shall expire
at the end of the calendar year in which all such Commission members
were initially appointed. The terms of the remaining members shall
be so fixed that one term shall expire at the end of each calendar
year thereafter. At the expiration of the term of each member first
appointed, his or her successor shall be appointed for a term which
shall be equal in years to the number of members of the Commission.
D. Qualifications: To the extent of availability in the community, consideration
should be given to balancing representation on the Commission so as
to include such expertise as an architect or architectural historian,
a historian, a person familiar with local history, a licensed real
estate broker, construction contractor or tradesman, and a professional
in the field of land use including attorneys, architects, planners,
and surveyors. All members must demonstrate a significant interest,
competence or knowledge in and commitment to the field of historic
preservation.
E. Vacancies: Vacancies occurring in the Commission other than by expiration
of term of office shall be filled by appointment of the Village Board
of Trustees. Any such appointment shall be for the unexpired portion
of the term of the replaced member, and the appointment must be made
in accordance with the criteria established above for original appointments.
F. Reappointment: Members may serve for no more than a maximum of two
full three-year terms before stepping down from the Commission. A
previous appointee may be reappointed after a two-year hiatus from
the Commission. Each member shall serve until the appointment of a
successor, or until they serve two consecutive three year terms. The
term limits imposed by this subdivision may be waived or modified
by local law of the Village Board upon recommendation of the Commission
when, in the judgment of the governing board, it is in the best interest
to do so.
G. Compensation: Members shall serve without compensation.
H. Training and attendance requirements:
(1) Each member of the Commission shall complete, at a minimum, four
hours of training each year designed to enable such members to more
effectively carry out their duties. Training received by a member
in excess of four hours in any one year may be carried over by the
member into succeeding years in order to meet this requirement. Such
training shall be approved by the Village Board of Trustees and may
include, but not be limited to, training provided by a municipality,
regional or county planning office or Commission, county planning
federation, state agency, statewide municipal association, college
or other similar entity. Training may be provided in a variety of
formats, including but not limited to, electronic media, video, distance
learning and traditional classroom training.
(2) To be eligible for reappointment to the Commission, a member shall
have completed the training approved by the Village Board.
(3) The training may be waived or modified by resolution of the governing
board when, in the judgment of the Village Board, it is in the best
interest to do so.
(4) No decision of a Commission shall be voided or declared invalid because
of a failure to comply with this subdivision.
The Commission may, in its bylaws, establish permanent or ad
hoc committees consisting of no less than three current members of
the Commission for assignments assigned to it by the full Commission.