[Added 1-7-2026 by L.L. No. 1-2026[1]]
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Editor's Note: This local law also redesignated former Arts. XV and XVI as Arts. XVI and XVII.
As used in this subsection, the following term shall have the meaning indicated:
ALTERNATE MEMBER
An individual appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees, to serve on the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals when a regular member has recused himself or herself or is other precluded from consideration of a matter before such Board or is absent or otherwise unable to participate at a meeting of the Board.
MEMBER
An individual appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees, to serve on the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Planning Board or Board of Appeals.
This article provides a process for appointing one alternate member to the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals to serve when a member has recused himself or herself or is otherwise precluded from consideration of a matter or is absent or otherwise unable to participate at a meeting of the Board.
As a result of the recusals by Board members or other reasons which may keep a member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals from participating in the consideration of a specific matter before such Board, official business may not always be able to be conducted and may delay or impede adherence to required timelines. The use of alternate members in such instances is hereby authorized pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
A. 
The alternate member shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of one year, subject to the approval of the Village Board of Trustees.
B. 
An alternate member shall have all of the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of a member of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals. When an alternate member is voting or counting toward the calculation or composition of a quorum, that circumstance shall be noted in the minutes of the Board meeting.
C. 
All provisions of state law relating to Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals member eligibility, vacancy in office, removal, compatibility of office and service on other boards, as well as any provision of a local law relating to Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals members, shall also apply to alternate members.
D. 
An alternate member shall be able to attend meetings of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals, including work sessions, regular meetings, and executive sessions, shall sit with and participate in deliberations of the Board upon the designation by the Chair of the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals, and subject to § 230-168E below, shall substitute for a member who has recused himself or herself or is otherwise precluded from consideration of a matter or is absent or otherwise unable to participate at a meeting of the Board, but an alternate member shall not vote or count towards the calculation or composition of a quorum unless he or she is substituting for a member.
E. 
An alternate member who is substituting for a member pursuant to this article may vote and count towards the calculation and composition of a quorum on all matters and issues if he has attended all the meetings held on any matter, or otherwise makes an informed decision based on sufficient knowledge of the matter at hand.
This article is hereby adopted pursuant to the provisions of § 10 of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law and § 10 of the New York State Statute of Local Governments. It is the intent of the Village Board of Trustees, pursuant to § 10 of the New York State Municipal Home Rule Law, to supersede the provisions of § 7-712 of the Village Law relating to the appointment of members to the Village Zoning Board of Appeals and § 7-718 of the Village Law relating to the appointment of members to the Village Planning Board.