[Adopted 8-8-2001 by L.L. No. 7-2001]
It is hereby determined that it is in the best
interest of the Town of Lockport that an alternate member position
be established for the Town of Lockport Planning Board because of
the necessity for acting expeditiously on matters pending before the
Board; to enhance the ability to establish a quorum; to enable full
seven-member Board participation in decisions whenever possible; to
attract quality Board members without preventing public service because
of travel commitments, vacations, sickness and possible conflicts;
and to provide for greater flexibility in the scheduling of meetings.
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority
set forth in the Municipal Home Rule Law § 10, Subdivision
1(ii)a(1) and 1(ii)d(3), and Town Law § 271, Subdivision
15. To the extent that any provision of this article is inconsistent
with any other Town Law, including § 271, Subdivision 15,
such law is expressly superseded by the provisions of this article.
It is the intent of this article to increase and set forth additional
reasons for participation by an alternate Board member in decisions
than are set forth in Town Law § 271, Subdivision 15.
The Town Board of the Town of Lockport does
hereby establish the position of alternate Planning Board member.
There shall be one such member.
The alternate Planning Board member shall substitute
for any member of the Planning Board in the event such member does
not attend or participate because of:
E. Family and professional obligations.
F. Failure to attend a scheduled meeting for any reason.
The alternate member of the Planning Board shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the Planning Board to sit with the Board; provided, however, that the alternate shall only participate by substituting for a member where a regular member of the Planning Board does not participate for one of the reasons set forth in §
31-4 above. The alternate member shall receive the same compensation as regular members of the Board for every meeting attended, whether or not the alternate member actually participates.
The alternate member of the Planning Board shall
be appointed by resolution of the Town Board for a term of seven years
commencing January 1, 2002, provided that a member may be appointed
by the Town Board upon adoption of this article for a term commencing
on the date of appointment and terminating December 31, 2001.
The Chairperson of the Planning Board shall designate the alternate member to substitute for a member when such member does not participate for reasons set forth in §
31-4 above. When so designated, the alternate member shall possess all of the powers and responsibilities of such member of the Board. Such designation shall be entered into the minutes of the initial Planning Board meeting at which the substitution is made. In the case of a substitution for a member when such member is unable to participate because of a conflict of interest on an application or matter before the Board, such designation shall carry forward until such matter is finally resolved for that matter. In all other cases, the designation shall take place during the meeting or meetings at which any member is absent.
[Adopted 7-12-2006 by L.L. No. 3-2006]
The Planning Board, as heretofore established, shall continue in effect and shall consist of seven members plus one alternate member (as established in Article
I). The Planning Board shall have all the powers and duties as established by this article, the Lockport Town Code, and New York State Town Law. The compensation of the members of the Town Planning Board shall be established, from time to time, by resolution of the Town Board.
Members are expected to attend meetings of the
Planning Board; any member who, without prior approval of the Chairman,
fails to attend 3/4 of the meetings in any calendar year or misses
more than three consecutive meetings shall be subject to removal in
accordance with Town Law § 271, Subdivision 9.