[Amended 12-20-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
A. There shall be a Planning Board of seven members pursuant to Article
VII, § 7-718 of the Village Law, each to be appointed for a term of five years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Members and the Chairperson of such Planning Board shall be appointed by the Village Manager. At least two of the members of the Planning Board shall have practical experience in the fields of architecture, civil engineering, planning, real estate or land development.
B. Members whose terms have expired shall continue to serve as members
of the Planning Board until the member is reappointed, resigns or
a new member is appointed in place of the departing member.
C. A member may be appointed to a maximum of two consecutive terms (10
years). If the member has served for two consecutive terms, that member
must be off the Planning Board for one year before applying for appointment
to the Planning Board.
D. All members of the Planning Board shall be required to attend a minimum
of 75% of the Planning Board meetings within a calendar year.
E. Noncompliance with minimum requirements relating to attendance at
meetings shall be deemed a proper cause for removal from office by
the Board of Trustees.
F. Each member of the Planning Board shall complete, at a minimum, four
hours of training each year designed to enable such members to effectively
carry out their responsibilities. 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 the training requirements.
Such training may include programs offered by the New York State Department
of State, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
Westchester County Planning Department, Westchester Municipal Planning
Federation, and such other entities as well as in-house updates and
seminars. The Village Manager, after discussion with the Director
of Planning and Development and the Planning Board Chairperson, shall
annually designate such seminars, workshops, or continuing education
courses which may be offered within a reasonable distance.
G. Noncompliance with minimum requirements relating to training shall
be deemed a proper cause for removal from office by the Board of Trustees.
H. The Chairperson of the Planning Board shall notify the Village Manager
and the Director of Planning and Development in writing on or about
December 1, or at any time if so warranted, of any member who fails
to comply with the minimum requirements for meeting attendance and/or
training requirements in any calendar year.
I. No decision of the Planning Board shall be voided or declared invalid
because of a member's failure to comply with the annual attendance
and/or training requirements.