[Amended 4-10-2006 by L.L. No. 8-2006]
A.
There shall be a Town Planning Board for the Town of Milan consisting of seven members appointed by the Town Board to serve for successive years, with their terms to commence and to end as set forth by the Town Board at the time of the appointment of such members, and in accordance with the requirements of the Town Law.
[Amended 2-25-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
B.
The Town Board may, at its discretion, appoint for a term of the balance of any calendar year alternate members, whose role it will be to substitute for any member of the Planning Board in the instance of absence or recusal for conflict of interest, subject to the following:
(1)
The Chairperson of the Planning Board may designate an alternate member to substitute for a member when such member is unable to participate due to absence or recusal;
(2)
Such alternate(s) shall be empaneled only when present at the time of initial application(s) and for subsequent consideration by the Board of applications which are the subject of the Board's action while empaneled;
(3)
In the event of empaneling to replace a member recused for reasons of conflict of interest, such alternate shall serve only for the purpose of considering and deciding the specific application before the Board which caused the recusal.
(4)
The alternate member, when serving, shall have all the responsibilities of a regular member of the Planning Board.
C.
Compensation. The Town Board may provide for compensation to be paid to Planning Board members, experts, clerks, a secretary and for other such expenses as may be necessary and proper to fulfill the duties of the Planning Board. There shall be no compensation for alternate members so appointed.