[Amended 2-2-1989; 12-5-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996; 4-22-1999; 2-10-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
A. There shall
be a Board for the Town of Corinth, Saratoga County, New York, to
be known as the "Planning Board," consisting of five members appointed
according to the requirements of Article 16 of the Town Law, with
one member to be appointed Chairman of said Planning Board.
B. The Town
Board shall appoint one alternate member(s) of the Planning Board
to substitute for any regular member in the event of a conflict of
interest or other factor such as illness, vacation or other absences.
The alternate member(s) shall be appointed by resolution of the Town
Board for a term of five years. The chairperson of the Planning Board
may designate an alternate member to substitute for a regular member
when such regular member is unable to participate in an application
or matter before the Board. When so designated, the alternate member
shall possess all of the powers and responsibilities of such regular
member. Such designation shall be entered into the minutes of the
initial Planning Board meeting at which the substitution is made.
All provisions relating to Planning Board member training and continuing
education, attendance, conflict of interest, compensation, eligibility,
vacancy in office, removal and service on other Boards shall also
apply to alternate members.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
UNEXCUSED MEETING
When a Planning Board member's absence is not known in advance
or when a majority of the Planning Board agrees that the absence is
unjustified.
[Amended 12-5-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
Any member of the Town of Corinth Planning Board
who misses three consecutive unexcused meetings and who does not attend
fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings during a one-year period
will be relieved of their planning duties by the Town Board, and a
successor will be named by the Town Board.
A list of attendance shall be submitted to the
Town Board every month for its inspection.
[Added 2-12-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Any member of the Town of Corinth Planning Board
who fails to satisfy the training requirements of New York Town Law
§ 271 will be relieved of his or her planning duties by
the Town Board after a public hearing, and a successor will be named
by the Town Board.