[Derived from Ch. 9 of the 1978 Code; amended
in its entirety 5-23-2012 by L.L. No. 4-2012]
The Board of Trustees deems it essential that persons elected
or serving by appointment on the various boards, commissions and committees
of the Village shall endeavor to attend the regular and special meetings
of the body on which such persons serve, to enable the responsibilities
of the body and the business of the public affected thereby to proceed
in an expeditious manner. The Board of Trustees is particularly concerned
about the occasional failure of the Planning Board and Zoning Board
of Appeals to conduct regularly scheduled meetings because of the
inability to achieve a quorum of their members and deems it appropriate
to establish minimum requirements relating to meeting attendance.
Pursuant to the authority granted to the Board of Trustees by
§ 22 of the Public Officers Law, the provisions of the Public
Officers Law and Village Law of the State of New York and of the Municipal
Code of the Village of New Paltz, in effect on the effective date
of this article, to the extent that such provisions are inconsistent
herewith, are hereby superseded.
Any person elected or appointed to a board, commission or committee
of the Village shall be expected to attend at least 75% in number
of the regular meetings of such board, commission or committee during
a period of three consecutive months.
When an elected or appointed member of a board, commission or
committee fails to attend at least 75% of the aggregate number of
regular meetings of such board during a period of three consecutive
months, the position may be deemed vacant by the vote of a majority
of the Board of Trustees, at a meeting held no sooner than 10 days
after written notice of a proposed resolution to declare the position
vacant is given to such member and, upon approval of a resolution
by the Board of Trustees declaring such position to be vacant, the
position shall be deemed vacant forthwith and shall be filled in the
manner provided by law for the duration of the term for which such
member was appointed.
