[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Mamaroneck 2-26-1973 by L.L. No. 2-1973, effective 2-26-1973.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 326.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 1 of this local law provided
for the reestablishment of the Board of Traffic Commissioners, which
was originally established by L.L. No. 1-1967.
[Amended 4-26-1976 by L.L. No. 3-1976,
effective 4-28-1976; 1-13-2014, effective 1-28-2014; 3-23-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020,
effective 4-20-2020]
The Board of Traffic Commissioners will consist
of seven community members appointed by the Board of Trustees, who
will be voting members of the Board, and two ex officio members. The
ex officio members will be the Chief of the Mamaroneck Fire Department
or his or her designee and the Chief of the Mamaroneck Police Department
or his or her designee. The ex officio members will serve in an advisory
capacity only and will not be voting members of the Board. At least
three of the community members must have a background of experience
in engineering, systems analysis or general business experience.
[Amended 1-13-2014, effective 1-28-2014]
A.
Each of the community members of the Board of Traffic
Commissioners shall be authorized to serve at the pleasure of the
Board of Trustees for a period of not more than three years.
B.
The Chairman of said Board shall be appointed by the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Mamaroneck.
C.
Each of the ex officio appointees or designees of the Chiefs of the
Mamaroneck Fire Department and Police Department shall be authorized
to serve a term not to exceed one year, with no limit on the number
of terms such ex officio members may serve.
There is hereby delegated to said Board of Traffic
Commissioners any and all of the powers granted by § 1640
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to the Board of Trustees of the village
to adopt reasonable regulations for the control of traffic and parking
in the Village of Mamaroneck; provided, however, that:
A.
The installation, operation, maintenance, policing
and supervision of parking meters shall be the responsibility of the
Village Manager and Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the
Board of Trustees.
B.
The establishment and control of off-street parking
areas and parking meter zones is not delegated to the Board of Traffic
Commissioners and shall continue to be subject to legislation adopted
by the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 3-23-1987 by L.L. No. 5-1987,
effective 4-2-1987]
C.
The Traffic Commission will comply with the requirements of the Open
Meetings Law of the State of New York (Public Officers Law § 100
et seq.), even if that law does not apply because the Commission is
acting in an advisory capacity.
[Added 6-11-2018 by L.L.
No. 7-2018, effective 6-19-2018]
[Amended 6-25-1979 by L.L. No. 13-1979, effective 6-28-1979; 3-23-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020, effective 4-20-2020]
No traffic or parking regulation adopted by
the Board of Traffic Commissioners shall be effective unless and until:
