As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALTERNATE MEMBER
An individual appointed by the Village Board to serve on
the Village Board of Appeals when a regular member is unable to participate
on an application or matter before said Board, as provided herein.
BOARD OF APPEALS
The Board of Appeals of the Village of Westbury as established
by the Village Board of Trustees by local law, pursuant to the provisions
of § 7-712 of the Village Law.
MEMBER
An individual appointed by the Village Board to serve on
the Village Board of Appeals pursuant to the provisions of the local
law which first established such Board of Appeals.
The Board of Trustees shall provide for the appointment of a
Board of Appeals consisting of five members. Appointments of members
shall be made at the annual organizational meeting of the Village
by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. In
the creation of a new Board of Appeals or the reestablishment of terms
of an existing Board, the appointment of members to the Board shall
be of terms so fixed that one member's term shall expire at the
end of the Village official year in which such members were initially
appointed. The remaining members' terms shall be so fixed that
one member's term shall expire at the end of each official year
thereafter. At the expiration of each original member's appointment,
the replacement member shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees
for a term which shall be equal in years to the number of members
of the Board. No person who is a member of the Village Board of Trustees
shall be eligible for membership on the Board of Appeals.
This chapter is hereby adopted pursuant to the provisions of
§ 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and § 10 of
the Statute of Local Governments. It is the intent of the Village
Board of Trustees, pursuant to § 10 of the Municipal Home
Rule Law, to supersede the provisions of § 7-712 of the
Village Law relating to the appointment of members and alternate members
of the Village of Westbury Board of Appeals.