"Section 271
15. Alternate members. (a) A town board may,
by local law or ordinance, or as a part of the local law or ordinance,
or as part of the local law or ordinance creating the planning board,
establish alternate planning board member positions for purposes of
substituting for a regular member in the event such member is absent or is unable to participate because of a conflict
of interest. Alternate members of the planning board shall be appointed
by resolution of the town board, for terms established by the town
board.
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(b) The chairperson of the planning board [may] shall designate [an] the alternate member
to substitute for a regular member when such member is absent or is unable to participate because of a conflict of interest [on] with respect to a[n application or] matter before the board.
The town board shall establish the procedure for making that designation.
When [so designated, the] an alternate member sits in the
place of a regular member, the alternate member shall possess
all the powers and responsibilities of such regular member of the board. Such designation shall be entered into the
minutes of the [initial] planning board meeting at which the substitution
is made.
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(c) All provisions of this section 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."
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"Section 271
7-a. Training and attendance requirements. (a)
Each member of the planning board who has not served on the
board of appeals or the planning board for at least 60 months shall complete, at a minimum, four hours of training each year [designed
to enable such members to more effectively carry out their duties]. Each member of the planning board who has served on the board of
appeals or the planning board for at least 61 months shall complete,
at a minimum, two hours of training each year. Such training must
be in areas designed to enable such members to more effectively carry
out their duties. [Training received by a member in any one
year may be carried over by the member into succeeding years in order
to meet the requirements of this subdivision.] Such training shall
be approved by the town board and may include, but not be limited
to, training provided by a municipality, regional or county planning
office or commission, county planning federation, state agency, statewide
municipal association, college or other similar entity. Training may
be provided in a variety of formats, including but not limited to,
electronic media, video, distance learning and traditional classroom
training."
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"Section 271
15. Alternate members. a. A town board may,
by local law or ordinance, or as part of the local law or ordinance
creating the planning board, establish alternate planning board member
positions for purposes of substituting for a regular member in the
event such member is absent or is unable to participate
because of a conflict of interest. Alternate members of the planning
board shall be appointed by resolution of the town board, for terms
established by the town board.
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b. The chairperson of the planning board [may] shall designate [an] the alternate member
to substitute for a regular member when such member is absent or is unable to participate because of a conflict
of interest [on] with respect to a[n application
or] matter before the board. The town board shall establish the procedure
for making that designation. When [so designated the] an
alternate member sits in place of a regular member, the alternate
member shall possess all the powers and responsibilities of such regular member of the board. Such designation shall be entered
into the minutes of the [initial] planning board meeting at which
the substitution is made.
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c. All provisions of this section 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."
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