[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Putnam Valley
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-3-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
This article is enacted pursuant to New York State Municipal Home Rule
Law § 10.
The purpose of this article is to establish the authority of the Town
Board of the Town of Putnam Valley to create by resolution and effectively
administrate citizen committees not otherwise authorized or governed by any
other laws of the State of New York.
A.
The Town Board of the Town of Putnam Valley may create
citizen committees by resolution of a 2/3 vote of the Town Board as it deems
appropriate.
B.
The resolution creating citizen committees will be consistent
with the following provisions, and such resolution will state these provisions
for each committee established.
(1)
The purpose and need of the committee will be defined.
(2)
The committee will be established as either permanent
or temporary.
(3)
The role of the committee will be stated as advisory
in nature.
(4)
The number of members and their term lengths shall be
established, and vacancies provided for.
(5)
A Town Board liaison will be assigned by the Supervisor
with a majority vote of the Board.
(6)
A set of rules for each committee created under the authority
of this article will be established by the Town Board. These rules shall include
but not be limited to provisions for meetings, attendance, duties and removal.
These rules shall not be inconsistent with any other local or state law.
All committees existing in the Town of Putnam Valley at the time of
enactment of this article, and not authorized by any other provision of state
or local law, upon review by the Town Board, shall be either dissolved, acknowledged
as compatible with the provisions contained in this article, or reestablished
in compliance with the provisions of this article.
