The Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby determines that organized
advisory boards can provide important and useful information and ideas to
the Town Board when it is reviewing and considering appropriate action or
policy with regard to Town issues, functions and/or projects. Advisory boards
can assist the Town Board by reviewing, researching and gathering information
and presenting such information, findings and/or recommendations, ideas and
opinions to the Town Board. Further, a formal and organized advisory board
can provide a vehicle for interested citizens to share their ideas and expertise
with the Town Board. Such boards would also provide vehicles for interested
citizens to have more of an involvement in their community. In view of the
foregoing, it is the Town Board's determination that advisory boards can assist
and benefit the Town Board, as well as the entire community.
This chapter shall be known as and entitled "Advisory Boards."
The Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby identifies Municipal
Home Rule § 10, Subdivision 1(i), as authority for the enactment
of this chapter. Although it is not believed that this chapter supersedes
any particular provision of the Town Law, it is noted that Town Law § 64,
Subdivision 17, provides for citizens advisory committees on capital improvements
and the Suburban Town Law provides for appointment of advisory boards, but
general authority for the appointment of advisory boards is not found in the
Town Law. With regard to Town Law § 64, Subdivision 17, and the
Suburban Town Law, it is noted that the Town Board does have, if necessary
to refer to it, supersession authority pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law
§ 10, Subdivision 1(ii)d(3).
The Town Board of the Town of Queensbury may, by resolution and subject
to the provisions set forth in this chapter, establish advisory boards.
Advisory board members shall serve without pay. The Town Board may authorize
the payment of the just and reasonable actual expenses of the members of such
advisory board, such expenses including the cost of photocopying, typing and,
if necessary, mileage. No payment of the just and reasonable actual expenses
of the members or any other payments shall be made to the members of the advisory
board unless the Town Board shall have, by resolution adopted by majority
vote, approved of the incurring of the expense prior to the time that the
expense was incurred.
The Town Board shall have the power to remove, after public hearing,
any member of the advisory board for cause.
The Town Board of the Town of Queensbury shall have the right, at any
time, to abolish any board established by resolution in accordance with this
chapter.