[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Smithtown 2-21-1984 by L.L. No.
2-1984. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 1-2-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
The Town Board of the Town of Smithtown hereby finds and declares
it to be in the best interest of the citizens of the Town of Smithtown
to create and provide for the appointment of a Conservation Board
to advise in the protection and wise use of the Town's natural resources.
[Amended 1-2-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
The Board shall be known as the "Conservation Board of the Town
of Smithtown" and shall consist of five members who shall be appointed
by the Town Board for terms not exceeding two years. The presiding
officer or Chairman of the Board shall be designated by the Town Board,
from among the members so appointed to the Board. The Town Board shall
have authority to remove any member of said Board so appointed, for
cause, after a public hearing if requested. A vacancy shall be filled
for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
The Conservation Board of the Town of Smithtown shall conduct
researches into the land area of the Town and shall seek to coordinate
the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes
and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts,
plans and pamphlets which, in its judgment, it deems necessary for
its work. The Board shall keep an index of all open areas within the
Town of Smithtown, with the plan of obtaining information pertinent
to proper utilization of such open areas, including lands owned by
the state or lands owned by a village within the Town or lands owned
by the Town. The Board shall further keep an index of all open marshlands,
swamps and all other wetlands in a like manner and may recommend to
the Town Board a program for the better promotion, development or
utilization of such areas. The Board shall further keep accurate records
of its meetings and actions and shall file an annual report which
shall be printed in the annual Town report.
A.Â
The Chairman of the Conservation Board of the Town of Smithtown shall
receive compensation in an amount set by the Town Board. All other
members of the Conservation Board of the Town of Smithtown shall serve
without compensation.
[Amended 2-26-1985 by L.L. No. 4-1985; 10-3-2023 by L.L. No. 14-2023]
B.Â
The Town Board shall also appropriate in the annual budget of the
Town a sum of money for the purpose of providing to the Conservation
Board funds to defray the costs and expenses incurred by it in the
performance of its duties set forth hereinabove, such appropriation
to be a charge upon the taxable property of that part of the Town
of Smithtown outside the incorporated villages contained therein.
