[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Mount Kisco 1-4-1965 as L.L. No. 1-1965. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
A.
There shall be a Planning Board of seven members,
pursuant to the provisions of the Village Law.
[Amended 5-23-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; 7-31-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995]
B.
The term of each member of the Planning Board shall
be three official years. If a vacancy shall occur otherwise than by
the expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment for the
unexpired term.
[Amended 5-23-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; 6-22-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
C.
The Board of Trustees may appoint not more than two
(2) alternate members of the Planning Board. Each such alternate member
shall attend meetings of the Planning Board and participate in its
deliberations but shall vote only in the event that a member of the
Planning Board is absent or otherwise unable to act with respect to
a particular matter. When acting pursuant to the authority provided
hereby, such alternate member shall have all of the rights and privileges
of a member of the Planning Board. This subsection is adopted pursuant
to the authority granted by § 10, Subdivision 1(e)(3), of
the Municipal Home Rule Law and shall supersede any provision of the
Village Law which is inconsistent herewith.
[Amended 5-23-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; 7-31-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995]
D.
The Board of Trustees shall, at its annual meeting,
designate one member of the Planning Board as Chairman and one member
as Vice Chairman, each of whom shall serve until the commencement
of the next official year of the village and until their respective
successors are designated and qualified. The Chairman shall have the
duties and powers set forth in § 7-718 of the Village Law.
The Vice Chairman shall serve as Acting Chairman in the absence of
the Chairman and shall have such other powers as may be delegated
by the Chairman. This subsection is adopted pursuant to the authority
granted by § 10, Subdivision 1(e)(3), of the Municipal Home
Rule Law and shall supersede any provision of the Village Law which
is inconsistent herewith.
[Added 1-24-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994; amended 6-22-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
E.
The Secretary to the Planning Board shall be appointed
by the Village Manager in accordance with the Civil Service Laws of
the State of New York and the Civil Service Rules of the Westchester
County Department of Human Resources.
[Added 7-31-1995 by L.L. No. 7-1995; amended 6-22-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
F.
Each member
and each alternate member of the Planning Board shall attend, in each
official year, not less than six hours of training to be submitted
to the Secretary of the Planning Board. Training received by a member
in excess of six hours in any one year may be carried over by the
member into the next succeeding year. Training may be provided in
a variety of formats, including, but not limited to, electronic media,
video, distance learning and traditional classroom training.
[Added 6-22-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
(1)
Approved
training for members may include:
(a)
Attendance
at training provided by Village staff or invited guest speakers.
(b)
Attendance
at any planning- or zoning-related training, course, seminar, conference
or other similar event sponsored by a recognized planning organization
such as the national or local chapter of the American Planning Association,
New York State Planning Federation, Westchester Municipal Planning
Federation, or Pace University Land Use Law Center.
(c)
Completion
of professional continuing education courses or requirements (such
as those required for New York State engineers or attorneys), where
such courses or requirements are related to planning and zoning matters.
(d)
Completion
of tutorials offered by New York Municipal Insurance Reciprocal's
online Zoning School. Completion of two tutorials shall satisfy one
hour of training.
(e)
Complete
viewing or reading of training material made available by Village
staff.
(f)
Any
other training approved by the Village Board of Trustees.
(2)
Prior
to the annual organizational meeting of the Board of Trustees, members
shall submit a signed statement each year indicating that they have
complied with the training outlined in this section.
(3)
Members
not completing the required training shall not be eligible for reappointment.
G.
Each member
and each alternate member of the Planning Board shall attend, in each
official year, not less than 75% of the meetings of such Board. For
the purposes of this provision, "attendance at a meeting" shall mean
presence at the entire meeting, from the call to order until adjournment.
In the event that any member or alternate member fails to satisfy
these attendance requirements, they shall not be eligible for reappointment.
[Added 6-22-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
[Amended 6-22-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
Any reference to the Planning Board in any other
law, ordinance, code, resolution, rules or regulation as it pertains
to the Village of Mount Kisco shall be deemed hereafter to be a Planning
Board composed of seven members.
